Quick Facts
Lockheed Martin Community Relations At A Glance
 Neighbor of Choice
Lockheed Martin is committed to addressing some of the most important issues of our communities. With a focus on education of the next generation of engineers and technologists, we are helping develop the workforce of the future.
Focused on enhancing the quality of life in the communities where we live and work, Lockheed Martin is a neighbor of choice. Volunteerism - Lockheed Martin employees have logged over 6 million volunteer hours of their own time in the community since 2002.
- 2008 was the third year in a row employees volunteered more than 1 million hours in a single year.
- The Corporation recognized 3,944 employees with the prestigious President's Volunteer Service Award, volunteering more than 100 hours each during the year.
Philanthropic Contributions - Lockheed Martin donates $26 million annually.
We distinguish our Community Relations efforts by focusing: - 50% on Education
- 30% on Community Outreach
- 20% on Customer and Constituent Interests
Education
Lockheed Martin's Engineers in the Classroom initiative includes pre-engineering curriculum from Project Lead The Way, support of extra-curricular activities, and engineers going into classrooms as role models. Community
Community outreach is handled at the local level and includes support for: - Homeless shelters
- Food drives
- Programs that aid disadvantaged families
- Programs for children who are ill or have faced a tragedy
- Medical-research and health-related organizations
Customer and Constituent Interests
Focus programs include: - Lockheed Martin Employees Care, a corporatewide program that provides care packages to U.S military troops overseas through Operation USO Care Package.
- The Corporation and employees have contributed more than $675,000 to the program.
- The donations have paid for more than 27,000 care packages.
- Employees and their families stuffed more than 72,000 packages and 26,000 toiletry kits at “stuffing parties” across the country.
- About 1,000 employees collectively contributed more than 18,000 volunteer hours at the stuffing parties.
- “Uniting through Reading,” a Family Literacy Foundation program that enables servicemen and women to read stories aloud on videotape to a child in their family. The tapes are sent home to the children.
|
