Giving Back
Who They Are
The American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 70,000 disasters annually, focusing on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs with shelter, food, and health and mental health services. The core of Red Cross disaster relief is the assistance given to individuals and families affected by disaster to enable them to resume their normal daily activities independently.
Although the American Red Cross is not a government agency, its authority to provide disaster relief was formalized when, in 1905, the Red Cross was chartered by Congress to "carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same."
What We Do
WAC Lighting works very hard as an active donor and a volunteer to help support The American Red Cross, including providing relief for families impacted by 9-11, the Tsunami, the China and Taiwan earthquakes and Hurricane Katrina. WAC Lighting is proud to have raised $270,000 in only a two week time frame for the victims of the China earthquake.
What You Can Do
The American Red Cross helps people in need, free of charge, every single day! Your contribution helps families through some of the most difficult times of their lives. The Red Cross relies on the generosity of those who donate their time and money. You can help with generous donations of money, time and supplies.
Please visit the website below to see what you can do to help.
http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main
Who They Are
Alliance for Smiles, Inc is a non-profit organization whose mission is to repair children's broken smiles, establish cleft treatment centers, and foster ancillary humanitarian projects in underserved areas of the world through international collaboration among medical and non-medical volunteers and corporate and individual sponsors.
What We Do
WAC is an active donor to this wonderful organization. Our co-principal and co-founder, Tai Wang dedicates much time as a volunteer for Alliance for Smiles. She has served as an adept liaison, administrator, fund developer and translator on several medical missions to China. Tai has been a great ambassador to local families and medical teams in China and has helped build bridges of friendship among people to create international understanding and goodwill.
What You Can Do
You can help a child to have the smile that every child deserves. You can help by contributing financially, donating supplies or volunteering.
Please visit the website below to find out what you can do today.
http://www.allianceforsmiles.org/
Who They Are
Gift of Life International, Inc is a non-profit organization whose mission is to save as many children’s lives as possible by providing life saving open heart surgery to children from infancy to 18 years of age with congenital heart defects. Children for whom we are the last hope.
What We Do
WAC Lighting is an active donor to this organization. Our co-principal and co-founder Tai Wang has been very supportive of Gift of Life. She has focused on bringing indigent Chinese children, who are born with heart defects, to the U.S. and helping them through these serious health crises. Tai was directly involved in transporting the children from their homes to their hospital beds, and providing around-the-clock, hands-on support during their hospital stay, until their safe return home.
What You Can Do
Your donation to Gift of Life will defray the cost of medical expenses surrounding the surgery. While our medical professionals donate their time and skills and the hospitals and medical centers greatly reduce their costs, money is still needed for medical supplies, recovery, and travel.
Please visit the website below to find out what you can do to help.
http://www.giftoflifeinternational.org/home.html
Who They Are
The New York Asian Women's Center (NYAWC) is a non-profit organization that helps hundreds of women overcome violence and govern their own lives, free of abuse. Through progressive programs including a 24-hour multilingual hotline, counseling, advocacy, education, emergency shelters, children's programs, and community outreach, the Center changes the lives of women and children who are victims of violence or human trafficking. By raising public awareness about difficult subjects as domestic violence and human trafficking to a heightened level, the Center can create an agenda for social change.
What We Do
WAC Lighting actively participates in this organization through donations, volunteerism, and contribution of products to shelter quality of life projects. Whether a client needs shoes, or the Center needs volunteers, or the shelters need lighting, the folks at WAC Lighting have always responded. VP General Manager, Shelley Wang, has been an active volunteer with the organization serving their clients through support groups, emergency hotline support, shelter improvement, community outreach, and committee work.
What You Can Do
Not forgetting its grassroots beginnings 26 years ago, the NYAWC offers a number of ways you can help. Volunteers are always needed for community outreach and support activities. Or you might consider opening your home as a Domestic Violence Safe Home, a shelter alternative for women and children, when beds are full. Given the grave need for security, volunteers undergo intensive training on sensitivity, confidentiality, and handling emergency situations. Apart from a donation of time, your monetary donation to the Center will go towards activities that make sure we reach all those in need. Please visit the website below to find out more.
WAC LIGHTING Becomes Partner In Hope® With St.Jude Children's Research Hospital®
What we do
WAC is participating in the Companies Care for St.Jude Kits ® program, which will make a vital difference in the lives of children and help provide funds to pay for their chemotherapy. radiation and surgeries. These dollars give crucially ill children a second chance at life and ensure that no child is ever turned away because of a family's inability to pay. Eighty-five cents of every dollar received by ALSAC/St.Jude goes to research and treatment.
What You Can Do
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the only pediatric cancer center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.
WAC Lighting Supports Go Red For Women Event At Ferguson Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery
Reinforcing its "Responsible Lighting" commitment, WAC Lighting will be supporting the "Go Red For Women" event on Thursday, February 4th, from 5-7pm, at Ferguson Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery in Chesterfield, Missouri. WAC Lighting has donated a popular Monorail Kit to be raffled off during the event.
Giving back from our employees
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WAC Lighting supports H Foundation for Cancer Research
With the 10th annual Goombay Bash Fundraiser less than two months away, several leading manufacturers-- including Bulbrite, Fanimation, Hinkley Lighting, Murray Feiss, Schonbek and WAC Lighting-- have teamed up to create a consortium to recruit support for The H Foundation, a non-profit LaGrange, Illinois-based organization dedicated to raising funds for Cancer Research. Together, the consortium has set a lighting industry goal to raise at lease $50,000 to support The H Foundation and cutting edge Cancer Research.
WAC Lighting president Shelley Wang will be Master of Ceremonies for a Gift of Life walk in October 2010.
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WAC Lighting staffs participated in the Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk and raised a total of $1400 towards the research of Parkinson's Disease
April 14, 2010
For the past 4 years, Annie Harwani (WAC Associate Account Executive) had participated in the Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk in efforts to raise money for awareness and research for the Parkinson's Disease.
Parkinson's Disease affects over 500,000 people in America, with 50,000 new cases every year. Currently, we only have a handful of experimental treatments which are not even approved in all countries.
All donations will go towards this research, in hopes of creating a better life for those affected, and their families.
http://www.unitywalk.org/events/participant.php?memID=6230&eventID=1
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WAC Lighting is a Gold Team Sponsor of the South EL Monte Junior Gremlin Flag Football Team.
November 12, 2009
WAC Lighting is a Gold Team Sponsor of the South El Monte Junior Gremlin Flag Football Team. The team has 19 players, some with parents of single moms and single dads. In addition to the economy effecting many, it's been a difficult year for them to continue their dreams. Therefore, WAC Lighting is sponsoring the team and the donation is applied to assisting with registration ($125), personal gear (jackets, gear bags), a trophy banquet, and a raffle to be held at the banquet.
If you would like to place a donation, please make the check payable to
El Monte/ South El Monte Jets Football and mail to:
JPS Associates | Attn: Gil Zepeda
1537 Bunker Avenue | South El Monte | CA, 91733
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2009 Industry Leadership Award - Residential Lighting Magazine
May 21,2009
WAC's new President Shelley Wang has aleady earned a reputation for being a socially conscious and visionary leader. She launched the company's Responsible Lighting campaign, which highlights a commitment to responsible manufacturing practices and energy-saving technology. Ms Wang also co-organized ALA's Youth Initiative and is active with AIA, IESNA, NAED ad NEWH. Ms Wang also serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Asian Women's Center (NYAWC)
Three words that best describe her:
Intelligent, articulate, responsible
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Centereach Fire Department- Volunteer Firefighter
April 27,2009
Sherif Eldalash (WAC credit & collections representative) has been accepted into the Centereach Fire Department as a volunteer firefighter. The volunteer fire service of today is one of the most diverse and challenging commitments known. Today’s firefighter is trained to extinguish fires, provide emergency medical care, and respond to hazardous material accidents and natural disasters. We are extremely proud of him as he has always expressed interest in helping others.
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New York Asian Women's Center- Happy House Shelters
March 2,2009
On February 21, WAC Lighting has contributed nearly 100 Lighting fixtures to Happy House, a New York City-based emergency shelter operated by the NYAWC.
WAC donated and arranged the installation of energy efficient ceiling fixtures and wall sconces from "Norfolk Series" to illuminate the shelters' rooms and hallways.
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Island Harvest-Thanksgiving food drive
December 2,2008
On November 26, WAC Lighting NY employees donated about $750.00 and a full box of food for Island Harvest. ( islandharvest.org ) The local news said that it costs about $50.00 to make Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people. With that said, WAC's employee raised enough money to feed 150 people's Thanksgiving dinner.
If you would like to place a donation, please click on the link below:
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NYAWC appointed WAC general manager to be the Board of Director
Shelley Wang is Vice President General Manager, North America at WAC Lighting Co. Shelley has been a supporter of NYAWC since 2002, when she began as an emergency hotline volunteer. Since then, she has participated in other volunteer projects, including fundraising, facilitating shelter support groups, and teaching English to survivors of domestic violence. Her commitment to help the Center carry out its mission and sustain its programs and services is stronger than ever.
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World Journal-Children Chinese Reading Competition
November 9,2008
WAC Lighting sponsored the World Journal Children Chinese Reading Competition.
Shelley Wang(WAC general manager) was appointed to give out the awards to winners at Flushing Sheraton Hotel.
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Livestrong Cancer Foundation
Aguest 24,2008
Jami Mugavero ( WAC Inside Sales Manager ) ran in a 5K to raise money for the Livestrong foundation on August 24,2008 and WAC is matching all donations made by all employees on this fund-raising event.
If you would like to place a donation, please click on the link below:
https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=262613&lis=1&kntae262613
=AF308F5F9D5343108D307EE75840AD07&supId=205184435#
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Relay For Life (American Cancer Society)
May 20,2007
Tony D'Alessio ( WAC Credit Manager ) participated in Relay For Life event for several years-May of 04,05,06 and 07. The event itself was staying overnight with their team and always having someone on the team walking around the track through to the next morning.
You may place a donation via Relay For Life website :
http://www.relayforlife.org/relay
