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We are proud to share these recent stories of how Textron is making a difference in the communities where we live and work. Through our Corporate Giving program, in partnership with many nonprofit organizations, we are providing people with the resources they need to help realize their full potential. More details are available in our Corporate Giving 2006 Annual Report.
Building and growing are important goals for Textron businesses and equally important in our philanthropic work. The communities where Textron employees live and work differ dramatically, yet they all share common challenges. Providing job training programs for the unemployed, educational opportunities for every child, economic development in low-income areas, affordable housing and services that improve the lives of working families are among the top social issues facing our neighbors.
Through our charitable giving program, we build partnerships with local agencies that address critical human needs. Many people, companies and organizations share our value of social responsibility, and Textron is honored to be part of a larger movement that strives to improve the quality of life in our communities.
We are hopeful about the future and will continue to seek ways in which we can help grow opportunities and build solutions for a stronger tomorrow.
–Lewis Campbell
Chairman, President and CEO
From walk-a-thons and capital improvement projects to team-building activities, Textron employees reach out to others.
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More than 120 E-Z-GO employees participated in the “Miracle Mile Breast Cancer Walk” in Augusta, GA and raised a total company/employee contribution of $7,000 for the American Cancer Society.
The Government Contracts Department at Bell Helicopter coordinated an event in Granbury, TX at Happy Hill Farm, an organization dedicated to caring for 100-plus socially and academically challenged youth. More than 47 employees planned an entire day filled with carnival-like activities, games and fun.
 Textron Financial’s Revolving Credit Group and Management team refurbished Harmony House, a Florida shelter for abused women and children. In one day, this group of 132 volunteers painted buildings, mended fences, mulched gardens, and built grills, picnic tables and benches and a playground for shelter residents.
Cessna has a long history with the Kansas City Food Bank Warehouse, which assists more than 32,600 people in over 400 communities in the state. Cessna collected 872,508 lbs. of food -82.5 lbs. per employee - for the food bank. |
The Textron Charitable Trust provided a variety of grants in 2006 that supported job training and educational opportunities.
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 Year Up in Providence, RI is a year-long program for 18-24 year-olds that teaches technical, professional and communication skills necessary to enter and succeed in the workforce. It includes a paid, six-month apprenticeship with leading companies. In addition to being awarded a grant, two Year Up students worked at Textron Financial Corporation (TFC) in Providence. At the conclusion of the apprenticeship, TFC hired one of the students full-time.
 Amos House is a social service agency in Providence, RI that provides direct services to the hungry and homeless. This organization’s ACE program teaches its students marketable skills in the culinary field by offering instruction, preparation for the National Serv-Safe exam, as well as hands-on kitchen experience serving meals to students in local schools and to people in a local homeless shelter.
 The Bradford Dunn Institute in Providence, RI provides programs that address the needs of those living or working with learning disabilities. Textron’s grant allowed 42 low-income students in grades K-6, who were reading more than two grades below level, to participate in an intensive remedial reading program.
Making higher education available to young adults and fostering partnerships with local colleges and universities remains a priority for Textron and its business units. Textron Marine and Land supported the University of New Orleans’ new Kirschman Hall, which houses 23 state-of-the-art classrooms, high-tech computer labs, executive education space, a telecommunications center, as well as space for student organizations.
Lycoming Engines in Williamsport, PA teamed up with the Lindberg Foundation in Minnesota for an interesting business-education-innovation partnership. The two companies created the Lycoming-Lindbergh grant, which encourages future advancements in technology with a focus on aviation and preserving the environment. This grant is awarded each year to individuals for research or public education projects. |
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 Whether it’s lighting fires on a river in Providence or rehabilitating a house in Wichita, Textron’s commitment extends beyond our business units’ buildings and into the surrounding communities. Textron funded a variety of organizations in 2006.
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Day One in Providence, RI initiated a capital campaign allowing the agency to purchase a new building and better serve its constituents, children and adolescents who have been sexually abused. Textron’s gift helped fund the new building, which offers, among other improvements, a more child-sensitive environment.
 The United Way continues to impact the communities where Textron operates by deepening its partnerships with many of our businesses. Greenlee in Rockford, IL exceeded its United Way annual goal and surpassed its historic record by raising $100,000 in corporate and individual gifts.
 The Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI launched a capital campaign to address key improvements in animal care facilities, including a new veterinary hospital and breeding efforts for polar bears as well as African elephants; new exhibits and visitor enhancements; and improved programming to reach more diverse audiences. Textron’s contribution was allocated toward the restoration and expansion of the zoo’s giraffe and elephant pavilion.
HR Textron’s contribution to the Assistance League of Santa Clarita in California benefited that community by providing basic unmet needs to schoolchildren, meals for the elderly, as well as school programs that educate children about physical disabilities, gangs and cultural differences.
 Textron proudly continued its partnership with the Corporate Angel Network, a nonprofit organization that coordinates complimentary transportation on corporate aircraft for cancer patients. In 2006, 11 individuals flew on Textron aircraft to various medical treatment facilities around the country.
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