Julie Geery, HTSC, is the volunteer coordinator for the Baltimore / Washington area Ride for Kids, an annual motorcycle fundraising ride benefiting the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.

Harris Stories
"Volunteering in your community is a wonderful way of giving back and supporting organizations that provide essential services, often with limited resources. Harris Corporation stresses to all its' employees the importance of volunteerism. Harris strives to enhance opportunities and enjoys recognizing employees who give of themselves. It makes an employee very proud to work for Harris Corporation. I truly believe Harris is a corporation with a heart and a strong desire to help its' community."

As a global company, Harris Corporation seeks to become actively involved in all the communities where we work and live. We encourage our employees to become engaged in their communities as well, supporting organizations throughout the United States and the world. Organizations such as the United Way, Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity provide great volunteer opportunities for employees and help solve local problems by contributing to their communities' welfare and prosperity.

Our responsibility as a global citizen is to enhance the lives of our neighbors around the world, both as a corporation and as individuals. Harris Corporation's continued dedication to community enhancement is shaping the difference. Our communities rely on our help – and we rely on them for the resources and the support they provide to keep our company stable and strong.

The Harris Foundation
The Harris Foundation plays a primary role in Harris Corporation's philanthropic activities. Quality education, with an emphasis on math and science, is Harris Corporation's primary philanthropic platform. In non-educational fields, the Foundation gives priority to requests from local community organizations that serve the health, welfare, civic and cultural needs of Harris employees and families.
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Gift Matching Programs
To support our employees in their contributions to worthy causes, we offer the Harris Aid-to-Education and Harris Community Gift Matching Programs. These programs allow employees to multiply their contributions, providing organizations with additional funding.
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United Way
Harris Corporation has only one annual solicitation for funds to our employees and that is for the United Way. We focus our attention on this one organization because it provides a broad distribution of services through many individual agencies. We work hard to improve our communities and the United Way makes that possible.

Community Involvement
Harris employees around the world are actively engaged in our communities – involved in everything from food drives and homeless shelters, to fundraisers for medical research, to environmental projects that enhance our public spaces. We believe the leadership and teamwork skills learned through community involvement are priceless training for the business world. We also encourage our employees to participate in leadership roles for organizations, a philosophy that begins with our Senior Management Team and continues through all levels of the Corporation.

Retirees' Association
The Harris Retirees' Association was established to foster interest and participation in all retirees' activities and to maintain communication with the company on benefits and policy changes. The Association offers retirees an opportunity to renew old friendships as well as establish new ones.
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