DENSO Provides Southfield Public Schools with Needed Supplies during Annual "Stuff the Bus" Program

- Southfield-based employees donate more than 4,000 items to support local students -

News provided by

Aug 15, 2019, 12:30 ET

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Even though it still feels like summer, back-to-school time is right around the corner. To help students hit the books once again, DENSO, the world's second largest mobility supplier, announced today that its 8th annual "Stuff the Bus" program donated more than 4,000 items for school supplies to nearly 5,800 students in the Southfield school district. In eight years, DENSO employees have donated over 40,000 items to Southfield schools, ranging from crayons to calculators.

"DENSO is a company that is truly committed to the communities where our employees work and live. Whether it's donating school supplies, sponsoring free admission at museums or supporting adult education programs, we want to provide the tools and resources to positively influence our employees and community members in North America and beyond," said Melissa Smith, community affairs lead at DENSO.

On Thursday, August 15, from 12:30 – 2 pm, Southfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Green, along with other district representatives, will be on-site at DENSO for an event designed to thank those who donated, as well as to collect the much-needed supplies, including pencils, markers, folders, rulers, notebooks, calculators, backpacks and more.

During "recess" on Thursday, in addition to food and treats, DENSO will host games and activities – parachute, cornhole, lawn Jenga, and more – to celebrate the end of summer and inspire a back-to-school mindset. Employees were encouraged to submit the name of any deserving K-12 teacher to be entered in a random drawing for a $100 gift card, also donated by DENSO.

"We thank DENSO for providing our students with the supplies they need to start the school year off right," said Dr. Jennifer Green. "We look forward to continuing our partnership to help our students succeed both in school and beyond."

To learn more about working at DENSO, go to densocareers.com.

About DENSO
DENSO is a $48.3 billion global mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for nearly every vehicle make and model on the road today. With manufacturing at its core, DENSO invests in its 221 facilities in 35 countries to produce thermal, powertrain, mobility, electrification, & electronic systems, to create jobs that directly change how the world moves. The company's 170,000+ employees are paving the way to a mobility future that improves lives, eliminates traffic accidents, and preserves the environment. Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. For more information about global DENSO, visit https://www.denso.com/global.

In North America, DENSO employs 27,000+ engineers, researchers and skilled workers across 31 sites in the U.S, Canada and Mexico. In the United States alone, DENSO employs 17,000+ employees across 13 states and 25 sites. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, in fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, DENSO in North America generated $10.9 billion in consolidated sales. Join us, and craft not only how the world moves, but also your career. For more information, go to https://www.denso.com/us-ca/en/.

SOURCE DENSO