Major Community Involvement Projects

ERASE

Brightpoint employees have volunteered for St. Vincent's ERASE (Emergency Room Advice Safety and Education) Salt Project each year since 2002, helping bag salt for distribution to the elderly in the community. The Salt Project began in an effort to help prevent falls and raise awareness of this yearly health issue during icy, snowy weather. Brightpoint is proud to participate in this worthwhile effort. For more information on ERASE, please visit eraseonline.org.

Habitat for Humanity

Brightpoint supports Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization utilizing volunteers to build and renovate decent, affordable housing for families in need. Brightpoint employees have volunteered assistance in their local communities since 2004. For more information on Habitat for Humanity, please visit habitat.org.

Indianapolis Business Journal Community Outreach

Brightpoint is proud to feature a different not-for-profit organization each month in the Indianapolis Business Journal. Organizations featured in the past include American Turkish Association of Indiana, Never Too Late, Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis, Prevent Child Abuse Indiana, Jameson, Inc., Children’s Bureau - The Vivian Smith Teen Parenting Program, Kids Voice of Indiana, School on Wheels, The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Fresh Start of Indianapolis Inc., 100 Black Men of Indianapolis, Inc. and Second Helpings. Email to submit an organization to be featured. Please note that featured organizations are selected in January of each year.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

JDRF's mission is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Brightpoint is proud to support this mission, and our employees have participated in the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes since 2002. For more information on JDRF, please visit jdrf.org.

Natural Disaster Assistance

When natural disasters strike, Brightpoint strives to respond to the needs of affected communities. In 2005, Brightpoint and our employees donated over $25,000 towards tsunami relief and approximately $25,000 for hurricane relief. In addition, we provided over $6,000 in assistance to a Brightpoint employee directly affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

The Susan G. Komen Foundation is a global organization focused on breast cancer. It provides breast cancer research grants and community outreach programs. The Komen Foundation has more than 75,000 volunteers working through a network of affiliates and events to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research, education, screening and treatment. Since 1999, Brightpoint has supported the Komen Foundation by paying the entry fee for any Brightpoint employee participating in the Race for the Cure. For more information on the Komen Foundation, please visit komen.org.

United Way

The United Way partners with community groups and individual volunteers to help children, families, seniors and people with disabilities improve their lives by helping to meet their basic and emergency needs. In 2004, our first year participating in the annual corporate giving campaign, Brightpoint and our employees contributed $10,000 to the United Way. In 2005, our contributions to the United Way increased to over $37,000. Brightpoint is proud of our employees' dedication and participation in this campaign. For more information on the United Way, please visit unitedway.org.

Brightpoint Wall of Caring

Each year during the holiday season, Brightpoint employees choose a worthy cause for our Wall of Caring. The Wall of Caring designates items needed or desired by that year's selected cause, allowing employees to choose items they wish to purchase or provide for the deserving recipients. In 2004, Brightpoint employees sent care packages to the armed forces in Iraq. And in 2005, Brightpoint employees generously provided necessities and made holiday wishes come true for three local families in need

Brightpoint Week of Caring

One week each year, Brightpoint employees provide their time, labor and services to an organization needing assistance. Past organizations have included Day Spring Center, Camp Jameson and the Marion County Children's Guardian Home. Brightpoint's 2005 Week of Caring took place at the St. Christopher Center in Indianapolis. Our associates donated more than 680 volunteer hours, helping to renovate and expand classrooms at the center. Click here to view local news coverage of Brightpoint's 2005 Week of Caring.

To submit an organization for consideration in Brightpoint's annual Week of Caring, please send your correspondence to:

Brightpoint, Inc.
Attn: Week of Caring Candidates
501 Airtech Parkway
Plainfield, IN 46168