Once upon a time in Decatur, Alabama, a vibrant celebration of culture and unity called the Daikin Festival came to life. The festival, born out of the Grand Opening of the Daikin Plant, took place on May 8, 1994. Enthusiastic attendees gathered behind the warehouse in the paved area to […]
As DaikinAlabama.com announced in late February, the much beloved Daikin Festival will be returning on May 5, 2023, from 6:30pm until 9:00pm CDT at Point Mallard. Held annually since 1994—except during the pandemic—the Daikin Festival is in the style of Bon Odori, a Japanese summer festival that dates back centuries. […]
Following the New Year holiday, many of the food pantry shelves are running low on supplies to give to families-in-need. Eleven years ago, Daikin, and a couple other local industries, created a local food drive program, called the “Barrels of Love” to help restock the shelves that help feed many […]
Mark your calendar for May 5, 2023, from 6:30 to 9pm CDT. The Daikin Festival is back and moving to Point Mallard Park! Each year in May, beginning in 1994, Daikin America, Inc. employees produced a Japanese Festival in the style of Bon Odori for their North Alabama neighbors. Every […]
Daikin America, Inc. awarded $18,000 in scholarships to eight winners at this year’s Unity Breakfast honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Demetrice White and Dave Johnson announced the winners and shared some of the goals the recipients have for their careers. The scholarship program, now in its 20th year, helps […]
Daikin employees give back to the community in many ways. In November, Daikin AmericaStoreroom and Warehouse members packed and wrapped 27 Christmas Shoeboxes for the VolunteerCenter of Morgan County’s Holiday Hope Chest, which supports needy children in MorganCounty. Thanks to Daikin’s Warehouse Manager, Cindy Hanback for coordinating this opportunity.
On Halloween Day, members of Daikin America, Inc.’s Technology Center volunteered their time and resources to support Trunk or Treat for the clients of the Center for the Developmentally Disabled of North Central Alabama (aka CDD). Scientists, engineers, chemists, technicians and administrators from Daikin America, Inc. dressed as “‘101 Dalmatians” […]
Ten Daikin America Inc. volunteers came together to adopt three community projects for United Way of Morgan County’s Day of Caring. On September 15, two groups of volunteers provided landscaping and other work for a hospice patient and a disabled senior. Two days earlier, Daikin volunteers gathered obsolete electronic equipment […]
Congratulations to Luke Campbell for being named Calhoun Community College Co-op Student of the Year. As a Co-op student in Calhoun’s EPIC program, Luke works at Daikin America, Inc. on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, and attends college classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Luke’s demonstrated work ethic, initiative, continuous learning, positive […]
Decatur fifth graders from eleven city schools entered this year’s Daikin America Art Contest and the results were amazing. Daikin supplies paint, canvas, brushes, and other art supplies and students supply the creative vision. This year’s theme: World Games 2022, in celebration of Birmingham’s hosting of the international athletic event. […]
Daikin’s “Taiko Force” drum team performed during festivities at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham today. The team provided entertainment at a reception hosted by the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) before an audience that included Consul General of Japan Kazuyuki Takeuchi, a coach and athlete from Japan’s World […]
A record number of Daikin employees donated blood during the recent LifeSouth Blood Drive. Forty-eight donors signed up and donated a unit of blood and experts say the blood and blood products that come from those donations can potentially save 138 lives. Many thanks to all four dozen blood donors. […]
Daikin is once again the Title Sponsor of the “Spirit of America Golf Classic,” held this week at BurningTree Country Club. The tournament, established in 1967, pits the nation’s top college and amateur golfers against each other in a unique “college team and individual” 72-hole format. In addition to sponsoring […]
Special needs students from Morgan County schools have finally seen their Field of Dreams become a reality. Although it was delayed by the pandemic, the ribbon has now been cut on the Daikin Field of Dreams–a specially constructed softball diamond that makes it possible for them to safely play the […]
What happens when local area food banks deplete their resources during the end-of-year holiday season? Since 2013, volunteers from Daikin other local companies have helped to replenish them with their Barrels of Love food drive. Each year from Valentine’s Day through the first Friday in March, the companies team up […]
Daikin is among a group of Decatur-area chemical companies who are partnering with Calhoun College in their EPIC program. The acronym stands for Engineering Process Industrial Control and it is a two-year degree program. Students attend classes at Calhoun in Decatur on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and work at a chemical […]
As the nation honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Daikin seeks to help empower the next generation of minority students in area colleges and universities. Minority students in Morgan County, Alabama who are U.S. citizens and enrolled or soon to enroll as a full-time undergraduate student submitted […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to postpone Decatur’s annual Dragon Boat races in support of the Decatur-Morgan Hospital Foundation, we’ve taken a nostalgic look back at races past. Money raised through this community event provides much needed equipment for our local non-profit hospital. Here, the 2019 race team poses in […]
Daikin Decatur employees are known for their charitable giving of both time and money. Each year, employees pledge to give thousands to United Way to help a range of charitable organizations fulfill their missions. Historically, Daikin employees provide about 30% of the donations United Way of Morgan County receives. Each […]
Daikin’s Decatur facility takes part each year in Chemical Collection Day, allowing local residents to safely and responsibly dispose of household chemicals they no longer need. This year, Daikin volunteers will provide the service on Saturday, March 12. The 9am to Noon event will take place at the City of Decatur Public […]