Every Fourth of July week, more than 100 of the region’s top collegiate golfers convene at Burningtree Country Club for the Daikin Spirit of America Golf Classic. The tournament has long been known to give amateur golfers the boost they need to ascend to the PGA Tour by significantly increasing […]
On May 13th, the Daikin Taiko Drum Team once again kicked off the opening ceremony for the DMH Foundation Dragon Boat Race & Festival, a ten-year tradition. Daikin was a Silver Dragon Sponsor of the festival and entered two teams in the competition: Rhyme Oar Reason and Old Town Row. […]
Thousands of people of different ages, cultures, and backgrounds came together in harmony at Point Mallard Park on the evening of May 5 for the 2023 installment of the Daikin Festival. The celebration enjoyed favorable weather and featured new elements that added to the festival atmosphere. With entertainment by our […]
At the Daikin Festival–May 5 from 6:30 until 9:00pm at Point Mallard Park–you may see some festival goers wearing a Happi? What is it? A Happi is a traditional Japanese coat with tube sleeves that is often worn at festivals. The coat usually has graphic symbols or text on the […]
WHEN: Friday, May 5, 2023 from 6:30pm until 9:00pm CDT. WHERE: Point Mallard Park WHO: Headliners include classic rock band Natchez Trace and Daikin’s own Taiko Drum Team. WHAT: Fun for the entire family, with Japanese Folk Dancing, Shodo (calligraphy), Yakisoba (grilled buckwheat noodles with beef and special sauce), BBQ, […]
Classic rock band Natchez Trace will headline the Daikin Festival on May 5, 2023, from 6:30pm until 9pm at Point Mallard Park, organizers announced today. First formed in the 1970s, the trio features harmony vocals, and distinctive guitar stylings in covers of rock hits from the 1960s and 1970s. Original […]
Yakisoba is one more reason the Daikin Festival is so fun and rewarding. Made from stir-fried noodles, vegetables, and a choice of protein, it is a classic Japanese street food. The dish’s foundation, wheat noodles, are stir-fried to perfection, giving them a slightly crispy exterior and a tender interior. The […]
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 […]