The Daikin Homestay Program gives area high school juniors the opportunity to travel to Osaka, Japan, and stay with Japanese host families who help to introduce them to their culture and traditions. Over the course of 10 days, the students – all from Lawrence and Morgan counties – are immersed […]
Each year in May, beginning in 1994, DAI employees produced a Japanese Festival in the style of Bon Odori for their North Alabama neighbors. Every year, that is, until the pandemic made it impossible in 2020. With continuing high case counts, the 2022 Festival has been canceled, as well, but […]
On December 10, 2021, the deadliest tornado outbreak on record for the month of December produced catastrophic damage and dozens of fatalities across the Southern U.S. and Ohio Valley. One of the most violent tornadoes ravaged the Kentucky towns of Mayfield, Bremen, Princeton, and Dawson Springs, leaving a storm track […]
A group of Daikin Employees gave Santa a helping hand again this year, donating the gifts for 50 “Angels” this holiday season. Volunteers worked with the Salvation Army, which picked up the donations and delivered them to children within the community who otherwise might not be paid a visit from […]
Volunteers from Daikin’s Decatur plant provided a Christmas party for the employees and staff of Terrell Industries at their Hartselle workshop this week. Daikin Employees served a lunch of pizza, soft drinks, cookies and festive candy canes to help everyone get into the Christmas spirit. Terrell Industries is a non-profit […]
Over the last three years, employees at Daikin’s Decatur facility have donated enough blood to save more than 700 lives, based on estimates provided by LifeSouth Community Blood Centers. Each unit of whole blood has the potential to save as many as three lives. A total of 243 units of […]
Healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic received a special treat when Daikin volunteers donated snacks and food items to the employees at Decatur-Morgan’s three hospital campuses at Main, Parkway, and West. The snacks covered all snack stations on all floors for all shifts at each campus […]
For twenty-eight years, the Daikin America Art Contest has been inspiring young artists and giving them the tools they need to realize their artistic visions. Beginning in 1994, Daikin has provided fifth-grade art students in the Decatur School system with canvas, paint, brushes, and other supplies. Each year the students […]
Daikin America’s Decatur operations have been named a Finalist in this year’s Manufacturer of the Year award from the Business Council of Alabama. The company, which competed with all manufacturers in the state with 500 or more employees, was recognized in an October 1, 2021 ceremony in Montgomery. Ross Ringler, […]
More than 100 area companies joined hands with Daikin America as it hosted its 25th annual charity golf tournament to support United Way of Morgan County this week. The Robert Trent Jones Golf Course at Hampton Cove was the setting, as 128 golfers squared off in a scramble-style tournament on […]
A dedicated group of Daikin employees in Decatur volunteered for the United Way of Morgan County’s annual Day of Caring on September 14, 2021. The employees pressure-washed concrete areas, painted handrails, trimmed shrubs, and did general clean up in and around the Hospice of the Valley in Decatur. Hospice of […]
Daikin America, Inc. believes strongly in being a good neighbor in every community where it does business. At Dakin in Decatur, we’ve created a special annual event to help ensure that we are always a good neighbor. It’s called “Neighbor’s Night,” and it brings together Daikin managers, employees, civic leaders […]
A dedicated group of Daikin employees came together to give back to the community we work in by building a wheelchair ramp for a woman in need. Tabitha, a Decatur woman that is diabetic and recently had to have her leg amputated, was having problems safely getting out of her […]
Since 2007, the Mental Health Association in Morgan County has been sponsored in part by Daikin. The Mental Health Association is a non-profit organization that develops many programs and services related to the mission of promoting mental health, preventing mental illness, and advocating for the improved care and treatment of […]
Imagine knowing your family doesn’t have the resources to ensure you get that bicycle you’ve been wanting for Christmas, only to discover a bike under the tree on Christmas morning. That’s the experience made possible by Daikin employees who begin working before Thanksgiving to make it possible. Employees begin collecting […]
Each year since 1994 (except during the COVID-19 pandemic), Daikin’s Homestay Program has given high school juniors from Lawrence and Morgan counties the life-changing opportunity to travel to Japan, where they stay in the homes of Daikin employees at the headquarters city of Osaka. For 10 days, the thirteen American […]
The Spirit of America Classic brings the nation’s top collegiate golfers to Decatur’s Burningtree County Club each year to determine which teams and individual are the best of the best. Previous winners include PGA Tour players Stewart Cink (’89) and Heath Slocum (’95). Each year since 1967, the Classic has […]
The Morgan County Schools Foundation has named Daikin America, Inc. a “Corporate Leader of the Year” for 2019. The award recognizes Daikin for our continuous contributions and support to Morgan County, including these programs: Daikin Festival Daikin Homestay Program Daikin Scholarship Program Support for the Arts Forrest Keith, General Affairs […]