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FedEx Corporation (NYSE-Listed FDX) celebrates ORBIS International’s 25th Anniversary and its continued work of saving sight worldwide. In honor of the occasion, FedEx Corporation Senior Vice President of Air Operations James R. Parker and His Excellency Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, ring The Opening BellSM.
Click the link below to view an archived webcast of The Opening Bell.
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For more than 20 years, FedEx Corporation has played an integral role in helping ORBIS realize its vision of a world in which no one is needlessly blind. FedEx is ORBIS’s first global sponsor and together they operate the “Delivering Sight Worldwide” initiative. Through this initiative, FedEx provides financial, logistical and operational support for ORBIS and its Flying Eye Hospital , donating critically needed goods and services such as aircraft maintenance, volunteer support, and express delivery of medical supplies.
ORBIS International
ORBIS International has made a significant impact on elevating the quality and accessibility of basic eye care in 85 countries. Ethiopia , represented by President Girma Wolde-Giorgis at The Opening Bell ceremony, is one such country. Last year alone, more than 425,000 Ethiopians were examined for eye diseases and one million received medical treatment or surgery, while essential training was provided to more than 6,000 doctors, nurses and health care workers.
FedEx Corporation
FedEx Corporation (FedEx) provides a portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through companies operating independently and managed collaboratively, under the FedEx brand. These companies are included in four business segments: FedEx Express, Federal Express Corporation (FedEx Express), an express transportation company, offering time-certain delivery within 1 to 3 business days; FedEx Ground, FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (FedEx Ground), a provider of small-package ground delivery service; FedEx Freight: FedEx Freight Corporation (FedEx Freight), a United States provider of regional next-day and second-day and interregional less-than-truckload freight services, and FedEx Kinko's: FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Services, Inc., a provider of document solutions and business services. In December 2006, it acquired ANC Holdings Limited. In January 2007, FedEx Express completed the acquisition of its Indian service provider, Prakash Air Freight Pvt. Ltd. (PAFEX).
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