Align™ Technology Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With US$250,000 Contribution to JA Worldwide Through the Align Foundation to Support Both Organizations' Shared Purpose of Inspiring and Preparing Young People to Succeed
23 June 2022 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Also Hosts 25th Anniversary Employee
Fundraiser with JA of Northern California to Help Raise Awareness
of JA Across Align’s Global Organization
Align Technology, Inc. (“Align”) (Nasdaq: ALGN) a leading global
medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the
Invisalign® system of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners,
and exocad™ CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and
restorative dentistry today announced a $250 thousand donation to
JA (Junior Achievement) Worldwide through the Align Foundation, the
Company’s donor-advised charitable fund through Fidelity
Charitable. The donation to JA commemorates Align’s 25th
anniversary milestone as a company that has transformed smiles and
changed lives for millions of people around the world through
Align’s pioneering technology innovations and doctor-driven
business model.
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“Our 25th anniversary milestone is an opportunity to celebrate
how Align has transformed orthodontics and enabled doctors to help
more than 12.8 million people worldwide achieve healthy beautiful
smiles and change their lives,” said Julie Paulsen, Align
Technology vice president, corporate social responsibility. “As a
global company and as individual employees, we believe in making a
positive difference in the communities and are proud to support the
important work of JA Worldwide to prepare young people for work and
career readiness as they develop critical life skills. We look
forward to working with JA to help build a brighter future for the
next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders.”
The one-hour 25th Anniversary Trivia game hosted by members of
the executive management committee (“EMC”) was a big hit, with
several hundred employees from around the world joining in live.
The EMC Trivia Challenge tested participants' knowledge in a
variety of categories, including Align trivia, from our early
history to our international expansion, technology innovations, and
more.
JA Worldwide is a global nonprofit organization whose mission is
to inspire and prepare young people to succeed through proven
lessons in financial literacy, work and career readiness, and
entrepreneurship that are shown to positively impact the lives of
young people.
Align’s support for JA is a reflection of its philanthropic
philosophy of supporting organizations whose visions tie closely to
Align’s – improving smiles, supporting and educating teens, and
empowering customers through partnerships with learning
institutions and foundations.
About Align Technology,
Inc.
Align Technology designs and manufactures the Invisalign®
system, the most advanced clear aligner system in the world, iTero®
intraoral scanners and services, and exocad® CAD/CAM software.
These technology building blocks enable enhanced digital
orthodontic and restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes
and practice efficiencies for over 217 thousand doctor customers
and is key to accessing Align’s 500 million consumer market
opportunity worldwide. Align has helped doctors treat over 12.8
million patients with the Invisalign system and is driving the
evolution in digital dentistry through the Align Digital Platform,
our integrated suite of unique, proprietary technologies and
services delivered as a seamless, end-to-end solution for patients
and consumers, orthodontists and GP dentists, and lab/partners.
Visit www.aligntech.com for more information.
For additional information about the Invisalign system or to
find an Invisalign doctor in your area, please visit
www.invisalign.com. For additional information about the iTero
digital scanning system, please visit www.itero.com. For additional
information about exocad dental CAD/CAM offerings and a list of
exocad reseller partners, please visit www.exocad.com.
About the Align
Foundation
Launched in 2020, the Align Foundation provides a structured
means by which significant donations are directed from a
donor-advised fund overseen by Fidelity Charitable, with the
flexibility to provide smaller monetary donations, processes to
donate our products, as well as an organized way to involve our
employees in giving activities. In March 2020, we funded $1 million
to support COVID-19 relief efforts globally and donated personal
protective equipment (PPE) such as N95 masks and worked with
partners to source supplies for additional PPE to help hospitals
and healthcare providers. To date, Align has contributed over $4.6
million to charitable causes including Operation Smile, America’s
Toothfairy, and other non-profits dedicated to youth development
through schools and educational programs. Over the last two years,
our employees have volunteered over 10,000 hours as part of our
dedicated month of giving in October called Month of Smiles.
About JA Worldwide
As one of the world’s largest and most-impactful youth-serving
NGOs, JA Worldwide delivers hands on, immersive learning in work
readiness, financial health, entrepreneurship, sustainability,
STEM, economics, citizenship, ethics, and more. Reaching more than
12 million young people each year through nearly half a million
teachers and business volunteers, JA Worldwide is one of few
organizations with the scale, experience, and passion to build a
brighter future for the next generation of innovators,
entrepreneurs, and leaders. Visit us at jaworldwide.org.
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