Bangkok--9 Nov--Hill & Knowlton
International Medical Corps is recognizing Research In Motion (RIM) at its 2011 Annual Awards Celebration in Los Angeles for the role of BlackBerry smartphones in assisting disaster recovery efforts around the world. International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization that is a leading first-responder, providing medical assistance and healthcare to populations that have been impacted by natural disasters, conflict, and disease including earthquake in Haiti, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan as well as the recent donation of 1 million Thai Baht and 50 BlackBerry smartphones to the Thai flood relief efforts.
For more information: http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=5264
In this picture:
Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand, receives a check from Nick Yoong (center), Senior Manager of Thailand for Research in Motion (RIM), the makers of BlackBerry. RIM donated one million Thai baht and fifty BlackBerry smartphones to the Thai flood victims.