Article: Hitachi Group Companies Donate $50,000 for Tornado Relief Effort; Funds Raised to Benefit Feed the Children and Hitachi Employees Affected by Oklahoma Tornadoes.

NORMAN, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 1999--

Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced that approximately 20 Hitachi Group Companies, as well as the Hitachi Foundation, Washington, D.C., have raised more than $50,000 to aid those affected by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. A significant portion of the funds raised are being earmarked for Feed the Children, a non-profit organization headquartered in Oklahoma City. The remaining donations of some $10,000 will go to employees who lost homes.

In making the announcement, Tomoharu Shimayama, president of Hitachi America, Ltd., Brisbane, Calif., said, "Hitachi America, ...

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