County officials and representatives of the Friends of Westchester County Parks were on hand Sept. 12 to thank Fujifilm Holdings America Corp. for its commitment to the county”™s parks.
The company was recognized for a donation to the FWCP to support the Westchester County Parks Department”™s golf cart program.
Fujifilm is in its 10th year as a member of the FWCP board, during which time it has actively supported environmental sustainability initiatives and cleanup projects at a number of the county”™s parks, including its “adopted” park, the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla.
Fujifilm Holdings America President Ray Hosoda said the company, which is headquartered in Valhalla, has been especially glad to assist the community that it calls home.
“Fujifilm was the first corporation to participate in Westchester County”™s Adopt-A-Park program,” Hosoda said. “This effort makes me proud to stand before you today.”
In response to questions of whether the company was considering moving its corporate offices out of Westchester when its lease expires in the spring of 2013, Hosoda said Fujifilm would not be discussing the renewal of the lease at its Valhalla location for at least another year.
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said the relationship between the county government and Fujifilm represented a model example of a private-public partnership.
“We”™re fortunate in Westchester to have a corporate neighbor like Fujifilm,” he said, adding that “maybe next year they will donate their blimp.”
Astorino said the Kensico Dam Plaza is often considered “Westchester”™s version of Central Park,” and that with the park hosting a number of important events this summer, including the county”™s July 4th fireworks display and last week”™s tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Fujifilm”™s active role in maintaining the park has not gone unnoticed.
Fujifilm employees have taken a role in keeping the Kensico Dam Plaza looking sharp and clear of debris, particularly with the unusually high number of major storms to move through the region this past summer, said Girish Menon, Fujifilm”™s director of environment, health and safety.
“This is our adopted park so that”™s why we”™re here,” Menon said.
