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Distinguished Citizen Award presented to Bill Hewlett by the City of Palo Alto in 1977.
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Bill Hewlett’s Philanthropy
Bill Hewlett was an active philanthropist as a private citizen in addition to his work through Hewlett-Packard. He and his wife founded their own nonprofit organization, The William and Flora Hewlett ...
Bill Hewlett on stage at a Santa Clara County United Way fundraising event in 1975.
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Bill, a Founder of Santa Clara’s United Fund
Bill Hewlett was one of the founders of Santa Clara County’s United Fund (predecessor to the modern United Way) in 1959, and Hewlett-Packard embraced the new organization from the start. Employee part ...
A photo of Dave Packard with his daughter Julie.
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David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Dave and Lu Packard established the David and Lucile Packard Foundation in 1964 to help manage their philanthropic giving. After Dave died in 1996 (Lu predeceased him in 1987), he left the bulk of his ...
Hewlett-Packard employees work to bundle bags of toys as part of the Family Giving Tree program in 2016.
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For a Cause: HP and Family Giving Tree
Hewlett-Packard was the first company to support the Family Giving Tree, a San Francisco Bay-area nonprofit, when the company put a “family giving tree” in the company cafeteria at its headquarters to ...
Dave Packard working with a student as part of the Junior Achievement program in 1959.
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HP Supporting Junior Achievement
In addition to providing monetary support for technical education, Hewlett-Packard employees also devoted their time to help teach and mentor students. Among its earliest partners was the non-profit v ...
Hewlett-Packard employees lined up to donate blood in the 1960s.
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Lining Up to Save Lives: HP Blood Drives
Hewlett-Packard’s first known blood drives date back to the 1940s. Since then, they have remained common at Hewlett-Packard facilities around the globe.
Photo of the Palo Alto Science Fair in 1959.
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Mentoring Minds: Science Education
Hewlett-Packard was an enthusiastic booster of science education. Its efforts included sponsoring the Palo Alto Science Fair, which could attract some interesting corporate exhibits alongside student ...
A photo of Dave Packard at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
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Pooling Efforts: Monterey Bay Aquarium
The Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute were two of Dave’s favorite philanthropic projects. Founded with the support the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Dave an ...
Ledger with several entries. Entry 495 on the top left, for $5, is listed as Misc. - Contribution.
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The First Donation
Bill and Dave were great believers in responsible corporate citizenship. Their company’s first recorded donation came in just its second year of operation, $5 recorded as “Misc. – Contribution.” It wa ...
Photo of several HP employees and soldiers with several large boxes filled with toys taken in 1959.
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Toys for Tots at Hewlett-Packard
Philanthropy at Hewlett-Packard was never confined to the boardroom. The company was a regular contributor to employee-driven giving campaigns. Toy collections for needy families during the holiday se ...