AVX Corp., a manufacturer of advanced passive components and connectors, has pledged a $140,000 donation to various charities and funds to help disaster recovery, risk reduction and reconstruction activities in the earthquake-affected areas of the Sichuan Province in China. The contributions from AVX and its employees have benefited the Chinese Embassy of Singapore for Sichuan Earthquake Relief, China Red Cross, Sichuan Emergency Relief Fund, Tsinghua Emergency Relief Fund and UNICEF.

AVX employees raised more than $30,000 with AVX Corp. donating more than $50,000 for the Chinese Embassy of Singapore for Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund. On June 27, AVX Corporate Vice President for Asia, SM Chan, presented a check in the amount of $83945.01 to the First Secretary, Zhang Yang at the Chinese Embassy office in Singapore. In all, AVX has donated more than $140,000 to earthquake relief funds.

The earthquake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, jolted southwestern China's Sichuan Province. Hundreds of aftershocks followed in the same area. The quake destroyed thousands of buildings in the area, as well as infrastructure like communication networks and electrical towers.