Otis' Made to Move Communities™ global
competition brings much-needed attention to the health and
wellbeing benefits of open spaces.
FARMINGTON, Conn., Sept. 5,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In many communities around the
globe, green and recreational spaces – critical for global public
health and sustainability – remain inaccessible. In the fourth year
of the Made to Move Communities competition, Otis (NYSE: OTIS)
volunteers will mentor hundreds of students across 18 countries and
territories to help break down physical, geographic, and
socioeconomic barriers residents face today in finding suitable and
sustainable green spaces.
In this era of urbanization, with more than 50% of the
world's population living in cities and that number expected to
grow to nearly 70% by 2050, there's urgency to preserve and provide
green spaces for the benefit of all residents' health and
well-being. This is the focus of the latest Otis' Made to Move
Communities program, which brings together local students and Otis
volunteer mentors to encourage creative thinking and
problem-solving based on Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM) methodology and skills to create mobility
solutions for some of society's most urgent issues.
"Otis' role in creating a taller and faster world comes
with an opportunity to help ensure everyone in
urban spaces can connect and thrive," says Otis Vice President & Chief Communications
Officer Randi Tanguay. "With the
help and support of our colleagues, these bright young minds will
design innovative solutions that improve access to green space
which will enable local residents to reap the health and wellbeing
benefits of these recreational spaces."
During an eight-week challenge, students will identify ways to
safely enable access for all to nearby green spaces. Teams
will then present their STEM-based proposals to a panel of Otis
judges who will award varying levels of grants to advance STEM
programming at the schools of participating teams.
Since 2020, this annual global student competition has engaged
hundreds of Otis colleagues as mentors to over 500 students
developing and presenting mobility solutions to some of society's
most critical challenges. As part of this program, Otis has
provided over $600,000 in total
financial support to further STEM learning through grants awarded
to each year's participating schools. Through their passion,
skills, and coaching, Otis mentors also help students nurture a
love of STEM learning and inspire the pursuit of related
careers.
About Otis
Otis is the world's leading elevator and escalator manufacturing,
installation and service company. We move 2 billion people a day
and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide,
the industry's largest Service portfolio. Headquartered in
Connecticut, USA, Otis is 69,000
people strong, including 41,000 field professionals, all committed
to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in
more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. For more
information, visit www.otis.com and follow us
on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
@OtisElevatorCo.
Media Contact:
Justin
Herndon
813-957-0255
Justin.Herndon@otis.com
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