Supporting Our Communities

In October 2009, Raytheon unveiled the interactive Sum of all Thrills™ experience to enthusiastic crowds at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort. Guests custom-design their own virtual thrill ride in either a roller coaster, bobsled or jet plane using mathematical tools, an innovative touch-screen table and a robotic simulator. The exhibit marks a new level of outreach to the next generation of math and science leaders.

Raytheon takes a strategic approach to community involvement by focusing on key areas that are important to the company’s business strategy: math and science education and support for the armed services.

Math and Science Education

In 2009, Raytheon expanded our popular MathMovesU® initiative with several new programs and sponsorships. 2009 marked our first year as the sponsor of the MATHCOUNTS® National Competition and the grand opening of Sum of all Thrills™ at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort.

Sum of all Thrills

In 2009, Raytheon unveiled Sum of all Thrills, a one-of-a-kind experience that lets park guests custom-design their own virtual thrill ride and then experience it in a robotic simulator. Sum of all Thrills was created to help educate young students about the power of math as well as to inspire them to pursue math-related activities and careers.

MATHCOUNTS

Raytheon is proud to support the MATHCOUNTS foundation — a nonprofit organization that promotes math excellence among U.S. middle school students — with financial and volunteer resources. Raytheon serves as the title sponsor of the Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition through 2011.

Hall at Patriot Place™ presented by Raytheon

The “Science of Sports” Fair is the culmination of a six-month program involving Raytheon employee volunteers making weekly visits to Boys & Girls Clubs throughout Massachusetts to help execute projects that explore math or science through sports. The program expands the partnership between Raytheon and The New England Patriots®.

MathMovesU Scholarship Program

In an effort to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) experiences for young students, Raytheon offered scholarship winners the option to choose a “campership” to a STEM summer camp or a traditional scholarship applied to future college tuition. Raytheon awards $1 million annually in MathMovesU scholarships and grants.

FIRST Robotics

Raytheon is proud to support the FIRST Robotics Competition for high-school students. In 2009, we supported 40 FIRST Robotics teams across the nation.

Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC)

Raytheon is a primary sponsor of the annual TARC Finals — inspiring students to learn principles of aerospace engineering through a rocket-launch competition. Additionally, Raytheon hosts the winning team annually at a European air show.

Volunteers

Collectively, employees across Raytheon gave 36,328 hours of their time to volunteer efforts in 2009, up 12.7% from 2008. Through these efforts, MathMovesU reached more than 50,000 students and an equal number of parents and teachers.

Armed Services Support

Raytheon is proud to support the members of the Armed Services. In 2009, we provided contribution support for the building of Fisher House® Boston, a facility that provides temporary lodging for families when a military member or dependent requires extended medical care. We also supported a variety of organizations including the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Special Operations Warrior Foundation® and the USO®. Our employees continued to participate in care package collections for service members stationed abroad in 2009, including campaigns for Operation Warm Heart and Anysoldier.com, assembling gift boxes with more than 10,000 pounds of personal items.