Over 4,000 UPS Employees Commit to Community Work in Asia
Singapore, Nov 2, 2009 - UPS employees and their families
worldwide donated almost 150,000 volunteer hours during this month's 7th annual
"Global Volunteer Month." In Asia, UPS aims to mobilise over 4,000 employees to
volunteer over 18,000 hours to their local communities.
"UPS continues to make community involvement a top priority," said Derek
Woodward, President of UPS Asia Pacific Region. "We hope our long-standing
commitment to volunteerism will deliver and answer the needs of the very
communities we live and work in."
This year, UPS volunteer efforts across the globe largely focused on:
community safety, non-profit effectiveness, the environment, economic/global
literacy and diversity.
"There are many people out there who need our help and our employees take
great pride in being part of this global event. The UPS Global Volunteer Month
commitment is one of the most meaningful ways we can contribute to our society."
said Gillian Sim, Managing Director of UPS Singapore.
Over 210 UPS employees and their families contributed a total of 1,048 hours
to various charity movements here in Singapore. UPS volunteers reached out to
needy children from the Sunbeam Place, spending an afternoon painting dustbins
with them. Outside of this, UPS volunteers regularly devote time to help out in
the home's Starfish Programme, providing special one-on-one attention to help
abused and neglected children enjoy social activities outside the confines of
the home.
In another Global Volunteer Month activity, UPS invited disadvantaged
children from the Touch Community's Touch Young Arrow programme to tour UPS's
facilities and watch UPS's operations in action.
In addition, UPS Singapore Volunteers spent a weekend with residents from
Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled, where UPS volunteers buddied with
residents of the home and participated in games at MacRitchie Reservoir
Park.'
UPS also provided financial contributions to charity organisations including
a US$38,000 grant to The Lions Home for the purchase of washing machines and
dryers to meet the needs of the elderly residents.
To further encourage worldwide employee participation this year, The UPS
Foundation will donate US$100,000 through an employee contest. Ten UPS employees
will be picked to win a US$10,000 charitable contribution for the non-profit
agencies at which they volunteer during Global Volunteer Month.
Last year, UPS employees around the world dedicated more than 140,000 hours
to volunteer service during Global Volunteer Month to activities like youth
mentoring, charity trail walks, home building, and litter cleanup/ park
beautification projects.
Since its founding in 1907, UPS has built a legacy as a caring and
responsible corporate citizen. Whether through involvement with United Way, The
UPS Foundation or volunteerism, UPS provides assistance to programmes that
address social and community issues. UPS is currently providing the United
Nations World Food Programme (WFP) with disaster relief operations support to
areas affected by the flood in the Philippines and by the earthquake in Padang,
Indonesia. The UPS foundation has also made a US$48,200 grant to the United Way
of Taiwan for reconstruction of damage caused to the island by Typhoon
Morakot.
"Volunteerism is something that binds us together as a company and makes us
stronger," said Scott Davis, UPS Chairman and CEO. "I firmly believe that people
prefer to do business with, and work for, companies that act responsibly and
care about the communities they serve."
About The UPS Foundation
Founded in 1951 and based in
Atlanta, Ga., The UPS Foundation's major initiatives include programmes that
support community safety, non-profit effectiveness, economic and global
literacy, environmental sustainability and diversity. The UPS Foundation
pursues these initiatives by identifying specific projects where its support can
help produce a measurable social impact. In 2008, The UPS Foundation
donated US$46.9 million to charitable organisations worldwide. Visit
community.ups.com for more information about UPS's community involvement.
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