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Each year, tens of thousands of Citi volunteers, their friends and families across the globe join together for Global Community Day – an opportunity to use their time, skills and expertise to make a difference in their cities.
In 2018, over 115,000 employees worked alongside community partners at service projects in more than 450 cities across 90 countries and territories for Global Community Day.
The annual activities focus on a range of local needs – from urban revitalization to environmental conservation to literacy and education. Global Community Day is one of the many ways Citi shows its commitment to the communities where we have a presence year-round. To date, more than two million service hours have been donated since the inception of Global Community Day in 2006.
On and around June 10, 2018, 731 Citi Canada employees, family members and alumni demonstrated a shared commitment to the communities where they work and live as part of Global Community Day.
From Montreal to British Columbia, volunteers taught, planted, mulched, sorted clothes, painted, packed and cleaned for local community organizations.
The country-wide impact on communities was significant, with 19 events across six time zones.
Vancouver employees joined forces with the City of Vancouver in a neighborhood cleanup, collecting several kilograms of garbage.
In Calgary, employees partnered with clients and the Calgary Drop-in Centre to sort and size clothing for guests of the shelter and to serve meals to over 600 clients. The Calgary Drop-In Centre helps those at risk of homelessness to gain the needed support and resources.
Citi London partnered with ReForest London for the 13th annual Global Community Day with employees, friends and family caring for young trees in a local London park by getting rid of weeds, adding tree collars and mulching.
In Toronto, a number of events were hosted throughout May and June, including sorting food at the Daily Bread Food Bank, running 5km at the Rat Race for United Way, preparing and serving meals for 85 families staying at Ronald McDonald House, speed mentoring with women new immigrants with ACCES Employment, and a garden clean up at the Holland Bloorview Hospital for Kids with Disabilities.
Over 400 employees from the Toronto Citi Service Centre spent a morning and early afternoon planting trees, cleaning up forest parkland and mulching to create a beautiful space for the community to enjoy.
At our Montreal site, employees participated in an annual run to help raise funds for the Montreal General Hospital Foundation’s Women’s Mental Health Mission program.