Roundtable Association News
CS08 Company of the Week: Marshall & Ilsley Corp.
The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief | Nov 20, 2008
Throughout the month of September, Marshall & Ilsley Corp. employees participated in the eighth annual M&I Community Day, a corporate initiative that encourages employees from every city or location served by M&I to recognize the needs of their communities, establish a service project and form volunteer teams. Throughout M&I's network, M&I associates participated in a variety of events, including hosting financial literacy training seminars; building Habitat for Humanity homes; holding food drives; building playgrounds; volunteering at fundraisers; and participating in community cleanups. "Identifying needs in the community -- and working together to meet them -- is a focus for M&I employees year-round," said Mark Furlong, president and CEO. "Reflecting this commitment, M&I Community Day provides a unique opportunity for thousands of M&I employees to be part of a corporate-wide effort to support the communities we serve."
For more information on CS08 Company of the Week, click here or contact Elise Brooks, Elise@fsround.org.
CS08 Company of the Week: Mutual of Omaha
The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief | Nov 13, 2008
Providing help in times of need. It's a principle that Mutual of Omaha was founded on nearly 100 years ago. And it's the reason Mutual of Omaha employees are committed to rolling up their sleeves and spending time volunteering in the community. Never was that commitment more apparent than on Aug. 29, when Mutual of Omaha employees participated in the United Way of the Midlands' "Day of Caring." More than 140 employees came together and spent 560 hours volunteering at community organizations throughout the city of Omaha, Neb., including Heartland Family Services, the Open Door Mission, Girls Inc. and the Social Settlement. They cleaned, painted, sorted toys and did yard work -- whatever the organizations needed.
For more information on CS08 Company of the Week, click here or contact Elise Brooks, Elise@fsround.org.
Roundtable employees walk for a good cause
The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief | Nov 12, 2008
On Nov. 1, Roundtable employees participated in the Start! Heart Walk, sponsored by the American Heart Association. The 2.9-mile walk on the National Mall in Washington was a fundraising effort to fight against heart disease and stroke. For more information regarding the Roundtable's Community Service effort, please visit: www.financialcommunityservice.org.
CS08 Company of the Week: The PNC Financial Services Group
The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2008
The PNC Financial Services Group understands that the long-term vitality of the communities where it does business is both a solemn responsibility and good business sense. To assist with that commitment, PNC employees from the Philadelphia/southern New Jersey market conducted their most successful Preschool Supply Drive to date by collecting more than 30,000 new preschool supplies in September. The items were collected in support of PNC "Grow Up Great" initiative, a 10-year, $100 million investment to help prepare children from birth to age 5 -- with a focus on underserved children -- for success in school and life. At the conclusion of the drive, the supplies were sorted and organized at a United Way Day of Caring event at the Eastwick, Pa., Operations Center on Sept. 10.
For more information on CS08 Company of the Week, click here or contact Elise Brooks, Elise@fsround.org.
CS08 Company of the Week: ING
The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief | Oct 30, 2008
ING recognizes that employees need to balance their work and life interests, and part of having a better quality of life means employees are able to connect with their communities.
Through ING's Volunteer Time Away program, employees across its U.S. operations can take up to 40 hours of paid time off a year to volunteer in their communities. As part of that program, ING employees volunteered more than 8,400 hours during the summer. Activities included partnering with City Parks Foundation in New York City to plant trees in a park; helping to build a "green" Habitat for Humanity House in Des Moines, Iowa; teaching children in Denver how to run a business through JA BizTown; delivering meals to the homebound in Minneapolis; serving as mentors to children in Big Brothers Big Sisters in Windsor, Conn.; and staffing events or cheering on athletes at the Georgia Special Olympics Summer Games in Atlanta.
For more information on CS08 Company of the Week, click here or contact Elise Brooks, Elise@fsround.org.
Community Service 2008 breaks all records
The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief | Oct 24, 2008
More than 76,000 volunteers from the financial services industry taught financial literacy, "Marched for Babies" with March of Dimes, built low-income housing and conducted public park cleanups over the past three months as part of Community Service 2008. CS08, an initiative of The Financial Services Roundtable, united Roundtable member companies' efforts to improve the communities in which they work, and strengthened partnerships with nonprofit partners and policymakers. This 90-day initiative focused on improving financial literacy by increasing the visibility of financial education programs in communities across America. For examples of the projects Roundtable member companies were engaged in, click here. To learn more about this year's record-breaking effort, read the full Roundtable news release.
CS08 Company of the Week: Toyota Financial Services
The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief | Oct 23, 2008
Giving back to the communities in which Toyota Financial Services does business has always been a priority. This year, as a grand finale of the "Making Life Easier" scholarship program, TFS hosted its second annual Community Day. On Aug. 13, in honor of its 76 scholarship recipients, TFS invited the award winners to spend a day at the Toyota campus.
Recipients toured Toyota's environmentally friendly LEED Gold-certified building, visited with its youth-oriented Scion division and had a private lunch at the Toyota Automobile Museum. The event concluded with an awards presentation hosted by TFS President and CEO George Borst and Boys & Girls Clubs of East L.A. Executive Director Anna Araujo.
For more information on CS08 Company of the Week, click here or contact Elise Brooks, Elise@fsround.org.
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