15,000 Deloitte Consulting Professionals in 87 Cities Around the World Put Skills, Technology and Experience to the Test On May 11th to Benefit Local Causes.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2001 On May 11th, the Deloitte Consulting Bay Area Practice will demonstrate its commitment to the Bay Area by building a safe playground for Bayshore Elementary School elementary school: see school. , a small, under-resourced public school in an isolated section of Daly City Daly City, city (1990 pop. 92,311), San Mateo co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco; inc. 1911. Daly City is primarily residential, its population having grown significantly since the 1970s. . The school serves nearly 300 children in grades K through 3 and has been recognized and commended within the state of California as a high-poverty/high-achieving school. Six months ago, the existing playground was condemned, leaving the entire neighborhood without a safe place for its children to play. "Deloitte Consulting's commitment to our people and the communities where we work is more than just a business strategy," said Doug McCracken, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Deloitte Consulting. "It's the essence of who we are. IMPACT Day enriches our personal and professional experiences and gives us an opportunity to apply the same strategies and skills with which we tackle client problems to the obstacles communities around the world face on a daily basis." Deloitte Consulting is working with KaBOOM!, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. based out of Chicago, to organize the build day. Deloitte Consulting and KaBOOM! will work with contractors to prepare the site and purchase the necessary playground equipment. During an official "design day," Deloitte Consulting volunteers will partner with the school children and their parents to design the playground, and an architect will finalize the plans. On May 11, Deloitte Consulting's nation-wide Impact Day 2001, over 250 Bay Area Deloitte Consulting employees and their families will construct an entire playground including landscaping and benches. The playground will hopefully be a daily, joyous gift to the neighborhood children from the people of Deloitte Consulting. The San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Foster City locations of Deloitte Consulting are committed to helping our community by utilizing the talents and generosity of our people. In the past, we have organized dinners for the Ronald McDonald House on the last Sunday of each month. Last September, our Deloitte Consulting 2000 Community Service Day took place, with over 200 Deloitte Consulting volunteers joining "Hands On San Francisco" in over 17 different projects throughout the city of San Francisco
As with Impact Day, the firm provided volunteers with a day off from their usual work to participate in one of the projects. In March, Deloitte Consulting and Deloitte & Touche hosted a "School to Work Day" for a class of seniors from Mission High School in San Francisco. In 2000 alone, Deloitte Consulting staff con·sult·ing staff n. The body of specialists affiliated with a hospital who serve in an advisory capacity to the attending staff. and partners in the US made personal donations to United Way totaling $10.1 million, making Deloitte Consulting the top contributor among professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firms. The Community Service group also supports local and national philanthropic events. This year we will provide our support to such causes as the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, , Education First, and the United Way. In January, Deloitte Consulting was a sponsor of the Make-a-Wish-Foundation Bowlathon in Pacifica. Deloitte Consulting welcomes media coverage of Impact Day 2001. The ribbon cutting ceremony A ribbon cutting ceremony is a public ceremony conducted to inaugurate the opening to the general public of a new building or business. Often, it is conducted in just the manner the name suggests: by tying a ceremonial ribbon across the main entrance of the building, which will include the mayor of Daly City Carol L. Klatt, the Managing Director of the Bay Area Practice, Erik Gilberg, and school officials from Bayshore Elementary. For further information, please contact either of the following individuals from Deloitte Consulting: Ron Gonen (rgonen@dc.com), PR Committee Chairperson: 415-783-5628 or Jennifer Linstroth , Chairperson for Bay Area Impact Day: 415-783-4829 The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at 3:30 pm. Media coverage is welcome during the entire day. Bayshore Elementary School is located at 155 Oriente St., Daly City. About Deloitte Consulting Deloitte Consulting is one of the world's leading business consulting firms, providing services in all aspects of enterprise transformation, from strategy and processes to information technology and human resources. The firm's professionals help our clients, from new economy start-ups to Fortune 1000 global organizations, to create, reinvent and defend their business models by guiding them through the complexities of the evolving digital economy. Deloitte Consulting is part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Deloitte & Touche (also referred to as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and branded as Deloitte.) is the second largest professional services firm in the world, and one of the Big Four auditors, along with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. , one of the world's leading professional services firms, providing world-class consulting, assurance and advisory, and tax services through nearly 90,000 people in over 130 countries to nearly one-fifth of the world's largest companies, public institutions and successful fast-growing companies. For more information about Deloitte Consulting, visit www.dc.com. NOTE: Consultants build a playground for a needy elementary school in San Francisco, create a "Trail of Hope" for children affected by HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome at Camp Heartland, equip a library at an orphanage in Thailand, install a computer center at the 2,500 student Ricardo Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the Magon Elementary School in Mexico City, and teach first-time homeowners in Detroit how to budget their daily living expenses. |
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