Citigroup 'Global Community Day' Mobilizes More Than 40,000 Volunteers Across 100 Countries.- Over 800 Projects in More Than 450 Cities in a Single Day - NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Tens of thousands of Citigroup volunteers across the world will be mobilized in the company's first "Global Community Day," Saturday, November 18. Citigroup expects more than 40,000 volunteers will be participating in over 800 projects in more than 450 cities across 100 countries. Many Citigroup employees volunteer year-round in their communities. Global Community Day is a new initiative to have company employees, along with their families and friends, come together as a global volunteer team on a single day each year. Local volunteer teams will be working in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Asia Pacific, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Europe, the Middle East, and Africa on a variety of projects addressing specific community needs, including literacy, housing, environmental protection, nutrition, and health care. "Citigroup is committed to mobilizing the enthusiasm and talents of our employees for community service," said Charles Prince For other persons named Charles Prince, see Charles Prince (disambiguation). Charles O. "Chuck" Prince, III, born January_13, 1950, is the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of Citigroup. , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup. "Global Community Day highlights the power and diversity of Citigroup's employees and our unwavering commitment to making communities better where we live and work," said Prince. Highlights of Citigroup's volunteer projects from around the world: * New York: Volunteers are running and walking for The United Nation's World Food Program's school feeding initiatives. Others are delivering Thanksgiving dinners, painting murals in schools, and creating "surgi-dolls" to help children prepare for surgery and other medical procedures; * Connecticut: Citigroup volunteers are rehabilitating a neglected waterfront park Waterfront Park can refer to any of a number of parks on a river or other body of water, including:
* New Jersey: Volunteers will be repairing a warehouse that supports individuals with developmental disabilities developmental disabilities (DD), n.pl the pathologic conditions that have their origin in the embryology and growth and development of an individual. DDs usually appear clinically before 18 years of age. , sorting donations at a community food bank, and building low-income housing; * Texas: Employees are taking part in "Citi's Big Round-Up," a western-themed festival for children who are seeking Big Brothers or Big Sisters; * Across the U.S., Citigroup branches are collecting food donations and then volunteers will box and transport the food collected to local shelters; * Argentina: Volunteers will be painting schools, planting trees, and visiting hospitals; * Brazil: Volunteers are constructing houses with Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. and repairing public schools; * Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. : Volunteers are working in a nature preserve to remove weeds from freshwater ponds; * Japan: Employees are planting trees on Mt. Fuji and helping with a wheelchair access mapping project to address the needs of the physically challenged physically challenged adj. Having a physical disability or impairment, especially one that limits mobility. See Usage Note at challenged. n. (used with a pl. ; * Kenya: Citigroup volunteers are helping to install new water tanks for needy families; * Mexico: Volunteers are coordinating a country-wide food drive in 52 cities, working in conjunction with a national food bank; * Poland: Employees are constructing wheelchair ramps at a children's center, painting hospital clinics, and rehabilitating a sports center; * Thailand: Employees are reading books to the blind, renovating libraries, and working with Operation Smile; * Turkey: Volunteer efforts are focusing on helping disadvantaged children, including working in an orphanage; * Russia: Citigroup volunteers are supporting children in boarding schools It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. and creating safe spaces for at-risk youth; * United Kingdom: Employees are creating sustainable waterside environments, cleaning parks and decorating children's centers. Citigroup, the leading global financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com Certain statements in this document are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and . These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those included in these statements due to a variety of factors. More information about these factors is contained in Citigroup's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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