Seattle Mayor Declares October 8 Deloitte Impact Day Friday.

SEATTLE -- Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels thanks Sheryl Hildebrand, Seattle Managing Partner for Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, as the two launch Deloitte Impact Day 2004 during opening ceremonies held at Qwest Field this morning. During the ceremonies, the Mayor issued a proclamation that October 8 was officially Impact Day.

More than 400 Seattle Deloitte practitioners, along with Deloitte Chairman of the Board Sharon L. Allen, joined colleagues from across the country to make an impact at hundreds of work sites nationwide. Deloitte encouraged its people to set aside work for the day to volunteer to support non-profit community activities.

In cooperation with the United Way of King County, Deloitte's Seattle volunteers worked with five non-profit organizations today including EarthCorps, which promotes environmental rehabilitation work, and Operation Sack Lunch where volunteers prepared food for the homeless. Deloitte Impact Day also brought volunteers to The Giving Tree to create handcrafted wooden toys to benefit homeless and low-income children, and to Seattle Youth Garden Works and the American Heart Walk activities.

Noted Hildebrand, "I'm proud of Deloitte's commitment to Impact Day and to our year-round community service programs. I'm grateful that the Mayor and other Seattle leaders are supporting our work."

Former Mayor Norm Rice and Dr. Constance Rice joined the Mayor today. Both are currently co-chairs of the United Way.

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