Timberland company employees in global day of volunteering
Howard Lake | 8 September 2004 | News
4,300 employees at footwear and apparel company Timberland will today volunteer in more than 20 countries.
Today is The Timberland Company 7th Annual Global Serv-a-palooza, a worldwide community service initiative. Timberland employees and business and community partners will contribute more than 30,000 hours of service in just one day, benefiting more than 45 communities worldwide.
“Serv-a-palooza gives Timberland employees and our partners all over the world the chance to actively participate in their local communities,” says Jeffrey Swartz, President and CEO of The Timberland Company.
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This year’s Serv-a-palooza will benefit schools, parks, camps, community centres and social service organisations that currently lack the human resources, capital or skills needed to complete these projects. These community projects impact a wide variety of causes including education, youth recreation, senior citizens, and the environment.
Service events will take place in 24 countries, including Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States and Vietnam.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.