Today, Visa celebrates the kick-off of our inaugural Global Volunteer Month. Throughout November, our employees around the world will come together to give back to their local communities through volunteerism.
In 30 offices spanning 23 countries, thousands of Visa employees will be supporting a variety of projects to help those in need and improve our local communities. In Singapore, our employees will volunteer with youth at a local science center. In Johannesburg, employees will be teaching financial literacy to youth. While our employees in Sao Paulo will be collecting and distributing toys to children, our team in Toronto will be volunteering at a local food bank. In our headquarters region of the San Francisco Bay Area, employees will be participating in a number of volunteer events, including projects at local homeless shelters, food banks, job-readiness nonprofits and parks.
Our global Visa Volunteers initiative has been a core component of our Corporate Responsibility program since its launch in 2008. At Visa, we believe in the importance of supporting the local communities and neighborhoods in which we all live and work. Our Visa Volunteers program helps employees around the world find local opportunities, create team events and track their volunteer hours. We also honor our leading employee volunteers with the Visa Volunteer Award, recognizing their personal contributions to their communities
We look forward to sharing with you highlights from the Visa Global Volunteer Month.
