HP celebrated Christmas and the end of 2006 with generosity and community spirit. Three examples from Switzerland, Germany and South Africa show how HP marked the arrival of the festive season with charity donations and volunteering to their chosen charity.
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Supporting people with disabilities
On 1 December, the management team of HP Switzerland came together for a different kind of team meeting. Led by Managing Director Urs Fischer, the group of six managers spent the day working alongside employees of the WBZ, an assisted living centre near Basel that offers accommodation and employment to people with a range of physical disabilities.
IT training, work in the production workshop and a visit to the impressive Museum for Music Machines with ten WBZ residents were all part of a day's work for Urs Fischer and his team.
As HP's chosen charity for 2006, WBZ employees and residents enjoyed the help and support of the HP executive volunteers for a day. WBZ also received a cash donation of Euro 12,500 (CHF 20,000) from HP Switzerland and all Christmas cards sent to employees, customers and partners this year were designed and produced by WBZ employees.
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Supporting people with rare diseases
In Germany, Managing Director Uli Holdenried presented HP technology and cash worth Euro 50,000 to the charity ACHSE, an umbrella organisation that supports people with rare diseases that are often difficult to diagnose.
The patron of ACHSE, wife of Germany's President, Eva Louise Koehler accepted the donation on behalf of the charity. An HP server, two laser printers, a notebook, a digital camera and a digital projector will help lighten the work for ACHSE's office staff, making routine day-to-day processes and tasks easier to manage and complete.
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Helping children suffering sexual abuse
In South Africa, HP chose children's charity Guild Cottage for its year-end donation. Employees collected useful items such as clothing, tin food and toys as well as cash. An additional Euro 2,300 (R22,250) were added to the donation.
Guild Cottage is a Johannesburg-based charity caring for 18 children aged 6-18 years that have been removed from the care of their relatives following sexual abuse. The charity has to raise 75 percent of its funds from private sector donations or through lottery grants and is run entirely by volunteers. Community involvement and volunteering is part of HP's philosophy of Global Citizenship, calling on HP employees at all levels across the organisation to help make a positive contribution to the local communities in which they live and work. |
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Global Citizenship Reports 2006 (*) |
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