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Diony Lebot
Following the success of our local effort over the last two years, Societe Generale in the United States has a full schedule of events to join our colleagues across the globe in celebrating Citizen Commitment Week 2010.
The activities range from the Charity Scavenger Hunt and Charity Bake Sale—which have both become U.S. CCW traditions—to volunteer opportunities, fundraising efforts and informational sessions. You will also have the chance to sign up for the NYC Century Bike Tour, an event that will be held on September 12. And even if you cannot find an activity that fits your schedule, you can use VolunteerMatch to search for opportunities on-line by location and your area of interest.
How you chose to participate is up to you. What’s important is that you do your part to contribute to our community and be a better citizen of the world while enjoying the camaraderie and team spirit that is such a significant part of Citizen Commitment Week.
Diony Lebot
CEO, SG Americas
Following the success of our local effort over the last two years, Societe Generale in the United States has a full schedule of events to join our colleagues across the globe in celebrating Citizen Commitment Week 2010.
The activities range from the Charity Scavenger Hunt and Charity Bake Sale—which have both become U.S. CCW traditions—to volunteer opportunities, fundraising efforts and informational sessions. You will also have the chance to sign up for the NYC Century Bike Tour, an event that will be held on September 12. And even if you cannot find an activity that fits your schedule, you can use VolunteerMatch to search for opportunities on-line by location and your area of interest.
How you chose to participate is up to you. What’s important is that you do your part to contribute to our community and be a better citizen of the world while enjoying the camaraderie and team spirit that is such a significant part of Citizen Commitment Week.
Diony Lebot
CEO, SG Americas
> Commitments
> American Red Cross- American Red Cross Blood Drive
> Bottomless Closet- Celebrate CCW 2010 by Cleaning Out Your Closet
> Care, Cents Ability & New City Kids- 3rd Annual Charity Scavenger Hunt
> Care, Cents Ability & New City Kids- Bake a Difference Charity Bake Sale & Contest
> Citymeals on Wheels- Volunteering with Citymeals on Wheels
> New Alternatives for Children- New Alternatives for Children Kids Olympics
> The Audubon Society- Cleaning Central Park
> News
SG CIB World Cup Selection Tournament
Nine different teams and a total of 54 players competed in the selection tournament held on Saturday, June 12 to determine which team would represent the U.S. in the SG CIB World Cup 2010 in London. The tournament raised $1,500 and thefundraising efforts will continue as the U.S participants prepare for the SG CIB World Cup in September.
Putt for an iPad Contest
Throughout the week, staff were given the opportunity to participate in The Putt for an iPad contest. For a minimum donation of $5, employees could take their shot trying to make a hole in one. Anyone who did was entered into a drawing for the chance to win an iPad. This activity raised $2,000 andthe winner was Alec Kyprianou from OPER in 480WB. Razvan Chiroiu from MARK and Russ Lazarus from ITEC were the runner-up winners of deluxe golf packages.
Charity Scavenger Hunt
This was the third year in a row that the Charity Scavenger Hunt was held as part of Citizen Commitment Week in the U.S. This event involves teams of two setting off on a 90-minute journey through Midtown Manhattan to complete unusual and challenging tasks. In addition to competing to be the first to complete the tasks, a prize was also awarded to the team that raised the most money. There were 42 contestantsin this year’s Scavenger Hunt, which raised $6,000, with $5,000 of that coming from the Human Resources team of John Fitzgerald and Neil Paparazzo. As the highest raising team, they won an HP Minibook which they plan to give to one of the high school interns joining SG from the Teak Fellowship program. The winners of the Hunt for the second year in a row were Jason Hoberman and Laura Schisgall from Legal.