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Mercer employees are taking part in volunteering experiences across Canada today as part of the consulting firm’s first annual ‘Good Day,’ an initiative to support the communities in which it works.
“We want to ensure that every one of our colleagues has the opportunity to make a collective contribution,” said Louis Gagnon, chief executive officer at Mercer Canada. “We want our people to step out of the office, leave behind their computers, mobiles devices, unplug from work and email and make a difference in the communities in which we live and work.”
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Some of the volunteering activities that Mercer employees are taking part in today include:
- In Ottawa, employees will take part in a backyard makeover for The Family House, a community hub in the city’s west end.
- In Calgary, employees will help harvest fresh vegetables at Grow Calgary and deliver to local agencies.
- In London, Ont., employees will help prepare and serve meals at St. Joseph’s Hospitality London, a drop-in centre that provides daily meals to those in need.
- In Toronto, employees will be participating in a number of projects around the city, in partnership with the United Way.
- In Montreal, employees will take part in urban agriculture and clean the shoreline with Heritage Laurentien to help protect and enhance the natural habitats of the Laurentian.
- In Regina, employees will be donating food items, sorting food donations and making up the food hampers at the Regina Food Bank.