Citi Hong Kong Senior Management Leads by Example to Celebrate 15th Annual Global Community Day

July 10, 2020 - 10:31
Citi Hong Kong Senior Management Leads by Example to Celebrate 15th Annual Global Community Day

Incorporating acts of kindness into everyday lives to make a meaningful difference

 

HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 10 July 2020 - Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) - To celebrateCiti's 15th annual Global Community Day, a team of Citi Hong Kongsenior management volunteered today at Feeding Hong Kong. The group performedquality checks, sorted and packed food staples into emergency food boxes, whichwill be distributed to families inneed in the present difficulttimes.

 

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Citi Foundation has donated USD150,000 (aroundHKD1.17 million) to Feeding Hong Kong for the provision of up to 14 days' worthof key food staples to 5,600 vulnerable families in Hong Kong.

 

Citi's annual Global Community Day traditionallycelebrates community spirit, as colleagues, clients, alumni, friends and familyvolunteer in various charitable events and give back. As Hong Kong feels the impact of COVID-19 and social distancing, Citivolunteers are encouraged to reimagine volunteerism and explore alternativemeans to serve the community all year round.

 

Ms. Angel Ng, CEO of Citi Hong Kong and Macau, said:"Although under the current environment, we will not be celebrating the 15thanniversary of this wonderful annual tradition the same way as before, there isnothing to stop us from continuing our contribution to the community. In fact,our community needs our support more than ever in times like these. I hope that Citi volunteers cantake this opportunity to incorporate volunteerism in their own workplaces,neighborhoods and communities. Every single charitable effort can make such ameaningful difference to so many."

 

Since its launch in 2006, GlobalCommunity Day has seen Citi volunteers contribute over 4 million hours ofservice to projects in hundreds of cities. For example, in alignment with Pathwaysto Progress, a global initiative to help enhance young people'semployability, Citi volunteers in Hong Kong have engaged in role-play as prospective employers to conduct mock job interviews withstudents. They arealso going to contribute their skills and expertise as speakers in virtualcareer talks for youth program participants. It is hoped that the experience willenhance career prospects for the next generation.


Photos (Click HEREto download): 

Photo 1: A team of Citi HongKong Senior Management leads by example to volunteer at Feeding Hong Kong tosort and pack food staples into emergency food boxes for vulnerable families inHong Kong. 

Photo 2: Citi Hong KongSenior Management pictured with members of Feeding Hong Kong to celebrateCiti's 15th annual Global Community Day.


About Citi

Citi, the leadingglobal bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does businessin more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers,corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financialproducts and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate andinvestment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealthmanagement.

 

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About Feeding Hong Kong

Feeding Hong Kong is alocal registered charity with a mission to reduce the amount of quality foodsent to our city's landfills and fight hunger in Hong Kong. We do this throughdelivering a B2B logistics service, which links food companies with surplusstock, to charities directly feeding those in need. Last year, through ourpartnerships with the food industry, we saved 823 tonnes of food from landfill.Instead, this was redistributed to 132 charity partners and supported 2.17million meals for people in need. For more information, visit www.feedinghk.org.

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