Novartis Canada Celebrates Annual Community Partnership Day Across Quebec

Monday, May 13 2019 | 08 h 30 min | Events, News, Press Release

In celebration of the company’s 23^rd annual Community Partnership Day, close to 400 Novartis Canada associates joined their colleagues around the world to give back to their communities. Overall, Novartis associates across 6 continents and 53 countries are supporting local non-profit organizations, representing more than 100,000 hours of combined community service.

“Community Partnership Day is a great opportunity for us to give back”, said Christian Macher, newly appointed President of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. “I am very proud to kick off one of my first days as President supporting the communities where we live and work. Together with all Novartis associates, I feel privileged to volunteer for these invaluable organizations and to participate in this inspiring day.”

Kathleen Greenfield, Coordinator of Community Relations for Volunteer West Island (VWI) helps Novartis organize the day for Dorval-based associates through the VWI Corporate Volunteer Program. “Novartis employees often return on their own to volunteer with the groups they first get to know through Community Partnership Day. They also encourage their friends and even their children,” she said. “The groups eagerly welcome back the teams from Novartis and are very appreciative of their help.”

In the Montreal area, associates volunteered in a number of ways including cleaning, cooking and food prep, gardening, and yard work with 11 organizations across the city, including:

Animatch
Héritage Laurentien
Le Nichoir
Omega Community Resources
Salvation Army
Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre
Welcome Hall Mission
West Island Cancer Wellness Centre

Sandoz associates in Boucherville will be working on projects with several organizations in the South Shore area of Montreal throughout the year including l’École secondaire de Mortagne and la Source Bleue de Boucherville.

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