Change AGENTs Pay it Forward (7 photos)

Change AGENTs Pay it Forward (7 photos) Change AGENTs Pay it Forward (7 photos) THIS  week’s Change AGENTs Pay it Forward post  features seven inspiring examples from the US and UK of people or groups  who volunteer huge time and effort to help their favourite charities and the altruistic support programmes that are championed by many of their companies.  If you would  like your company  to be included in future Change AGENTs Pay it Forward posts, click the link below for submission details. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Soul Kitchen   New Jersey, USAImage Source:  JBJ SOUL KITCHEN ON FACEBOOKIN ROCK superstar Jon Bon Jovi’s new restaurant, paying it forward is more important than paying for the meal. Bon Jovi has opened a  second Soul Kitchen Community Restaurant  in New Jersey,  where guests pay by either making a donation toward other people’s meals or by  volunteering  in the kitchen. The restaurants are  part of Bon Jovi’s campaign to raise awareness about  hunger and homelessness. The idea is that every participates, regard less of income level.  â€œ[Soul Kitchen] just looks like another restaurant,” Bon Jovi told  CBS News. “And you have to understand that those who are in need sometimes don’t have that opportunity to go to a restaurant”.2. Dutch Bros   Oregon, USA (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image Source: TWITTERU.S. COFFEE  chain Dutch Bros, supported by the communities of the seven states served by the  263 Dutch Bros outlets, has fought a 10-year battle to  raise awareness and funding for  research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the incurable disease of the nervous system that claimed the life of Dutch Bros co-founder Dane Boersma. The chain’s annual  Drink One For Dane Day on May 12 raised a record-breaking $785,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to support ALS research. This brings to  $2.53m the total funds raised  by Drink One For Dane Day in the past 10 years.3. Back In Motion   Norfolk,  UKImage Source: TWITTERSTAFF at Norfolk-based  Back In Motion  physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre held a bake sale to raise funds  for the East Anglican Air Ambulance charity. The  EAAA  is a favoured charity of Back In Motion, as superstar staff member Katy raised £2,217.20 by running in the 2016  London Marathon. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 4. Manchester United Foundation   Manchester, UKLooks like @WayneRooney @AnthonyMartial and @timboo95 are enjoying themselves! #SchoolsUnited pic.twitter.com/pcgVZgSi6Wâ€" Man Utd Foundation (@MU_Foundation) April 28, 2016IMAGE SOURCE:  TWITTERMANCHESTER  United Football Club staff are well known for their generosity, due to work of highly regarded charity,  The  Manchester United Foundation. In May 2016,  England international star  Wayne Rooney, Spain’s Juan Mata  and other MUFC players and staff, visited  Kingfisher Community Special School  in Oldham, a primary school for children with learning difficulties. The visitors spent several hours with and gave toys to the delighted children, while  the  MU Foundation  also made a donation to the school.5. Physical Digital Team   Guilford, UKimage source: TWITTERPERSONNEL from 3D scanning specialists,  Physical Digital Team, donned their hiking gear to raise funds for  Woking Sam Beare Hospices  by undertaking the May 2016  Three Peaks Challenge. The team tweeted  this spectacular photograph taken at the conclusion of the challenge. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 6. Brewin Dolphin UKimage source: TWITTERIN MAY 2016, nine  employees of  Brewin Dolphin,  an award-winning wealth management company with 28 UK offices, cycled  500km from London to Paris  in aid of the  blood cancer charity Cure Leukaemia. Brewin Dolphin is also a headline sponsor of the  event,  which saw almost 200 cyclists participate.  Ahead of the cycle, the Brewin Dolphin team visited  the Centre for Clinical Haematology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, to find out how the funding raised will be put to use.7. Kingdom Shopping Centre Fife, Scotland, UKimage source:  TWITTERSTAFF of the  Kingdom Shopping Centre in Glenrothes, Fife, have joined together to  raise £1,000 for the Glenrothes Foodbank charity. Their target was  achieved thanks to a variety of fundraising efforts that are a notable part of the  centre’s calendar. Change AGENTs Pay it Forward (7 photos) Change AGENTs Pay it Forward (7 photos) THIS  week’s Change AGENTs Pay it Forward post  features seven inspiring examples from the US and UK of people or groups  who volunteer huge time and effort to help their favourite charities and the altruistic support programmes that are championed by many of their companies.  If you would  like your company  to be included in future Change AGENTs Pay it Forward posts, click the link below for submission details. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Soul Kitchen   New Jersey, USAImage Source:  JBJ SOUL KITCHEN ON FACEBOOKIN ROCK superstar Jon Bon Jovi’s new restaurant, paying it forward is more important than paying for the meal. Bon Jovi has opened a  second Soul Kitchen Community Restaurant  in New Jersey,  where guests pay by either making a donation toward other people’s meals or by  volunteering  in the kitchen. The restaurants are  part of Bon Jovi’s campaign to raise awareness about  hunger and homelessness. The idea is that every participates, regard less of income level.  â€œ[Soul Kitchen] just looks like another restaurant,” Bon Jovi told  CBS News. “And you have to understand that those who are in need sometimes don’t have that opportunity to go to a restaurant”.2. Dutch Bros   Oregon, USA (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image Source: TWITTERU.S. COFFEE  chain Dutch Bros, supported by the communities of the seven states served by the  263 Dutch Bros outlets, has fought a 10-year battle to  raise awareness and funding for  research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the incurable disease of the nervous system that claimed the life of Dutch Bros co-founder Dane Boersma. The chain’s annual  Drink One For Dane Day on May 12 raised a record-breaking $785,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to support ALS research. This brings to  $2.53m the total funds raised  by Drink One For Dane Day in the past 10 years.3. Back In Motion   Norfolk,  UKImage Source: TWITTERSTAFF at Norfolk-based  Back In Motion  physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre held a bake sale to raise funds  for the East Anglican Air Ambulance charity. The  EAAA  is a favoured charity of Back In Motion, as superstar staff member Katy raised £2,217.20 by running in the 2016  London Marathon. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 4. Manchester United Foundation   Manchester, UKLooks like @WayneRooney @AnthonyMartial and @timboo95 are enjoying themselves! #SchoolsUnited pic.twitter.com/pcgVZgSi6Wâ€" Man Utd Foundation (@MU_Foundation) April 28, 2016IMAGE SOURCE:  TWITTERMANCHESTER  United Football Club staff are well known for their generosity, due to work of highly regarded charity,  The  Manchester United Foundation. In May 2016,  England international star  Wayne Rooney, Spain’s Juan Mata  and other MUFC players and staff, visited  Kingfisher Community Special School  in Oldham, a primary school for children with learning difficulties. The visitors spent several hours with and gave toys to the delighted children, while  the  MU Foundation  also made a donation to the school.5. Physical Digital Team   Guilford, UKimage source: TWITTERPERSONNEL from 3D scanning specialists,  Physical Digital Team, donned their hiking gear to raise funds for  Woking Sam Beare Hospices  by undertaking the May 2016  Three Peaks Challenge. The team tweeted  this spectacular photograph taken at the conclusion of the challenge. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 6. Brewin Dolphin UKimage source: TWITTERIN MAY 2016, nine  employees of  Brewin Dolphin,  an award-winning wealth management company with 28 UK offices, cycled  500km from London to Paris  in aid of the  blood cancer charity Cure Leukaemia. Brewin Dolphin is also a headline sponsor of the  event,  which saw almost 200 cyclists participate.  Ahead of the cycle, the Brewin Dolphin team visited  the Centre for Clinical Haematology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, to find out how the funding raised will be put to use.7. Kingdom Shopping Centre Fife, Scotland, UKimage source:  TWITTERSTAFF of the  Kingdom Shopping Centre in Glenrothes, Fife, have joined together to  raise £1,000 for the Glenrothes Foodbank charity. Their target was  achieved thanks to a variety of fundraising efforts that are a notable part of the  centre’s calendar. Change AGENTs Pay It Forward (7 Photos) Change AGENTs Pay It Forward (7 Photos) Image Source: Food Bank For NYCTHIS  Change AGENTs Pay it Forward post  features seven  inspiring examples, from the UK, the US, Canada and Australia, of people volunteering time and effort to help their own favourite charities or  the altruistic support programmes championed by their companies.If you’d like your company  to be included in future Change AGENTs Pay it Forward posts, click the link below for submission details. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Lloyds Bank   Sheffield, UKImage Source:  TWITTERSTAFF from the Sheffield division of  Lloyds Bank  dedicated free time in May 2016 for voluntary  work in aid of the  Lindsey Lodge Hospice. The  hospice, which opened in 1982, provides care for  patients with life-threatening  conditions, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and motor neuron disease. It’s typical of the charitable projects supported  by staff at the bank, in Sheffield and elsewhere. The Lloyds Bank Foundation, runs programmes supporting  charities that h elp “people who experience multiple disadvantage to make positive and lasting changes at critical points in their lives”.2. PwC Canada LLP    Toronto, ON, CanadaImage Source: TWITTERTHE Canadian arm of multinational professional services firm Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC Canada LLP) has, like all its counterparts globally, a strong community engagement ethos, aimed at strengthening the charitable sector. Typical of their projects is a  May 2016 volunteering effort  with the  Safehaven charity, which  provides residential care to children with multiple disabilities. The team spent the day baking, making pasta and playing with the children. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 3. Bank Of America New York, NY, USAImage Source: TwitterEMPLOYEES of New Yorks Bank Of America  regularly  undertake voluntary work at a very different kind of bank to tackle hunger, one of the most urgent  social crises facing  the US. Staff are pictured with other volunteers during a brief break in business in the pantry of the  Food Bank For New York City. This  Food Bank  has been the city’s major  hunger relief organisation since 1983.4. LFC Foundation Liverpool, UKIMAGE SOURCE:  twitterTHE LFC Foundation, is a charitable organisation set up by Liverpool Football Club. In May 2016, the Foundation hosted a charitable run, Run For The 96, in remembrance of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of  96 Liverpool fans during a match against Nottingham Forest  in April 1989.  In addition, some members of the foundation ran the race in aid of the Military Veterans Project, which supports Liverpool’s  war veterans. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 5.  NAB Personal Banking Melbourne, AustraliaImage Source:  TwitterIN MAY 2016, personnel from the Melbourne-based  National Australian Bank, one of Australias largest banking operations, volunteered to help at the  Melbourne 614. A  Salvation Army project, the  Melbourne 614, works  tirelessly to help the homeless and people living on the fringes of society in the Australian city.6.  Wells Fargo    San Francisco, CA, USAImage Source: TWITTERHOMELESSNESS is another huge social issue in the US, and staff from the San Francisco operation of banking, mortgage, insurance and commercial financial services provider  Wells Fargo are among the many who Pay it Forward by volunteering time to help efforts in aid of the homeless. The Wells Fargo staff most recently rolled up their sleeves on behalf of the  Habitat For Humanity for Lehigh Valley. This San Francisco  charity’s primary  goal is to build houses for people in need and help them fund their ownership of a home. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 7.  Nationwide  Saratoga County, NY, USAimage source: TWITTERVOLUNTEERS from the Saratoga County branch of the Columbus-based  insurance provider, Nationwide  , gave up some of their free time during May 2016 to Pay it Forward by volunteering fo r service with   Rebuilding Together. A charity organisation,  Rebuilding Together  undertakes critical repairs to houses for  low-income homeowners; renovation and beautification works to community spaces; and safety assessments and accessibility modifications for low-income homeowners who are older adults, or are living with a disability. Change AGENTs Pay It Forward (7 Photos) Change AGENTs Pay It Forward (7 Photos) Image Source: Food Bank For NYCTHIS  Change AGENTs Pay it Forward post  features seven  inspiring examples, from the UK, the US, Canada and Australia, of people volunteering time and effort to help their own favourite charities or  the altruistic support programmes championed by their companies.If you’d like your company  to be included in future Change AGENTs Pay it Forward posts, click the link below for submission details. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Lloyds Bank   Sheffield, UKImage Source:  TWITTERSTAFF from the Sheffield division of  Lloyds Bank  dedicated free time in May 2016 for voluntary  work in aid of the  Lindsey Lodge Hospice. The  hospice, which opened in 1982, provides care for  patients with life-threatening  conditions, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and motor neuron disease. It’s typical of the charitable projects supported  by staff at the bank, in Sheffield and elsewhere. The Lloyds Bank Foundation, runs programmes supporting  charities that h elp “people who experience multiple disadvantage to make positive and lasting changes at critical points in their lives”.2. PwC Canada LLP    Toronto, ON, CanadaImage Source: TWITTERTHE Canadian arm of multinational professional services firm Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC Canada LLP) has, like all its counterparts globally, a strong community engagement ethos, aimed at strengthening the charitable sector. Typical of their projects is a  May 2016 volunteering effort  with the  Safehaven charity, which  provides residential care to children with multiple disabilities. The team spent the day baking, making pasta and playing with the children. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 3. Bank Of America New York, NY, USAImage Source: TwitterEMPLOYEES of New Yorks Bank Of America  regularly  undertake voluntary work at a very different kind of bank to tackle hunger, one of the most urgent  social crises facing  the US. Staff are pictured with other volunteers during a brief break in business in the pantry of the  Food Bank For New York City. This  Food Bank  has been the city’s major  hunger relief organisation since 1983.4. LFC Foundation Liverpool, UKIMAGE SOURCE:  twitterTHE LFC Foundation, is a charitable organisation set up by Liverpool Football Club. In May 2016, the Foundation hosted a charitable run, Run For The 96, in remembrance of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of  96 Liverpool fans during a match against Nottingham Forest  in April 1989.  In addition, some members of the foundation ran the race in aid of the Military Veterans Project, which supports Liverpool’s  war veterans. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 5.  NAB Personal Banking Melbourne, AustraliaImage Source:  TwitterIN MAY 2016, personnel from the Melbourne-based  National Australian Bank, one of Australias largest banking operations, volunteered to help at the  Melbourne 614. A  Salvation Army project, the  Melbourne 614, works  tirelessly to help the homeless and people living on the fringes of society in the Australian city.6.  Wells Fargo    San Francisco, CA, USAImage Source: TWITTERHOMELESSNESS is another huge social issue in the US, and staff from the San Francisco operation of banking, mortgage, insurance and commercial financial services provider  Wells Fargo are among the many who Pay it Forward by volunteering time to help efforts in aid of the homeless. The Wells Fargo staff most recently rolled up their sleeves on behalf of the  Habitat For Humanity for Lehigh Valley. This San Francisco  charity’s primary  goal is to build houses for people in need and help them fund their ownership of a home. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 7.  Nationwide  Saratoga County, NY, USAimage source: TWITTERVOLUNTEERS from the Saratoga County branch of the Columbus-based  insurance provider, Nationwide  , gave up some of their free time during May 2016 to Pay it Forward by volunteering fo r service with   Rebuilding Together. A charity organisation,  Rebuilding Together  undertakes critical repairs to houses for  low-income homeowners; renovation and beautification works to community spaces; and safety assessments and accessibility modifications for low-income homeowners who are older adults, or are living with a disability.