Investors Group increases support of National Volunteer Week
Ottawa, ON – Volunteer Canada today announced a three-year commitment from Investors Group, totaling $300,000 in support of National Volunteer Week. The renewed Investors Group commitment is an increase of $75,000 over three years.
"Volunteers play an important role in the daily life of a healthy community," said Richard Irish, Investors Group Assistant Vice President of Community Affairs and Area Marketing. "Volunteers are the tireless engines that help so many worthy charitable endeavors to continue to run. Investors Group is committed to working with communities across Canada to help ensure they remain healthy, happy, vital places to live and work."
“Investors Group shows remarkable leadership in their support of volunteerism in Canada,” says Marlene Deboisbriand, President of Volunteer Canada. “More Canadian corporate leaders now understand the significance of volunteer contributions and the direct connection between volunteer energy, thriving communities and healthy business environments. We look forward to continuing to work with Investors Group to strengthen volunteerism across Canada.”
In 2007, National Volunteer Week takes place April 15-21, and will celebrate the slogan, Volunteers Grow Community. National Volunteer Week first began in 1943 as a volunteer recruitment effort to enlist women for wartime voluntary service. The concept of a week devoted to volunteers was revived during the late 1960s. National Volunteer Week is a project of Volunteer Canada funded by the Government of Canada through the Canada Volunteerism Initiative.
Investors Group is a national leader in delivering personalized financial solutions to Canadians through a network of over 3,700 Consultants located throughout Canada. In addition to an exclusive family of mutual funds and other investment vehicles, Investors Group offers a wide range of insurance, securities, mortgage and banking services. Investors Group is designated as a “Caring Company” by the IMAGINE public awareness program.
Volunteer Canada is a registered charitable organization and a national leader with a mission to promote volunteerism in Canada. Working with community organizations, Volunteer Centres, businesses, charities, governments and municipalities across the country, Volunteer Canada recognizes and promotes the role of volunteers, provides leadership to the Volunteer Centre movement, enhances the capacity of organizations to involve volunteers, and furthers the national dialogue on citizen engagement and civil society.
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| Contact: Karen Lambert Communications Specialist Volunteer Canada (613) 231-4371 x 237 klambert@volunteer.ca |
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