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FAIRFAX, VA, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CGI Group Inc.
(NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information
technology and business process services is continuing its ongoing
efforts to help victims of the BP oil spill along the Gulf Coast
with volunteer work and company matched employee donations.
CGI has partnered with three organizations assisting with oil
recovery efforts: Bay Area Food Bank (BAFB), Baton Rouge Area
Foundation (BRAF) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF). Over the
last three months, CGI members have rolled-up their sleeves
volunteering with the Bay Area Food Bank in Bayou La Batre and Coden, Alabama, handing out more than 30,000
lbs of food to 650 local families. CGI also matched dollars to
employee donations and combined efforts totaling $45,000 are being dispersed among the three
organizations.
CGI's Troy, AL office organized
volunteer days for the company and spearhead a day to include
members from the Troy community
who joined them as they traveled along the coast and handed out
food to victims affected by the oil spill.
Wanting to assist in the recovery of the region, leaders of
CGI's 50-person team in Louisiana
approached BRAF this summer to partner and match employee donations
made for relief efforts. On August 26,
2010, CGI VP and former EPA CIO, Molly O'Neill presented NWF with a check also
with funds donated by CGI members and matched by the company.
"As a company, we are committed to giving back to the
communities we live and work in," said Donna Morea, CGI President in the US,
Europe and Asia. "I am proud our members pull together
during times of need and remain passionate about helping
others."
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest
independent information technology and business process services
firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ
approximately 31,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and
business process services to clients worldwide from offices and
centers of excellence in Canada,
the United States, Europe and Asia
Pacific. CGI's order backlog is approximately C$13.6 billion and its annualized revenue is
approximately C$4.5 billion. CGI
shares are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSX (GIB.A) and are
included in both, the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the
FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.
SOURCE CGI GROUP INC.
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