Alexion Employees Volunteer Together to Enhance Their Local Communities during Second Annual Global Day of Service
November 09 2017 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) announced that more
than 1,300 employees are rallying together in support of community
service initiatives focused on health, wellness, and education as
part of the Company’s second annual Global Day of Service. Alexion
has partnered with non-profit organizations in nearly 30 of the
Company’s local communities across North America, Europe, Latin
America, Asia, and Australia to coordinate service projects that
will have a positive impact on neighborhoods and people in need.
Volunteers will beautify facilities, hold educational and training
workshops, prepare meals and care packages, and much more.
“At Alexion, we are committed to enriching the communities where
we live and work as we pursue our mission of developing and
delivering life-changing therapies for patients with rare
diseases,” said Ludwig Hantson, Chief Executive Officer of Alexion.
“We are excited to build on the success and momentum of last year’s
inaugural Global Day of Service with our second annual event that
supports our company values and tackles some of the most pressing
needs in our local neighborhoods.”
In 2016, Alexion employees provided more than 7,500 service
hours to communities around the world during its first Global Day
of Service. Activities included beautifying local schools, parks,
and homeless shelters; preparing meals for families and individuals
facing an illness; and leading activities for adults and children
with special needs.
Alexion’s second annual Global Day of Service activities
include:
North America
- New Haven, CT: Transforming the
Celentano Biotech, Health, and Medical Magnet School and
Wallingford Emergency Shelter, a program of Columbus House, by
building new furniture, painting murals, landscaping, and more.
Volunteers will also pack meals for Rise Against Hunger and
assemble kits for people spending their first night at a homeless
shelter.
- Boston, MA: Volunteering at the
Community Academy of Science and Health, where employees will coach
students on career development, paint murals, and assemble
furniture.
- Holden, MA: Working with the Be
Like Brit Foundation, an organization dedicated to serving the
children of Haiti, to organize and package items to be sent to an
orphanage in Haiti.
- Smithfield, RI: Returning to
Mary E. Fogarty Elementary School to beautify the interior and
exterior of the school as well as coordinate a science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) fair.
- Bogart, GA: Partnering with
Extra Special People to work at a camp for children with
developmental disabilities.
- Washington, DC: Partnering with
Martha’s Table at the Joyful Food Market, a monthly community event
designed to reduce hunger and increase access to fresh fruits and
vegetables.
- Mexico City, Mexico:
Waterproofing the roof of DAYA, a foster home that supports at-risk
adolescent girls, and playing volleyball and planting a vegetable
garden with the residents.
- Vaughan, Canada: Volunteering at
the Yellow Brick House, a non-profit organization that offers
shelter, counseling, and other services to women and children who
are impacted by domestic violence.
Europe
- Zurich, Switzerland:
Participating in a variety of activities including visiting the
Zurich Zoo with children suffering from rare diseases in
partnership with the Foundation for People with Rare Diseases
(KMSK); playing bingo with the inhabitants of two retirement
centers in Zurich (Alterszentrum Herzogenmühle and Sydefädeli); and
partnering with Foundation St. Jakob to work with people with
impairments in a local bakery and packaging facility.
- London, UK: Participating in a
beautification project at Sweet Tree Farming for All, a facility
for children and young adults with a variety of care and support
needs.
- Birmingham, UK: Participating in
arts and crafts and Christmas present wrapping at Birmingham
Children’s Hospital.
- Dublin, Ireland: Painting at
Coolmine Therapeutic Centre, a rehabilitation center.
- Athlone, Ireland: Helping to
transform the Midlands Simon Community homeless emergency
accommodation.
- Madrid, Spain: Partnering with
Grupo AMAS, an organization that supports and promotes the
rights of people with intellectual disabilities, to
participate in an improvisation workshop called Theater for
Inclusion.
- Barcelona, Spain: Teaming up
with Fundacio Finestrelles, an organization that supports
individuals with intellectual disabilities, to improve the grounds
and hold educational workshops.
- Belgium and The Netherlands:
Maintaining indoor and outdoor facilities at Kampenhoeve de STER,
an animal therapy center that serves children and adults with
physical and developmental disabilities.
- Milan, Italy: Planting ginkgo
biloba trees at a local park.
- Rome, Italy: Cleaning up a local
park, maintaining benches, and planting.
- Munich, Germany: Participating
in a variety of local volunteer projects, including furnishing and
decorating schools, preparing and distributing meals, providing
science and health education workshops, and assisting in a repair
shop run by disabled individuals.
- Prague, Czech Republic:
Partnering with the Hospital of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles
Borromeo to prepare Christmas cakes that will be sold during
fundraising events for the hospital.
Asia
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
Partnering with Dar al Ber Society, a humanitarian network, to
collect food and other items for people in need.
- Shanghai, China: Participating
in a charity run to raise funds to provide meals for students in
rural and impoverished areas.
- Tokyo, Japan: Teaming up with
Arakawa Clean Fund to take part in a river clean-up project;
gardening and arranging a petting zoo for children at Keifuku
Ikujikai Azabus Infants' Home; and hosting an after-school cooking
class for local children with disabilities at the School Center
Himawari Batake.
- Mumbai, India: Hosting a fun and
educational event for children from underserved communities.
Turkey
- Istanbul, Turkey: Hosting
cooking and art workshops for Dusler Akademisi, an organization
that provides cultural and artistic training free of charge for
disabled and socially disadvantaged youth.
Latin America
- Sao Paulo, Brazil: Painting and
repairing a health center.
- Bogota, Colombia: Participating
in beautification projects that include painting and cleaning at
Pasquilla School, an under-served local school.
- Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Providing support to Hogar Cura Brochero, an organization that
offers services and asylum for the homeless.
Australia
- Frenchs Forest, Australia:
Joining OzHarvest’s “Cooking for a Cause” cooking class to
transform rescued food into restaurant-quality meals that are then
delivered to local communities in need.
About Alexion
Alexion is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on
developing and delivering life-transforming therapies for patients
with devastating and rare disorders. Alexion is the global leader
in complement inhibition and has developed and commercializes the
first and only approved complement inhibitor to treat patients with
paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), atypical hemolytic
uremic syndrome (aHUS), and anti-acetylcholine receptor (AchR)
antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). In addition,
Alexion has two highly innovative enzyme replacement therapies for
patients with life-threatening and ultra-rare metabolic disorders,
hypophosphatasia (HPP) and lysosomal acid lipase deficiency
(LAL-D). As the leader in complement biology for over 20 years,
Alexion focuses its research efforts on novel molecules and targets
in the complement cascade, and its development efforts on the core
therapeutic areas of hematology, nephrology, neurology, and
metabolic disorders. This press release and further information
about Alexion can be found at: www.alexion.com.
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