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"For us, our mission of enriching and nourishing lives begins with our connection to our communities," said
Hundreds of projects will take place in countries around the world, including the U.S. and
- In 12 cities, large-scale projects with 100 to 200 volunteers will take place at neighborhood organizations, where employees will spend a full day empowering people to lead healthier lives and/or gain critical workforce skills. Projects will take place in
Atlanta ,Beijing ,Charlotte, N.C. ,Chicago ,Houston ,Los Angeles ,Nashville ,Philadelphia ,Toronto andWashington, D.C. in addition to multi-site projects acrossChile and theU.K. - In
Philadelphia , the home ofAramark's global headquarters, volunteers will create a Healthy for Life® Zone for community wellness at Congreso inNorth Philadelphia , inspiring families to make healthier food choices through educational workshops by dietitians and healthy food samplings led by our chefs. Employees will also assemble thousands of healthy meal kits to distribute to residents. - More than 500 employees in
Chile will volunteer at 12 separate projects across the country in partnership with theCoanil Foundation , which helps children, youth and adults with intellectual disabilities. Volunteers will create places for children and adults to grow fresh food, provide nutritious meals, and share information about leading healthy lifestyles. Chicago -area employees will help people learn job skills for the hospitality industry and find employment by establishing a workforce center at Casa Central's La Posada location. Volunteers will create a new workforce clothing closet, provide workforce readiness training sessions and hold a series of other activities to help people succeed in the job market.- Projects will take place across the
U.K. – inKirkcaldy ,London ,Birmingham ,Leeds ,Farnborough ,Aberdeen and Holybourne. AtTreloars School in Holybourne, an all-day health and wellbeing program will be presented byAramark volunteers. - As part of our commitment with the
American Heart Association to improve the health of Americans by 20% by 2020, we will implement Simple Cooking with Heart to educate communities about healthy eating, a key component of the recently launched Healthy for Life® 20 By 20 initiative.
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