Around 1,100 FedEx volunteers from 12 Asia Pacific markets have started helping in some 42 community projects as part of the the eighth annual FedEx Cares Week in the region.
This year’s projects, running until early November, include cooking for the needy, organizing activities for the elderly, giving support to mobile medical clinics and environmental conservation, among others.
The volunteers are from Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Overall, more than 10,000 FedEx team members from around the world will volunteer nearly 55,000 hours during FedEx Cares Week. FedEx Corp. began this tradition in a handful of U.S. cities in 2004 and has since expanded it to nearly 500 global communities where its team members live and work.
“Volunteerism is a cornerstone of FedEx culture,” said Karen Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. “FedEx volunteers across Asia Pacific aspire with us to address the social and economic needs in their local communities. It makes me proud to see so many employees turn that aspiration into a reality through a variety of activities in the FedEx Cares Week this year.”
