Recently employees in Avison Young’s 79 offices in Canada, the U.S., Mexico and Europe dedicated the day to participation in volunteer projects to promote social, economic and environmental sustainability in their respective cities. Mark Rose, chair and CEO of Avison Young says, “This annual initiative is also our way of giving back to the communities that support our company and our causes throughout the year.”
Each Avison Young office chooses its own community volunteer project in consultation with the charity that will receive the assistance.
These are the Canadian charities to which Avison Young employees donated their time:
- Calgary: Women in Need Society
- Edmonton: Food Bank of Edmonton
- Halifax, NS and Moncton, NB: Boys and Girls Club, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
- Lethbridge: Canadian Blood Services
- Montreal and Quebec City: Moisson Montreal
- Ottawa: The Ottawa Mission
- Regina: Carmichael Outreach Centre
- Toronto HQ, Toronto North, Toronto West: Melanoma Network of Canada
- Toronto (property management): Youth Without Shelter
- Vancouver: Westminster House, Treatment Centre for Women
- Waterloo Region: Guelph Humane Society
- Winnipeg: Koats for Kids
