Avison Young held its inaugural Global Day of Giving earlier this month in all of the company’s 60 offices in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Each office chose its own community volunteer project in consultation with the charity that will receive the assistance.

“While Avison Young offices already contribute to many charitable organizations throughout the year, setting aside a day for all 1,600 professionals to volunteer their time will broaden and greatly strengthen our philanthropic efforts as a company,” says Mark Rose, chair and CEO. Staff activities ranged from completing small construction projects for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and the YWCA to riverside clean-up efforts.

The company plans to make it an annual event.

Avison Young’s Vancouver staff (above) constructed a fence and vegetable garden boxes and  weeded and power-washed at the YWCA Alder Gardens housing project for single mothers and their children as part of Avison Young’s Global Day of Giving. Click on the photo for a larger image.