Record number of Adecco Group will Run Melbourne to Win4Youth
15 July 2010
A record number of Adecco Group colleagues will participate in Run Melbourne this weekend, clocking valuable kilometres for their Win4Youth initiative and assisting disadvantaged youths integrate into employment.
Around 100 colleagues of the global recruiter are expected to take part in one of Melbourne’s biggest charity runs this Sunday, the largest team the Adecco Group has ever entered in this event. The additional motivator for Adecco participants this year is the company’s Win4Youth program.
For every five kilometres completed by an Adecco Group colleague, the global company will donate three EUR to employment integration projects around the world. From Zurich to New Zealand, Adecco colleagues are joining local charity runs, clocking a total of 32, 320kms since January.
Win4Youth is the first initiative of its kind for the Group and according to Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Doyle; it is just one of ways Adecco creates a ‘better work, better life’.
“We support both organisations and individuals across the employment lifecycle,” Doyle said. “This means whoever you are and whatever stage of your career you are in, we can support your development. Win4Youth enables us to make a difference in the lives of young people from difficult environments, who want to join the workforce and that’s important to us.”
The launch of Win4Youth at the beginning of 2010 coincided with the global launch of the Adecco Group’s Official Values.
“One of our shared values is team spirit, and Win4Youth provides the perfect opportunity to exercise this,” Doyle said.
“Adecco colleagues from around the country and the world are stepping up for our shared cause, as well as supporting local charities, through events such as Run Melbourne.”
Adecco’s Win4Youth program will culminate in November, when 64 colleagues from all continents will run in the New York City Marathon. Australia’s very own Jacob Peterson, Adecco Group Senior Analyst and Programmer, will participate.
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