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Recognizing Employee Contribution to Community  In 2007, Manulife employees donated more than 55,000 hours globally to support community partners in a myriad of ways – building houses; helping students learn; running, rowing or walking for various causes; and participating in blood donor clinics. We believe it’s important to support causes that are important to our employees. In Canada, Manulife provides Helping Hands grants as a way to recognize and thank our many employees across Canada who volunteer their personal time with charitable organizations. Manulife donates $500 to charitable organizations where our employees volunteer 25 hours annually. Manulife also provides PowerMatch grants to recognize our employees fundraising efforts. Canadian employees who participate in a registered charity fundraising event and raise a minimum of $50 are eligible to apply for a matching grant, up to a maximum of $150 per event. In the United States, John Hancock matches up to 100% of contributions to registered non-religious nonprofits and 50% of contributions to educational institutions for a maximum of $3,000 and $1,500 respectively. 2007 was Manulife and John Hancock's most successful United Way Campaign yet. Combined, Manulife’s Corporate, Canadian and John Hancock divisions raised nearly Cdn$3.6 million for United Way agencies across North America. Lending our expertise to charitable boards Charities need more than donations. They require people with business skills – accounting, legal, human resources and public relations – to help run their organizations. Connecting the corporate and charitable sectors, Altruvest Charitable Services addresses this need in Canada. Its mission is to make charities more efficient by improving their board governance. Through two programs, BoardMatch Fundamentals (BMF) and BoardMatch Leaders (BML), Altruvest provides volunteers with the skills to become board members. The BMF program is for candidates with three to five years of business experience, and offers a training program for corporate executives followed by a 12-month board placement coupled with mentoring support. In the United States, nearly all of John Hancock’s executive management serve on local nonprofit boards through Boardlink, a customized board-matching program created by John Hancock. STARs of Excellence Award  The STARs of Excellence Award was commissioned by Manulife Financial and designed by Canadian artist Colin Gibson. Created to recognize and inspire accomplishment, the Award honours a select group of Manulife Financial employees and sales associates from around the world for their outstanding professional achievements and contributions to the Company’s success.STARs of Excellence Award for Citizenship Each year, Manulife selects one employee from around the world for a special honour, the STARs of Excellence Award for Citizenship. Established in 2000, the award recognizes the outstanding volunteer contributions of an individual to his or her community. Employees are nominated for the award by their colleagues based on a set of specific criteria. Nominees go above and beyond the call of duty, supporting others through outstanding volunteer service and demonstrating leadership, dedication and a caring spirit. They demonstrate sustained and significant service to others while maintaining a standard of excellence in their own lives and work. Their volunteer work significantly enhances the quality of life of those they serve. Nominees also demonstrate strong and innovative leadership which inspires and encourages others, while marshalling support for their cause. 2006 Citizenship Award honouree  The recipient of the 2006 Citizenship Award is Donald McIntosh, Banking Consultant, Calgary, Canadian Division, Manulife Bank.Don has been an extremely active volunteer for over 20 years, providing humanitarian aid to underdeveloped countries with such non-profit agencies as Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child, Global Friendship International Aid and Health Partners International of Canada. As often as twice a year, Don travels to Mexico or Nicaragua to help build orphanages and volunteer at free medical clinics. On many of his trips he leads groups of high school students and their sponsors on volunteer missions. His plans for 2007 include a Global Friendship mission to Nicaragua and Operation Christmas Child shoebox distribution trips to Chile and Bolivia. This is only a small glimpse of the humanitarian work Don has been involved in over the past six years. Not only does he devote endless hours and energy to his international humanitarian efforts, but he is also the first to step up and help someone in need locally. |
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