Aon's Global Service Day unites Canadian Colleagues to give back to their local communities

TORONTO, June 6, 2013 /CNW/ - Aon Hewitt's Canadian colleagues across the country are partnering with local charities to take part in Aon's Global Service Day, a company-wide initiative where colleagues in 44 countries will volunteer their time and efforts today to support local charities in their communities.

"Today, we come together as a firm to give back to the local communities that Aon calls home in order to empower those who need it most," said Tony Gaffney, CEO of Aon Hewitt Canada. "Corporate citizenship means going the extra step and contributing to society beyond what you do in your everyday course of business. Aon's Global Service Day is the embodiment of that philosophy."

As part of the firm's global mission, Aon's company-wide service day provides colleagues with the opportunity to take time off from their work to engage in charitable activities that benefit their local communities and focus on providing assistance to organizations that empower people and serve communities at risk.

The following charitable organizations are supported by Aon Hewitt colleagues in Canada:

Vancouver				Belkin House
Calgary				Alberta Association for Community Living, Canada Blood Services
Edmonton				Norwood Child Resource Centre, City of Edmonton Tree Nursery
Saskatoon				Canada Blood Services
Regina				Regina Early Learning Centre
Winnipeg				Winnipeg Harvest
London				SARI Therapeutic Riding
Toronto				Junior Achievement of Central Ontario, Daily Bread Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, Food Drive for North York Harvest, Canada Blood Services
Ottawa				Ottawa Food Bank
Montreal				Nutri-Centre La Salle
Quebec City				Le Grand défi Pierre Lavoie

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Aon plc NYSE:AON is the leading global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resources solutions and outsourcing services. Through its more than 65,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon unites to empower results for clients in over 120 countries via innovative and effective risk and people solutions and through industry-leading global resources and technical expertise. Aon has been named repeatedly as the world's best broker, best insurance intermediary, reinsurance intermediary, captives manager and best employee benefits consulting firm by multiple industry sources. Visit www.aon.com for more information on Aon and www.aon.com/manchesterunited to learn about Aon's global partnership and shirt sponsorship with Manchester United.

 

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