ATLANTA, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 1,100
Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB) employees helped others
around the world during a wide variety of service projects
undertaken Saturday as part of the Company's third annual Global
Day of Service.
"We recognize the connection between the success of our
communities and the success of our Company," said Crawford
President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey T. Bowman. "Volunteerism is a
significant part of our culture, and we partner with organizations
around the world to support initiatives that respond in a
meaningful way to community needs and priorities. We feel fortunate
to be able to help those in need during our Global Day of
Service."
The 49 projects planned by volunteers in 20 countries helped
organizations ranging from food banks and orphanages to domestic
violence shelters and nursing centers. Among the specific
activities were:
- Making donations and assisting with food distribution at the
Northern Illinois Food Bank, which serves more than 61,000
individuals each week.
- Repairing facilities and providing activities for children at
SOS Children's Villages in Coconut Creek,
Fla.
- Providing meals, reading and playing games in several Brazilian
institutions for abandoned children and senior citizens.
- Making and collecting donations in Dusseldorf, Germany, for organizations that
offer palliative and hospice services to terminally ill
children.
- Collecting, packing and distributing donations to a food bank
in Birmingham, U.K.
- Providing materials and snacks to children at the Rong-Kuang
Children's Home in Taiwan,
Republic of China.
- Helping to clean up the Mt. Gede Pangrango National Park in
West Java, Indonesia.
Company employees also served their communities individually if
they were not able to join a group project.
In Crawford's headquarters city
of Atlanta, about 170 volunteers
worked on a wide variety of projects to benefit the Atlanta Day
Shelter for Women and Children and the Atlanta Community Food Bank
(ACFB) Product Resource Center (PRC).
At the Atlanta Day Shelter, Crawford volunteers organized, painted,
cleaned and repaired a number of areas of the facility, conducted
resume, computer and craft workshops, provided salon services and
cooked and served luncheon to shelter guests. Company employees
also donated holiday gifts, baby and household items and
non-perishable food, and Crawford
gave the facility several computers.
At the food bank's PRC, employees sorted and packed food that is
distributed to more than 700 nonprofit partner agencies.
About Crawford
Based in Atlanta, Ga., Crawford
& Company (www.crawfordandcompany.com) is the world's largest
independent provider of claims management solutions to the risk
management and insurance industry as well as self-insured entities,
with an expansive global network serving clients in more than 70
countries. The Crawford System of Claims Solutions(SM) offers
comprehensive, integrated claims services, business process
outsourcing and consulting services for major product lines
including property and casualty claims management, workers
compensation claims and medical management, and legal settlement
administration. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE under
the symbols CRDA and CRDB.
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