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FirstRand Volunteers Programme’s Desiree Storey talks employee volunteering

15 March 2010

Desiree Storey, Manager of the FirstRand Volunteers Programme, will be talking about the Programme’s involvement in CAF’s Corporate Volunteers Week tomorrow evening on Radio Today.

The FirstRand Volunteers Programme is a unique project comprised of staff from each of the company’s divisions, namely First National Bank, Rand Merchant Bank, Momentum and Wesbank.  The programme boasts a remarkable 22% participation rate, with staff donating their time or portions of their salaries completely voluntarily.  Since the launch of the programme in 2003, more than R12.3 million has been contributed in time and money to charity organisations selected by the programme.  This amount has been matched rand-for-rand by FirstRand.

The Volunteers Programme complements the work done by the FirstRand Foundation, which is managed by Tshikululu Social Investments.

The interview will be broadcast on Tuesday 16 March 2010 at 19:50 as part of Radio Today’s Business Power Hour.