Southern Glazer’s VolunCheers Raise $82K for Charity

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has announced results from the company’s 2023 Employee Holiday Giving Campaign. The annual campaign, which ran from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, is part of Southern Glazer’s VolunCheers program, a grassroots employee volunteering and giving program that empowers team members to engage with charities in their local communities.

These efforts are managed through the company’s enterprise-wide internal digital portal, VolunCheers Online, where employees can connect with each other, organize, and promote volunteering and giving activities. In the spirit of the holidays, Southern Glazer’s pledged to donate $25 for every volunteer hour logged by employees throughout November and December on VolunCheers Online.

Employees exceeded last year’s holiday campaign results by logging 3,284.5 volunteer hours to support diverse causes and uplift their local communities, resulting in a total donation of $82,113 to support the campaign’s three benefiting charities. The beneficiaries of this year’s campaign are Feeding America, Giving Kitchen, and Food Banks Canada and each will receive a $27,371 donation to help further their meaningful work.

“Southern Glazer’s promotes volunteerism that cultivates both opportunity and a sense of belonging in the communities where we reside and operate,” said CEO Wayne E. Chaplin. “Our employees continuously explore ways to expand our impact through volunteering. The VolunCheers program at Southern Glazer’s not only streamlines the discovery and initiation of volunteer and fundraising activities, but also enables us to acknowledge our employees’ dedication to making a difference one action at a time.”

Month after month, Southern Glazer’s employees demonstrated their passion for giving through meaningful charitable work. The company is proud to close 2023 with nearly 14,233.75 employee volunteer hours logged and 203 employee-led volunteer events organized to benefit more than 127 charities.

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