Through the Internet site, we can offer fast, high-quality information such as cultural and sports results, events summaries, team membership, photos, ticket sales and souvenirs over the Internet. When Joan Upton, Telecom Analyst Advanced in the EDS Information Solutions group, volunteered to put together a team of EDS employees to participate in CIBC's Run for the Cure in Durham Region, she had no idea that it would turn into a highlight of this year's Global Volunteer Day. I looked into it and found out that I could get extra support from the GVD team. By registering the run as a GVD project, Joan and her team benefited from the extra awareness provided through InSite and other corporate communications. Durham Region was among a handful of places this year 'trying out' to become a national site by spending a year as a satellite run location.
National sites benefit from the run's major corporate sponsors.
Joan was responsible for coordinating a team of participants from EDS, and challenging corporations like Bell Canada to enter teams and see who could raise the most money. The gold-etched glass award will be proudly displayed in the Oshawa office. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for details of some of the other projects supported by EDS volunteers on Global Volunteer Day. More than 1,200 EDS Canada employees, family members, friends, and clients took part in Global Volunteer Day this year, making it the most successful event to date. Over the next several days, InSite will be taking a look at the events that took place across the country from Victoria to Charlottetown, and some of the great experiences and learning that came out of it all.