NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo North
America continued the company's tradition of community service this
August by supporting the major renovation of Person-to-Person's new
Norwalk facility. Person-to-Person
(P2P), a volunteer-driven, community-supported agency, responds to
individuals and families who lack the basic necessities or
resources to improve their lives. They do this through a variety of
services including emergency assistance, scholarships, camperships
and donation drives. The charity merged with Norwalk's Christian Community Action in late
2012 and asked Diageo, a business leader in the greater
Norwalk area, to help renovate the
space to serve more Norwalk
families with food and financial assistance.
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Diageo's Community Activity and Relief Efforts employee
volunteer group (C.A.R.E.s) took a hands-on approach to complete
the month-long renovation which involved demolition, painting and
rebuilding to make the facility more client-centered. Specifically,
C.A.R.E.s members together with P2P volunteers completely
reorganized the space to better accommodate both clients and
caseworkers and made improvements to the Food Pantry and
consultation offices. C.A.R.E.s members also cleaned, painted
walls, built shelving, restocked the pantries and hosted a grand
opening celebration at the Norwalk
facility this evening.
"Diageo has a long history of supporting the communities where
we live and work," said Larry
Schwartz, President, Diageo North America. "Employees at our
North American headquarters are particularly proud to help
Norwalk-area residents by working
with exemplary organizations like Person-to-Person."
In addition to volunteering their time, C.A.R.E.s members held
food drives in Diageo's Norwalk
and New York City offices to help
stock the food pantry. Diageo North America also made a
donation of $10,000 to support the
renovation efforts.
According to P2P Executive Director Ceci
Maher, everyone at the agency couldn't be more pleased with
– or appreciative of – the financial support and hands-on hard work
of Diageo and its employees, noting that the ultimate beneficiaries
will be the clients who are served at the Norwalk site. "As part of our mission at P2P
we rely on volunteers, and the generosity of individuals,
organizations and businesses to provide help to those who come to
us for assistance. Because of Diageo's efforts, we will be able to
continue delivering more than 90% of all donations to programs and
services for our clients."
Diageo's support of community organizations and skills and
empowerment initiatives are components of the company's
Sustainability and Responsibility Strategy. Diageo's Sustainability
& Responsibility Report 2013 is available here.
For more information about Person-to-Person visit:
http://p2phelps.org/
About Diageo
Diageo (Dee-AH-Gee-O) is the world's
leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of
beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer and wine. These brands
include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal,
J&B, Windsor, Buchanan's and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff,
Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray,
Guinness, Beaulieu Vineyard and
Sterling Vineyards Wines.
Diageo is a global company, with its products sold in more than
180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the
New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE).
For more information about Diageo, its people, brands, and
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About Person-to-Person
Person-to-Person is Lower
Fairfield County's rapid-response emergency assistance agency,
annually providing more than $9
million in food, clothing, financial assistance and
interconnected services through the efforts of more than 2,500
volunteers, community support and a small, dedicated staff. We
further invest in education to help break the cycle of poverty
through the Campership and Scholarship Programs. Visit p2pHelps.org
for additional information.
SOURCE Diageo North America