OppenheimerFunds, a leading global asset manager, supported the local community in Chicago this week during the firm’s Distribution Symposium, a semi-annual conference for more than 250 members of the firm’s Distribution team. In partnership with Cradles to Crayons and Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago, employees assembled care packages for children served by both organizations. OppenheimerFunds also provided each nonprofit with a $10,000 grant.
“Twice a year, our distribution team gets together to train, share successes and gain new insights that ultimately help us better serve our clients,” said John McDonough, Head of Distribution and Marketing at OppenheimerFunds. “Our employees also look forward to giving back to the communities that host our conferences and are proud to volunteer with great local organizations such as Cradles to Crayons and Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago.”
Employees assembled and donated:
- 400 clothing packages that will help provide infants with a week’s worth of outfits.
- 3,000 hat and glove packages to help keep 10-12 year children warm during the winter months.
- 800 school backpacks filled with school supplies.
Cradles to Crayons launched in 2002 and has operations in Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago. The nonprofit provides children from birth through age 12 living in homeless or low-income situations with the essential items they need to thrive at home, at school and at play.
“We are pleased to partner with OppenheimerFunds to help provide children with much needed clothing,” said Bernard Cherkasov, Executive Director, Cradles to Crayons. “The hats, gloves and infant clothes will be extremely welcomed by the children and families that benefit from our programs.”
Since 1902, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago have provided the city’s children with a safe, positive and supportive place where they can take advantage of after-school programs, activities and services designed to prepare them for the future and achieve their fullest potential.
“Every day, our clubs help young people build the skills that will help them to make positive contributions in their homes and communities,” said Mimi LeClair, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago. “The backpacks and school supplies donated by OppenheimerFunds will give these kids the tools that will help them succeed in the classroom and beyond.”
OppenheimerFunds’ corporate philanthropy and community initiatives also include its 10,000 Kids by 2020 program, which aims to introduce 10,000 students to math literacy programs through nonprofit partnerships and active employee volunteerism. The firm works closely with organizations including the National Museum of Mathematics, Boys & Girls Club, MATHSWORLDUK, Common Impact and Cross-Cultural Solutions, which provides impactful and sustainable service opportunities and skills based volunteer programs.
OppenheimerFunds Distribution Symposium Volunteer Highlights
Date
Location
Organization
Activity
Amount Donated
January 2011
Dallas, TX
Dallas Children’s Hospital
Created murals for hospital walls
$10,000
August 2011
Chicago, IL
Chicago Cares to benefit Woodson South Elementary School
Refurbished local school facilities
$10,000
January 2012
Fort Worth, TX
USO Dallas
Assembled and donated backpacks for troops
$10,000
August 2012
Salt Lake City, UT
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake
Built and donated bicycles
$10,000
January 2013
New York, NY
Breezy Point Relief Fund
Assembled and donated care packages
$10,000
August 2013
Laguna Nigel, CA
Las Palmas Elementary School
Refurbished local school facilities
$10,000
January 2014
Dallas, TX
Flood victims
Provided various types of assistance
$10,000
August 2014
Washington, DC
Boys Town
Made campus improvements, organized donated items, created backpacks, repaired kitchen facilities
$10,000
January 2015
Atlanta, GA
USO Council of Georgia
Gathered and donated care packages for troops
$10,000
August 2015
San Diego, CA
Support the Enlisted Project (STEP)
Built 75 wheelchairs for donation
$10,000
August 2015
San Diego, CA
Ronald McDonald House
Stuffed ~100 teddy bears for children
$10,000
January 2016
Atlanta, GA
Hands On Atlanta
Assembled 600 snack packs and hygiene essential kits
$10,000
July 2016
Boston, MA
Boston Cares
Constructed 30 toddler beds and packed 100 blankets and 100 superhero capes
$10,000
January 2017
Atlanta, GA
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
Assembled and donated 300 College Bound Care packages
$10,000
August 2017
San Diego, CA
Operation Homefront
Created 400 baby care packages for local military families
$10,000
August 2017
San Diego, CA
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego
Helped build 20 model solar cars with children from Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego and donated 100 model solar car kits to the organization’s STEM program
$10,000
January 2018
Dallas, TX
Trusted World
Attendees packed and donated 20,000 meal kits to be distributed to families recovering from recent natural disasters.
$10,000
January 2018
Dallas, TX
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas
Assembled and donated 175 Robotics IQ Kits for the organization’s STEM program.
$10,000
July 2018
Chicago, Illinois
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
Assembled and donated 800 backpacks filled with school supplies
$10,000
July 2018
Chicago, Illinois
Cradles to Crayons
Assembled and donated 400 infant clothing packages and 3,000 hat and glove packages.
$10,000
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