As part of its Global Week of Caring, over 150 Ford Vietnam employees and dealership staff did charity work in Hai Duong City and HCMC.
In Hai Duong where Ford has its assembly plant, more than 100 Ford volunteers helped clean up the park and donated clothes and books for disabled children and gave presents to mental patients. In HCMC, about 50 Ford volunteers held a cleaning bee and donated clothes, books and gifts to an orphan center.
In total, the volunteers worked for 470 hours for less fortunate people. Ford hopes this will become a tradition for all Ford Vietnam’s employees and its dealership staff to stand together as a team to contribute to the development of the community and protect the environment.
More than 6,000 Ford employees and retired volunteers have already registered as volunteers in more than two dozen countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. The final tally is expected to be double that number by the end of next week. Ford said the volunteers are working to create a better world by feeding the hungry, renovating schools and repairing shelters on six continents. Caring for the environment was another important focus, and Ford volunteers also are on the job protecting critical water resources and planting trees, the company said.
Since 2005, the Ford Volunteer Corps has been the face of Ford in communities around the globe. Each year more than 20,000 Ford employees and retirees participate in Ford Model Teams to support community projects where they work and live.
