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INDIANAPOLIS , Sept. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- On Oct. 2 , some 24,000 Lilly employees spanning nearly 60 countries will participate in the company's seventh Global Day of Service. Building on Lilly's strong heritage of making life better, employees will join together in a single, coordinated effort to improve the communities where they work, live and play.
"I'm so proud of this tradition, and of our Lilly people who devote their talent and energy to strengthening the communities around the world where we live and work," said Dr. John C. Lechleiter , Lilly chairman, president and CEO. "On this special day each year, Lilly volunteers come together to accomplish what would otherwise take months or years, and in doing so make life better for people in their communities."
This year, Global Day of Service project leaders have worked with local organizations across the globe to determine how Lilly's collective workforce can have the greatest impact.
Below are a few of the 2014 international and U.S. Global Day of Service projects:
"Since our first year in 2008, Lilly volunteers have given more than 625,000 volunteer hours as part of our annual global day of service," said Rob Smith , president, Lilly Foundation. "While Lilly employees volunteer in big and small ways every day throughout the year, our global day of service is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together as one and give back to the people and communities we serve."
Individuals interested in following Global Day of Service activities can visit a new digital event hub, a real-time digital display that will showcase social media posts from projects around the world. To do so, visit www.LillyGlobalDayofService.com .
About Eli Lilly and Company Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. To learn more about Lilly, please visit us at www.lilly.com and http://newsroom.lilly.com/social-channels . CR-LLY
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