OREANDA-NEWS. In Indonesia, Ford employees and their partners, together with non-profit organization Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT), join forces to make a better place for the community of Kabasiran, in Karang Tengah village. Volunteers helped to provide access to a clean sanitation and water source and renovated the Miftahul Ulum elementary school, which included the repair and repainting of the school's facilities. Around 75 employees, business partners and members of the Ford owners community participated in this year's events.

New Zealand

 

Ford New Zealand had a great turn out for their Global Caring Month activities, with about half of all employees participating. The Ford NZ Volunteer Corps team joined Variety, a children’s charity, for the start of their 2015 Mini-Bash at the Whenuapai School, helping them to plant a new native garden. They tilled an entire section of ground at the front of the school and replanted native plants and trees.

China

Over 40 Changan Ford employees visited the Chongqing Loving Heart Children's Home to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. After a tour of the facilities, volunteers taught children to make moon cakes, painted panoramic pictures on canvas and presented gifts to the children, including stuffed animals, notebooks, pencils and pens. The next day, more than 50 volunteers visited a nursing home in Hangzhou, Xinwan district. The presented the residents with moon cakes, performed Chinese and western songs, and helped to clean up the nursing home grounds. Lastly, Marin Burela, president and CEO, Changan Ford, visited Yunhua Senior Home to spend time and form a bond with the residents.

The next day, more than 50 volunteers visited a nursing home in Hangzhou, Xinwan district. The presented the residents with moon cakes, performed Chinese and western songs, and helped to clean up the nursing home grounds. Lastly, Marin Burela, president and CEO, Changan Ford, visited Yunhua Senior Home to spend time and form a bond with the residents.

These are just a few of the projects that have taken place during Global Caring Month this year, please visit the GCM landing page to see what has taken place around Asia Pacific.