In the Community

AB Mauri is actively involved in the communities where it operates. The Company supports myriad causes with a special interest in and commitment to supporting those that enhance the quality of life. These include feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, and strengthening families. Charitable giving includes food banks, homeless shelters, affordable housing initiatives, hospitals and health-related organizations. Examples of organizations AB Mauri supports include:

LaSalle (Montreal), Quebec, Canada

• Centraide du Grand Montréal promotes voluntary and social involvement, develops community action and builds caring communities. About 500,000 needy people in Greater Montreal are helped through the agencies and projects supported by Centraide. Their vision is to develop ties between all the components of our society — community agencies, businesses, institutions, people who receive help, donors, etc. —to transform Greater Montreal into a caring environment where the less fortunate can live in dignity.
• La Société de Saint-Vincent de Paul provides counseling, food, clothing and furniture to any person living in a difficult situation that requires specific support. Today, in Greater Montreal, nearly 2,000 volunteers work each day in nearly 150 locations to assist the needy in the community.
• Opérations Enfant Soleil raises funds to push the boundaries of pediatric care. Funds support innovative research, teaching, technology and state-of-the-art medical care. This organization is a large network of volunteers, collaborators and caring partners who assist the sick children of Quebec.
• AGIR Ste-Justine is a volunteer organization committed to helping children with kidney disease. The organization focuses on funding innovative research, providing education and support, promoting access to high quality healthcare and increasing public awareness and commitment to advancing kidney health and organ donation.
• The mission of the Segal Cancer Centre from Jewish General Hospital is to deliver expert clinical care in a compassionate manner. The Centre provides patients with the most comprehensive approach to care, combining cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, psychosocial support, nutritional support and clinical and fundamental research in cancer.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Alexandra Centre, under the direction of the Alexandra Centre Society, hosts a number of community services and programs, including a day care and writers’ group.

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

• The Food Bank serves 309 charitable feeding programs in 31 Mid-South counties; The Food Bank fights hunger by efficiently collecting and distributing wholesome food, while educating the community about the problem of hunger and advocating on behalf of hungry people. The Food Bank is a member of America's Second Harvest- The Nations Food Bank Network and the Safety Net Collaborative.
• Memphis Union Mission ministers to the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of men, women and children who are homeless, addicted, and in crisis.
• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing in the city of Memphis and surrounding areas, and to making decent housing for all people a matter of conscience and action. Habitat works in partnership with families in need of adequate shelter to build simple, decent homes.

Greenville, Texas, United States

• Hunt County Shared Ministries (HCSM), formerly known as FISH, is a partnership between area churches, businesses, other non-profits, county foundations and other social service organizations. The partnership feeds the hungry and helps families through crisis situations, such as financial difficulties or medical emergencies. HCSM helps families in Hunt County eat well and live well each and every day.

Wilsonville (Portland), Oregon, United States

• Susan G. Komen’s Race for the Cure is the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world. The race raises funds for breast cancer research and education. The Pacific Northwest has the highest rates of breast cancer in the nation. More than one million people participate worldwide, and in Portland more than 46,000 people participate, raising $2.6 million for the Oregon and SW Washington affiliate of Susan G. Komen.

Chesterfield (Saint Louis), Missouri, United States

• The Griffin Center is a non-profit organization that provides after school educational support; summer day camps; and violence prevention training and advocacy for low-income individual children and families in the school system, public aid system and specialized housing social and health systems.

AB Mauri encourages all staff to become personally involved within their local communities. The Company encourages employees to donate to worthy organizations and it helps facilitate these acts of giving by making donation activities as part of its corporate culture. In addition to corporate donations, employees’ contributions are matched through the AB Mauri Matching Gifts program. Examples of the organizations that have benefited from this matching gifts program include:

• Circle of Concern, Saint Louis, MO
• Naomi House, Joseph City, AZ
• American Cancer Society, Framingham, MA
• Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• Family Support Network, Saint Louis, MO
• Our Little Haven, Saint Louis, MO
• Wellness Community, Saint Louis, MO
• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT
• Family Bridge Homeless Shelter, Portland, OR
• Oregon Food Bank, Portland, OR
• American Heart Association, Dallas, TX