TORONTO, ON, July 22, 2011 (Press-News.org) Adecco Canada, subsidiary of the world's leading provider of workforce solutions - Adecco, SA, is proud to announce that it will be hosting a Bike Across North America event on July 27, 2011 to support Adecco's Win4Youth initiative.
In 2010, the Adecco Group spearheaded the Win4Youth program—a global initiative that empowers its employees and clients to make a difference in the lives of children by taking part in athletic events. Participant showcase their team spirit and responsibility while raising funds to help underprivileged children receive educational opportunities that will provide them with the tools to succeed later on in life. This year, the Adecco Group is challenging its employees and clients in more than 60 countries to cycle once around the globe every month and will fund the total distance cycled with a donation to selected foundations in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.
Inspired by this year's Win4Youth theme, Adecco employees in Canada and the United States have organized an Adecco Group Bike Across North America tour that will travel through 40 cities in 60 days. For every stop made, the group will make a donation to a local charity.
The Bike Across North America Vancouver event includes an 80 kilometer ride (or a shortened 15 km route) and is open to all Adecco employees and clients. Adecco will make an additional donation to the Vancouver chapter of Children's Wish Foundation for all kilometers cycled during this event.
Festivities will start with a 7:30 a.m. breakfast at 555 Burrard St., Suite 1165 (The Charles Room and The Bentall Room) and the bike ride will start at 8:30 a.m.
About the Adecco Group
The Adecco Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the world's leading provider of HR solutions. With over 31,000 FTE employees and more than 5,500 offices, in over 60 countries and territories around the world, Adecco Group offers a wide variety of services, connecting more than 600,000 colleagues with over 100,000 clients every day. The services offered fall into the broad categories of temporary staffing, permanent placement, outsourcing, consulting and outplacement. The Adecco Group is a Fortune Global 500 company.
Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605), with listings on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN) and on Euronext in France (ADE).
About Adecco Canada
Adecco serves thousands of clients each and every day, including small, medium and large corporations, in a large variety of business sectors. The company employs several thousands of temporary employees daily, making Adecco the largest Recruitment Solutions and HR Consulting Services Company in Canada. Adecco has more than 50 locations across Canada. We provide opportunities for people by finding the right fit.
For further information please contact:
Hilary Predy
Associate Vice President, Business Solutions
10 Bay Street, 7th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2R8
hilary.predy@adecco.ca
1.877.439.6111
Bike Across North America Comes to Vancouver
Adecco Canada, subsidiary of the world's leading provider of workforce solutions - Adecco, SA, is proud to announce that it will be hosting a Bike Across North America event on July 27, 2011 to support Adecco's Win4Youth initiative.
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[Press-News.org] Bike Across North America Comes to VancouverAdecco Canada, subsidiary of the world's leading provider of workforce solutions - Adecco, SA, is proud to announce that it will be hosting a Bike Across North America event on July 27, 2011 to support Adecco's Win4Youth initiative.