OREANDA-NEWS. November 17, 2008. Over 400 Citi Russia volunteers in 11 Russian cities join more than 50 000 Citi volunteers in 100 countries for the company's third annual "Global Community Day", reported the press-centre of Citi Russia.

Citi volunteers including employees and their families and friends, were working on Saturday, November 8. Together with the Moscow City Palace for Children and Youth's Creativity they arranged and held the sound Children's Festival for inmates from supported orphanages, children's homes and boarding schools. Employees in St.Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Nizhniy Novgorod, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Ryazan, Ufa, Novosibirsk and Kazan were also volunteering in their local communities.

Citi's Global Community Day is a worldwide effort involving hundreds of projects in hundreds of cities around the world. Recognizing that many Citi employees volunteer year-round in their communities, Global Community Day celebrates Citi's volunteer spirit worldwide on one day. Local volunteer teams will be working on a variety of projects addressing specific community needs including literacy, housing, environmental protection, nutrition, and health care.

"On Global Community Day, Citi employees in more than 100 countries around the world will assemble to make a difference in their local communities," said Pamela Flaherty, President and Chief Executive Officer, Citi Foundation and Director, Corporate Citizenship.

"In these difficult times, this community engagement is more important than ever because the needs are so great. Whether it is teaching financial education to young people; planting trees to combat deforestation; refurbishing schools in poor communities; or serving meals to the homeless, Citi employees will turn out to help. Global Community Day is one of many ways, from sound business practices to our Foundation programs, that Citi strengthens the communities where we live and work."

Mark Robinson — President of Citi Russia said: "Citi is committed to mobilizing the enthusiasm and talents of our employees so that they can make a positive difference in the communities where we work together. We are delighted, that more than 400 employees of Citi Russia took part in multiple community initiatives this year, and over 1000 people received direct assistance from volunteer in 20 social projects in 11 cities across Russia".

This year our volunteer help got the following organizations:

Moscow
Refugee "Otradnoe", Orphanage № 50, Orphanage №8, Orphanage №12

Saint Petersburg
Social refugee 'Child in Danger", Leningradsky ZOO

Ryazan
Ryazansky orphanage

Kazan
Privolzhsky orphanage, Social-rehabilitation centre for kids with special behavior

Samara
Orphanage for kids with slow development

Rostov-on-Don
Orphanage for kids with slow development №4

Volgograd
Rehabilitation centre "Stupeni"

Yekaterinburg
Orphanage №1, Centre of blood transfusion "Sangvis", Orphanages №6, №3, №7 and developing centre "Otrada", Children's sport centre for disabled DIS, Non-profit organization "Druzhina"

Ufa
Orphanage for kids with slow development №2

Nizhniy Novgorod
Orphanage for kids with slow development №1

Novosibirsk
St. Nikolas' refuge for orphans.