William Slattery

Dublin

“My week–long visit in Tanzania left me with the impression that fostering economic growth based on the same approach that has worked in other countries is critical: education and investment in commercial and physical infrastructure over prolonged periods.”

Willie Slattery joined Oxfam for a week–long visit to the Ngorongoro region of northern Tanzania near the Kenya border. His time spent with the Masai tribe confirmed that employees are making a real contribution to the lives of the people of Tanzania through Oxfam events such as Trailtrekker.

State Street is a global sponsor of Oxfam's Trailtrekker and Trailwalker events around the globe. More than 22,000 people will participate in 15 events in 12 countries in 2012 raising approximately US $18 million for Oxfam's international development and humanitarian work.

Anne McGarry

Sydney

“The Sylvanvale Foundation Backyard Blitz volunteer project is one of the many rewarding volunteer projects I'm able to organize and rally employees around as part of State Street's Community Support Program Committee.”

Anne McGarry, member of the Community Support Program Committee and Volunteer Network, organized the Sylvanvale Foundation Backyard Blitz volunteer project. More than 20 employees volunteered, spending the day gardening and setting up for the official opening of the foundation's “Communities Around Kids” program.

The Communities Around Kids program aims to provide consistent, high–quality care for young children with multifaceted disabilities, as well as offering early intervention strategies and support to families in crisis. The program will become a home away from home for children, and will include families as well as siblings, staff and practitioners.

Sylvanvale Foundation has been striving to empower children and adults with intellectual disabilities to fulfill their potential for the last 60 years.

Linette Sanders

Quincy

“Being State Street's volunteer coordinator for the National Urban League Conference was an awesome experience for me. It challenged my project management abilities and provided me with new interpersonal, time management and coordination skills.”

As volunteer coordinator for the National Urban League Conference (NUL), Linette Sanders recruited and planned volunteer projects for more than 100 State Street employees, retirees, friends and family. She also provided assistance with more than 130 activities throughout the week of the conference.

State Street was a presenting sponsor of the 2011 NUL Conference held in Boston from July 27–30, 2011. The conference featured nationally-recognized business, government, academia and arts leaders who addressed the theme, “Jobs Rebuild America,” touching upon issues related to education, healthcare, housing and employment.

Tammy Selby

London

“It was very obvious how much the members enjoyed speaking to us and having us around. Everyone was smiling, laughing and singing all day long. The day was a great success and will be an experience I will always remember.”

Tammy and her colleagues organized a volunteer day at the Jewish Care Leonard Sainer Special Day Care Centre this past November to give members an enjoyable and stimulating day, while family and caretakers received some time for themselves. The day included baking, arts and crafts, quizzes, computer games, beauty treatments and a tea–dance.

The Jewish Care Leonard Sainer Special Day Care Centre provides programming for people who have memory impairment and/or a diagnosis of a type of dementia.

Louise Clarke

Sydney

“'As chair of the Australian Women's Exchange, I can attest to how State Street believes in fostering the development of women. This is illustrated in our support and endorsement of the Australian Women's Exchange, which is one of more than 20 women employee groups across the company.”

Louise Clarke currently oversees the Australian Women's Exchange (AWE) network, a group that aims to connect female employees and provide forums for them to learn, network and discuss issues such as career advancement and work/life balance. The AWE also offers an internal mentoring program that matches female applicants with senior female managers as a development initiative.

Louise has also recently overseen the launch of the Australian Working Mothers Network (AWMN), a newly-formed group that aims to support women returning to the workplace after maternity leave and ensure that their transition back to the office is as well–informed as possible. The AWMN also provides forums for these employees to share experiences, advice and tips, as well as ways to maintain contact with State Street while on leave.

Luis Lage

Hong Kong

“It was an honor to compete in the Sun Life Stanley International Dragon Boat Race on behalf of State Street. We are very proud of our Gold Bowl trophy and loved the excitement of competing in this event.”

Luis Lage was the captain of the Hong Kong dragon boat team, the “State Street Clippers,” which participated in the Hong Kong Sun Life Stanley International Dragon Boat race on June 6, 2011. The State Street Clippers placed fifth in the competition, receiving a Gold Bowl trophy.

In addition to this race, State Street competed in the Boston and Toronto Dragon Boat races, bringing together more than 60 employees around the world and taking on more than 170 dragon boat teams.

Jo Proud

Asia Pacific

“I'm honored to be State Street's Community Chairman Award winner for Asia Pacific. My volunteer contributions are one of the reasons why I enjoy working at State Street.”

Jo Proud is an active proponent of community support programs in the Sydney and broader Asia–Pacific region. In various capacities, she has been a champion of volunteer work and the face of State Street philanthropy. Her strong commitment and zeal have fostered employee engagement and collaboration.

Each year, Jo leads the Prince of Wales Hospital Christmas Giving Appeal, organizing a drive to collect Christmas gifts for patients suffering from dementia. She serves on the board of directors of Culture at Work, which develops art and scientific competencies in talented, disadvantaged children and teens with social or other disabilities.

Jo also serves as chair of the State Street Australia Community Support Program Committee, actively campaigning for the committee, enhancing employee communication, and raising the profile and effectiveness of State Street's philanthropic activities in the Sydney community. She was instrumental in the State Street Foundation's decision to provide disaster relief grants for those affected by floods in Brisbane, Australia, and by the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Lembit Willems

Sydney

“I have been an advocate and supporter of the World's Greatest Shave event for the past seven years. It's an event I look forward to every year and it's rewarding to see how the employees in Australia have embraced this tradition.”

Lembit Willems was one of 10 employees in Sydney and four employees in Hangzhou who shaved their heads to raise money for the Leukemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave. Together, they raised more than AU$9,700 in donations, which was matched by the State Street Foundation.

World's Greatest Shave raises funds for free practical and emotional support to people with blood cancer and their families, as well as providing funds for research. Since 1998, more than a million people have shaved or colored their hair, raising in excess of $120 million.

Cynthia Costigan

Montreal

“Volunteer events and the results we see from them make us proud to be employees of State Street.”

Over the past three years, Cynthia Costigan has volunteered with several State Street colleagues at the “Just for Kids” Foundation's annual charity golf tournaments in support of the Montreal Children's Hospital. She and her Global Outreach team spend these volunteer days at the Laval–sur–le–Lac Golf Course, helping to serve food and drink to the golfers, manning the “hole–in–one” contests and taking on many other tasks deemed necessary to keep the event running smoothly.

The Montreal Global Outreach team has become an integral part of these tournaments, and regular golfers have been overheard asking if the “smiling State Street blue T–shirts will be back again this year.”

Karen Brooks

Kansas City

“Participating in this ongoing volunteer project makes me feel like I'm making an impact in my community. There are so many nonprofit organizations and individuals that count on the Harvesters Community Food Network for their everyday necessities, and it feels good to be part of the great work they do.”

Karen Brooks was one of 125 employees and their families who supported the Harvesters Community Food Network by volunteering at the Harvesters warehouse sorting food that provides thousands of meals to those in need, and by helping fold bags at the State Street facility in support of the National Association of Letter Carriers annual food drive that benefits Harvesters. This Global Outreach activity is among one of the Kansas City office's most popular and successful volunteer events.

The Harvesters Community Network collects food and household products for more than 620 nonprofit agencies through its 26 direct service area, which includes emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelter, children's homes, homes for mentally disabled and shelters for battered persons. The organization impacts more than 66,000 different people each week in the Kansas City area.

Jessica Hickey

New York

“Being an advocate of volunteerism in our New York offices has been an honor. It has been such an incredible opportunity to get to know employees across our businesses while supporting organizations that truly make a difference in our community.”

Jessica Hickey has a strong commitment to engaging State Street's New York-based staff in volunteer activities. As chair of the New York Global Outreach Committee, she organized 30 events in 2010 that engaged more than 300 volunteers, participating personally in 16 events and serving as team leader for five.

She has developed surveys to measure volunteer satisfaction for each event and to determine the kinds of projects that interest employees, and she has created a variety of local volunteer awards to encourage participation. She also championed efforts to increase senior management participation in Global Outreach.

Working with the Corporate Citizenship team, she helps strengthen community partnerships by scheduling volunteer events with grant recipients focused on education and workforce development. Among the organizations that have benefited from Jessica's generosity are New Heights, which engages inner–city youth in academics and leadership development; New York Cares, the leading volunteer organization in New York City; and the Doe Fund, which works to rebuild the lives of homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals.

Swee Leen Chua

Singapore

“AWWA is a powerful organization that makes a true impact on the children they serve. It was an honor to spend time out of my day to make a difference in those children's lives.”

Swee Leen Chua was one of 20 volunteers who participated in the Bollywood Veggies volunteer project with Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA), where they spent the morning with children from AWWA’s SMILES program and participated in a guided farm tour at Bollywood Veggies.

AWWA is an organization that provides educational services to those with disabilities. The SMILES program is one initiative driven by AWWA that provides therapy, social support and constructive activities to participants while caretakers are at work.

Dawn Cooper

Cape Town

“Not only were children coming in during all weather conditions for meals, many brought family as well. I'm so grateful that I was able to take time out of the work day to make a difference for these children and families.”

Dawn Cooper, along with a group of State Street employees, commemorated Nelson Mandela Day by volunteering for the Aquarius Feeding Scheme at Christian David Primary School and Delta Primary School in Steenberg, providing children with a warm meal, which for some, would be their only food all day.

The Aquarius Feeding Scheme helps provide meals and financial support to 15 schools throughout Cape Town. State Street employees are some of the many volunteers who assist the Aquarius Feeding Scheme in supplying and making meals for each of the schools, as well as assisting with fundraising donations.

Bill Hillman

Boston

“Volunteering with Back on My Feet and managing the running club has been very rewarding for me. It has allowed me to create my own running community and connect with lots of other runners from different backgrounds.”

Bill Hillman manages the Running Club in Boston and has partnered with the organization, Back on My Feet. Back on My Feet is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to creating independence and self–sufficiency within the homeless and other underserved populations by engaging them in running as a means to build confidence, strength and self–esteem.

Bill has brought recipients from the organization on site to talk to the running club members, has recruited volunteers to participate in Back on My Feet's morning runs that occur at 5:30 a.m. three times a week and also personally volunteers with the organization every Monday morning by helping lead runs with the recipients.

Kevin Jen

Taiwan

“Contributing more than 200 hours to the Taipei Orphan Welfare Foundation with my fellow colleagues is an accomplishment I'm very proud of.”

Kevin Jen, along with more than 25 employees in the Taiwan office, worked together to contribute more than 200 volunteer hours to the children of the Taipei Orphan Welfare Foundation through participation in the National Orphanage Olympics and by organizing a Movie Day.

These two initiatives provided support to enable the Taipei Orphan Welfare Foundation to carry out their mission of caring for the education and growth of children. Its programs all focus on the welfare of children through tutoring, psychological consulting, scholarships, emergency aid and offering parents childcare centers.

Kristin Spalding

Boston

“Volunteering for the Red Sox Foundation was an amazing experience. In addition to selling raffle tickets at several Red Sox games, I also had the opportunity to make a difference for all the charities supported by the Red Sox Foundation, including the Jimmy Fund, Dimock Community Health Center, Red Sox Scholars and Youth Baseball programs.”

Kristin Spalding and more than 100 volunteers from State Street teamed up with the Red Sox Foundation to sell raffle tickets to Red Sox patrons at more than 45 home games. These tickets are used in a 50/50 raffle where half the proceeds go to the winner and the other half go to sponsor the Red Sox Foundation charities.

The Red Sox Foundation is the official team charity of the Boston Red Sox, focusing on serving the health, education, recreation and social service needs of children and families in need across New England.

Caroline Palatucci

New York

“Volunteering as part of the Ready, Willing & Able program was a great way to put my business skills to work. It feels good to know that my time could help someone get a job and give them the independence and support they are striving for.”

Caroline Palatucci is one of the many employees in New York City who help homeless individuals with their transition into the workforce through mock interviews. This volunteer activity is held several times a year and is part of the “Ready, Willing & Able” program sponsored by the Doe Fund.

The program is The Doe Fund's holistic, residential, work and job skills training program, which helps homeless individuals in their efforts to become self–sufficient. It has helped more than 4,500 men and women become drug–free, secure full–time employment and obtain their own self–supported housing. The program targets the segment of the homeless population considered the hardest to serve: single, able–bodied adults, the majority of whom have histories of incarceration and substance abuse.

Jeanette Kuhl

Sacramento

“The Sacramento Food Bank and Family Service Center continues to make a lasting impact on the Sacramento community, and it's been an honor to be involved. Working closely with those in need has been a very rewarding experience; their appreciation is priceless.”

Jeanette Kuhl was one of the many State Street employees who gathered at the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services Center's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on January 24, 2012 to celebrate the opening of the new Education and Technology Center. The 22,500 square–foot center is more than triple the size of the original 7,000 square–foot facility and houses 120 computers and 11 classrooms, more than double the original 40 computers and five classrooms. The new facility will serve close to 3,000 of the 15,000 people the program serves each month.

With support from Jeanette and other State Street volunteers, the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services Center received a total gift of US $100,000 from State Street. The money directly went toward funding the computers, software, and peripherals for their Adult Education Technology Lab in the center.