July 23, 2015

Schneider employees donate € 1,000 for earthquake victims in Nepal
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Following the terrible news of the severe earthquake in Nepal Schneider trainees
organised a bake sale in the Schneider canteen to gather money for the victims.
Employees from all departments were asked to bake and donate a cake for the
sale. The generosity was great: 25 cakes were baked by employees from different
departments and sold in the company’s canteen. Money was raised not only by
selling the cakes but generous independent money donations were also made.
Eventually 1000€ was donated to a German aid project. The organisation of the
sale of cakes is an inherent part of the training at Schneider. The trainees
organise such events with fundraisers for a charity cause twice a year. It
teaches them to be socially and environmentally conscious.

The charity cake sale is a welcomed event with many benefits. Firstly, the
trainees learn to organize and conduct a project autonomously, and on the other
hand it creates awareness for social responsibility towards the environment and
people. For Schneider employees it is a welcome change in the canteen, which
brings different departments together. At the same time the donation is
associated with something positive and a collective donation simplifies the
donation process.

Usually the donations are made for regional institutions; however, in case of a
natural disaster such as the earthquake in Nepal or the typhoon in the
Philippines in 2013, the money is donated to international aid projects.

On Tuesday 2 June, 1,000 € could be transferred to the donations account of
"Germany's Relief Coalition" and the "Alliance Development Works". The company
and the employees are happy to be able to make a small contribution to help the
people in Nepal.


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