Caring for Communities
Roll International is dedicated to improving the communities where employees live and work. In support of the San Joaquin Valley, where almonds, pistachios, pomegranates and citrus are grown, the company donated $4 million to expand the facilities and services of Children’s Hospital Central California and partnered with the Don’t Quit Foundation to build gyms in Central Valley schools.
In Fiji, the availability of clean drinking water is a real concern in many communities. Through the company’s FIJI Water Foundation, a significant contribution was made to the Rotary Pacific Water for Life Trust to provide the infrastructure, expertise and skills necessary to deliver safe drinking water to over 100 needy communities, schools, health centers and nursing stations throughout Fiji.
In 2000, Teleflora launched its landmark Make Someone Smile® Week program, the floral industry’s leading charitable project. The program encourages thousands of Teleflora member florists nationwide to volunteer their time to deliver floral gifts in keepsake Be Happy® Mugs donated by Teleflora to those most in need of a smile – such as patients in Veterans hospitals, senior citizens living in nursing homes and assisted living homes and those enjoying meals through Meals-on-Wheels programs.
Elsewhere in the world, Roll International has provided much-needed support through agricultural programs. One such example is the more than 400 pomegranate trees donated to Millennium Villages Project to start a pomegranate coop in Rwanda as part of their ongoing effort toward a sustainable end to extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.
