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Abbott Employee Giving Sets New Records for Employee Participation and Total Donations
March 13th, 2009
In 2008, Abbott's (NYSE:ABT) employee giving in the United States set new company records both in terms of number of participating employees and total dollar contributions, despite difficult economic times. Nearly three out of every four Abbott employees (74 percent) participated in the company's employee giving programs, up from 65 percent in 2007. Abbott employees contributed more than $12.6 million to non-profit groups in 2008, surpassing last year's total of $12.3 million. This figure includes pledges raised through the company's annual employee giving campaign, donations by employees throughout the year, and matching gifts from the Abbott Fund, the company's philanthropic...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-03-13)
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