Zurich Insurance Malaysia raised RM85,000 through a Charity Cook-Out for its annual Global Community Week

During a particular week of each year, Zurich employees worldwide show their commitment in improving the lives of the local communities in which they live and work through a range of volunteer projects. This year, GCW for ZIMB was organized with a different spin; through a unique collaboration with up and coming culinary experts, Pop Up Dining KL.

The charity drive kicked off today at ZIMB’s headquarters in Menara Zurich as early as 6.00 a.m. with a cook-out session, where more than 300 of its employees came together to form 10 high-spirited teams to prepare food and beverages in the form of pre-packed meals to be sold at various locations around the Klang Valley. All teams were spearheaded by different members of the Senior Management team of ZIMB.

The trio from Pop Up Dining KL, Amanda Huang, Daniel Yap and Miki Maria Lie were present to assist the teams during the preparation of meals including helping them improvise the taste and presentation of their dishes, ensure the cleanliness of the food prepared, as well as provide tips on how to package the meals in a presentable manner.

Thousands of local as well as international gourmet dishes, desserts, snacks, pastries, fruit juices, canned drinks and tit bits were sold from as low as RM2 to up to RM20 in the name of charity. Among the locations where the teams headed to sell their food were Universiti KL, Wisma Zelan, Wisma Selangor Dredging, Wisma Cosway, Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya, Lion Tower, Wisma Zelan, and many more.

Riding along with his team of dedicated employees was Philip Smith, Chief Executive Officer of ZIMB who expressed his excitement and gratitude towards the commitment and teamwork displayed by the employees. “The core idea behind GCW is to provide our employees the opportunity to help make a difference within our communities. As part of the Zurich Commitment, we want to raise their awareness of Zurich’s role within the society. It’s not about the dollars and cents we collect at the end of the day, but the effort and dedication they put in for the entire week. I’m happy that they have shown great team spirit and had fun with their colleagues.”

ZIMB managed to raised RM85,000 in cash with a total of 3885 volunteer hours contributed for a good cause. Each Ringgit raised will be matched by the Z Zurich Foundation bringing the total amount to RM170,000. The proceeds will be channeled to the communities under its ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility programme, Eat Right to Play Right.

In an effort to do good for the betterment of the community, GCW was also executed at the branch level where each of ZIMB branch offices across Malaysia were empowered to run their own charitable activities. Most branches donated monetary funds, school and food supplies, helped cleaned charitable homes and even treated underprivileged children for an exciting day at a local fun fair.

For details on ZIMB’s ongoing CSR activities and its endeavour towards corporate responsibility, please visit www.zurich.com.my