Comments(0) When asked, what about now? more than 2,500 Sabre employees answered the call. You organized more than 200 events world wide - spanning across 74 cities in 30 countries on 5 continents!
The Give Time Together team has compiled a short video with some of your photos. Thank you again for making a difference in the lives of thousands all over the world!
Comments(0) Thank you for voting for your favorite Give Time Together blog post! With more than 700 votes weighing in, we are proud to announce this year’s winners:
People - Our $3,000 USD People post goes to Bangalore, India and their GTT event helping seniors at the Sandhya Kirana center.
Environment - Our $3,000 USD Environment post goes to Mexico City, Mexico for their efforts in becoming a greener office and community….
Animals -Our $3,000 USD Animals post goes to Southlake, TX where the communications team volunteered their talents to help a local animal shelter…
DIY (do-it-yourself) - Our $1,000 USD DIY post goes to Dunia Velarde in Santa Cruz, Bolivia for volunteering her time independently at a local cancer center…
Comments(0) Following each event during Give Time Together 2009, Sabre volunteer attendees were invited to provide feedback. Below are the findings from 864 survey respondents.
If you are a Sabre employee who volunteered and have not yet completed your event survey, please do so on The Good Network, and click on My Events.
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Student "Smiling Sam"
The Central Dallas Ministry Work Paths program focuses on pre-employment education and training (primarily in the construction industry) for low-income individuals who may not have the skills to be self-sufficient in an occupation. It also supports those who, for various reasons, are in a position of transition; sometimes from being homeless or even from serving some prison time. The program offers a 12-week course to low-income workers to get them ready to take the next steps toward a career so they can support their families. Read more »
Give Time Together, the fourth annual Sabre Holdings global volunteer outreach program, brought together 2,541 employees to volunteer in their communities - making a difference on five continents around the world.
To recognize some of the most compelling blog entries here on this site, Sabre will award grants totaling $10,000 USD to help further support the organizations Sabre volunteers have worked with.
Decided by a multi-national team, the top blog entries have been selected for each $3,000 category:People, Environment, and Animals.
New this year, the best DIY (do-it-yourself) volunteer event will receive $1,000!
Read about our 2009 Finalists and vote today!
Polls close Thursday, May 28th at 1:00PM CDT.
Comments(0) Sabre employees in the Pacific Northwest came together to support Northwest Harvest, a Washington State based food bank that feeds anyone in need. (www.northwestharvest.org) Travel Network, Airline Solutions, and Travelocity were all represented; with many employees meeting each other for the first time. One person flew down from Anchorage Alaska, one flew in from Spokane and one drove up from Portland, Oregon to join the western Washington based staff and 1 customer from Costco Wholesale Corp. We packaged over 3000 pounds of rice and 300 pounds of bread to feed needy and hungry families throughout the state. Northwest Harvest is not government funded so they can help anyone that asks for help. And, during this challenging economic time, they need more support than ever!
We’re not sure any of us would want to see another kernal of rice again, but we are sure that the over 2,000 families that will benefit from our support will be happy to have it!
This was a great event to pull employees together in a common city for the greater good. It was great to meet our colleagues and to have a good time together, doing a very good thing
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The Sabre Holdings Corporate Communications team members in Southlake, Texas selected a cause near and dear to our personal hearts – animals. We are small, but mighty, and decided to offer the most bang for the buck for the four of us to contribute to the Humane Society of North Texas, located in Fort Worth. Read more »
Comments(0) Fulfilling, heartwarming, energizing, worthwhile, fun, interesting, well-organized, satisfying, awesome, teamwork.
These are just some of the words that participants used to describe the Corporate Systems group working with the Grapevine Housing Authority to clean up and repair around the houses of deserving residents.
Comments(0) A pan-Sabre group of folks gathered in Wheaton, IL to volunteer at St. James Farm, property part of the Forest Preserve District of Dupage County. The group continues to enjoy outdoors work and this year all hands were on deck to make the area look great for an upcoming gala event at the Farm.
The property used to be private and the owner allowed the area to be sold to the Forest Preserve District at an incredible deal. That was several years ago and it has taken some work to get the property ready to be open to the public. On May 23, St. James Farm will host thousands of people for a horse show, so the farm was in great need of a little extra TLC so that it could open to the public for this special event looking its best! Read more »
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The Synxis Boston Group along with two fellow Sabre employees, volunteered for a day at the Pine Street Inn for our Give Time Together Event on Thursday May 7th, 2009. Our team was divided into two groups. One group worked in the kitchen, slicing and dicing vegetables, making sandwiches and preparing meals to be served and delivered to 12 other shelters. The second group worked on a cleaning facilities project. It was an incredibly enjoyable and rewarding experience. We are already looking forward to volunteering here again. Read more »