Since the Macy’s, Inc. Partners in Time employee volunteer
program was founded in 1989 in Atlanta, thousands of volunteers
have given more than 1.9 million hours of community service.
That’s valued at $32 million to hundreds of charities
we’ve impacted through the years.
Along the way, our Partners in Time program has been nationally
recognized, receiving the Points of Light/Hands On Network
“Award for Excellence in Workplace Volunteerism,” among
other honors.
In 2010, about 32,000 participants joined 1,800 Partners in Time
service projects throughout the country. Thousands of others were
involved in “give back” initiatives such as cause
marketing and employee giving campaigns, as well as our
Macy’s Foundation Earning for Learning grants-for-schools
program.
Partners in Time and other “give back” volunteers gave
more than 122,000 hours of service in 2010 alone. Partners in Time
projects made a strong impact for youth with 21 percent of efforts
benefiting children and school partnerships. With the success of
our Partners in Time Bag Hunger food campaign, celebrating its 13th
anniversary in 2010, hunger relief represented 33 percent of
volunteer efforts. Health issues, including AIDS, were supported by
11 percent of projects, and 7 percent supported breast cancer
research, family violence awareness and other issues of special
interest to women.
