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In June 2023, colleagues from our Philadelphia office came together to volunteer at MANNA. During their time, colleagues assembled and packaged medically tailored meals that would later be distributed to those in need.

L to R: Bryan Van Lenten, Iris DiBernardo, Andy Katz, Karina Disarufino, John Paolin and Nia Holland.

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During our EMEA Partner Summit, teams of Partners collaborated in a charity bike build, alongside charity team building partners, o3e. Seven bikes were built for children that support their families in loving and caring ways. The children received their bikes three hours after the teams had built them.

The team to build the bike the fastest included Paul Cacchioli, Amanda Clack, Daniel Jackson, Colin Russel, Damian Waters and Howard Gendler.

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HKA has adopted the Othandweni Family Care Centre as to support Centre as the needs of the home are massive and they do not receive as much funding as they once did. HKA colleagues visit the home to meet the staff and children to provide aid.

In the past, we have helped to upgrade the library and to clean up the play area, so the children have safer facilities to learn, play and grow. We have also organised a Christmas party for the children including a BBQ, donating toys, and hosting festive games to give the children a real experience of Christmas.

In February 2023, colleagues visited and received a tour of the centre and brought a donation of 32 kilograms of clothes, toiletries, diapers and washing powder, as well as a monetary donation to further support the centre.

You may view our corporate video for supporting the Othandweni Family Care Centre below.

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Colleagues in Sydney, Australia, gathered in the office to make 1,000+ sandwiches to be delivered to schools across the city.

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During our Americas Partner summit in December 2022, teams of Partners, Board members and members of our Executive Committee collaborated to build a cart, make a toy and help design a blanket for charity. Following the conclusion of the two-hour session, all gifts were immediately sent to Help of Southern Nevada to be distributed to the most vulnerable.

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This year’s charity of choice is Women’s Centre of Calgary. The Women’s Centre provides a safe and supportive space accessed by thousands of women in the Calgary area. All proceeds raised through the CWiE golf tournament will go to support the Women’s Centre, along with additional initiatives throughout the year.

HKA attended, sponsored raised funds for this year’s golf tournament.

The event raised a record-breaking $101.773.72 to donate to the Women’s Centre of Calgary!

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HKA were very pleased to donate US $1,000 towards the Pakistan Floor Relief Fund. Funds donated will go towards providing relief and rehabilitation to the affectees of torrential rains and flash floods in many parts of the country.

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In 2022, the HKA team joined over 800 teams and 12,000 walkers to raise money for the London Legal Support Trust. Together, walkers raised over £660,000, with HKA walkers raising £1,445.

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HKA participated in the Race Judicata 5K run/walk to benefit the CVLS.

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In the holy month of Ramadan, the HKA Middle East CSR team made a donation to the Emirates Red Crescent Authority IFTAR campaign. The donation contributed towards the food packs for those less fortunate. On Tuesday, 28 April 2022, 18 HKA colleagues volunteered to help distribute the food packs for this worthy cause during Ramadan.

In 2021, HKA Middle East proudly donated funds to support two most noteworthy charities within the joyful month of Ramadan. 100 Million Meals is the biggest food drive in the region that aims to provide 100 million meals for disadvantaged individuals and families in 20 countries during the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan of Hope charity is aptly named ‘Qatar Charity’ and the campaign is ‘Ramadan of Hope’, aiming to benefit circa. 600,000 people in debt, low income families, works and expatriates in Qatar via various projects.

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Chris Vagg, Pass it on Clothing & Co founder: “We know the lessons this “hands on” experience leaves with the participants are long lasting and through connecting with them after the service, we hope they go on and implement their new found knowledge and can individually better support those in need.”

Our colleagues in Oceania participated in Pass it on Clothing & Co’s five-hour “Experience + Education” Program.

This involved sorting and packing bags of clothing for men and women. Taking donated items, the team sorted them into 6-8 pieces per bag to create one outfit and deliver it to those in need in the community.

Oceania also installed a collection bin in the Sydney office. Clothes donated by colleagues were distributed to those in local communities.

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HKA sponsored the 2022 Racing for Good at Central Park in New York, and colleagues were invited to donate or walk/race along to help raise funds.

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Colleagues purchased and donated virtual toys by providing monetary donations to support the toy drive. For the 2022 United States’ holiday initiative, HKA employees donated over $2,500.00 worth of toys for this year’s toy drive.

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In conjunction with Deepavali and World Kindness Day, HKA Singapore pledged 500 large samosas to the non-profit organisation, ItsRainingRaincoats (IRR) for their Deepavali festive drive. IRR volunteers delivered food and spread festive cheer to 10,000 migrant workers at work sites all over Singapore on Saturday, 13 November 2021. Read about the drive and distribute initiative here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/delivering-pizzas-samosas-and-deepavali-cheer-to-10000-migrant-workers-in-singapore

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Toby Hunt, Partner, Business Development Lead, EMEA, slept rough for a night to raise money for CEO Sleepout UK.

He raised an amazing £2,438 for the charity and helped raise awareness of the struggles of homelessness in the UK.

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One of our UK colleagues is a keen supporter and volunteer with the Guide Dogs charity, working within the community as a ‘buddy’ to Rik Jones who is visually impaired.

Rik is passionate about his music and doesn’t allow his visual impairment to hold him back so we invited him to do a short virtual gig for HKA’s European team to raise money for the Guide Dogs. The event was a great success and our colleague and company donations totalled £1,000.

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One of our colleagues in the UK has been actively involved with Childline for many years, volunteering as a counsellor to young, vulnerable callers. To support our colleague’s work, the European team held an ‘Afternoon at the Races’ to raise money. The event was a great success and our colleague and company donations totalled £3,000.

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Save the Children International is HKA’s corporate charity. Each year, we commit to a minimum donation of US$5,000, but we often contribute more through urgent requests and colleague-led fundraising.

In 2023, HKA ran a competition called Master of the Grid, which was aligned to Formula One racing. The prize for each Grand Prix race winner was an HKA-funded donation to an HKA-approved charity, as nominated by the winner. Save the Children was one of the charities that received a donation.

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Colleagues in the Washington, D.C. office recently participated in Water for People’s Hike-A-Thon Fundraiser at Rock Creek Park participating in the hike which raised money for Water For People.

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HKA was delighted to pledge its support and make a donation as part of a client team (Spartan Team – Allianz, Berwick Law, BLD law firm and Stephen Hodges) to co-fund a clean water well. The well is in Rembe, a very remote and impoverished area of Northern Uganda, supplying 41 households with clean and safe water in close proximity to their homes.

Kiden Italian, a resident of Rembe village, said: “We were fetching water from Gbongatulu borehole, around 2km from Rembe. It is crowded as it’s used by people from other villages. Owing to the distance, some people abandon their jerry cans on the road, hoping to return, but many suffer from fatigue, chest and neck pains. It would take around four hours to bring water back to Rembe.

“We are now very happy that water is nearby. The fatigue we suffered is no longer a concern – the water is plenty. Thank you for bringing the borehole near us. May God reward and bless you abundantly.”

Paul Mansell said: “Our HKA team has been working with our client Allianz Insurance, the legal teams of Berwick Law (UK) and BLD (Germany) and a technical expert, Stephen Hodges) for around 6 years.

“The team decided to leave a positive legacy from our time working together in the form of a permanent water facility for a village in Uganda, and we were delighted to see the difference it has made.”

In 2023, HKA ran a competition called Master of the Grid, which was aligned to Formula One racing. The prize for each Grand Prix race winner was an HKA-funded donation to an HKA-approved charity, as nominated by the winner. Habitat for Humanity was one of the charities that received a donation.

In 2023, HKA ran a competition called Master of the Grid, which was aligned to Formula One racing. The prize for each Grand Prix race winner was an HKA-funded donation to an HKA-approved charity, as nominated by the winner. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was one of the charities that received a donation.