Annual Report 2010 - AmCham Moldova

Membership Benefits & ServicesSocial Project “Life without Leukemia”Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee within AmCham Moldova has launcheda Social Project “Life without Leukemia” in 2010. It was a campaign designed to attractfunds for children with leukemia. These children spend most of the time in the halls ofthe Oncology Hospital. The treatment and medication are very expensive and every timethere is a risk that these children will remain without the so needed medication.The project found an echo in the heart of those who want a person struggling againstan incurable disease to be able to enjoy his life without pain. The collection campaign hadbeen started by AmCham with a Charity Lottery organized within the 4th of July Celebration.Money raised from tickets sale, as well as additional donations provided by project’ssponsors, were donated to this special project.Thus, in December, AmCham CSR Committee has visited children from Oncology Hospital.AmCham succeeded to collect 20 000 MDL within the project. Thus, it was possible tobuy some medicines for the children.AmCham Moldova takes the opportunity to thank Moldcell and Red Union Fenosa whojoined the campaign and made more children happy!Christmas Collection ProjectThis year, American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova (AmCham Moldova) in cooperationwith DHL Moldova delivered gifts to the children from the Orphanage School inCiniseuti village, Rezina region.AmCham Moldova offered to those 130 children of the Ciniseuti Orphanage School manygifts, such as toys, books, clothes, sweets, sport & other school equipment.„Business community is one of the main pillars on which values of a society are based.AmCham Moldova wants to promote and implement in long run the spirit of solidarityand kindness in the Moldovan society. Applying these values, we, as a community, and asindividuals, will benefit from a better society”, stated Mila Malairau, Executive Director ofAmCham.Among the companies taking part in the AmCham’s charitable act are the followings:British American Tobacco, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, DHL Moldova, East-Europe Foundation,IREX, Moldcell, RED Union Fenosa, Rompetrol, Turcan Cazac | Law Firm.Becoming already a tradition, the Christmas Collection Project has been launched byAmCham Moldova in collaboration with DHL Moldova four years ago, enjoying a high degreeof receptivity from its members.28A publication of the American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova