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<strong>Astellas</strong> – FY16 Corporate Social Responsibility Report<br />
Cooking for a Cause – <strong>Astellas</strong> Treats<br />
Ronald McDonald Families to an Italian Evening<br />
On Monday, July 18th 2016, <strong>Astellas</strong> employees cooked dinner for<br />
approximately 140 adults and children at Ronald McDonald House in Toronto<br />
for the Home for Dinner program. A "home away from home" for families<br />
to stay near their hospitalized child at little or no cost, Ronald McDonald<br />
House strives to make sure that nothing else matters when a family is focused<br />
on their child's health. By eliminating the common worries for families, like<br />
having a nutritious meal or having a place to sleep, the Ronald McDonald<br />
house is a welcome sanctuary for many patients' families.<br />
The group prepared an Italian themed meal that included: meat lasagna, cheese<br />
cannelloni, garden salad, caprese salad, garlic bread, bruschetta, vegetables<br />
and dips and tiramisu. The Italian theme was amplified with decorations, a<br />
photobooth with props for families to take pictures, music, and loot bags for the<br />
kids. Everyone was also treated to an ice cream surprise with a Baskin Robbins<br />
cart and sundae bar (a first at Ronald McDonald House!). The families were very<br />
appreciative of the food and the extra effort that <strong>Astellas</strong> employees put into<br />
the dinner. Joanne Castillo, Senior Regulatory Affairs Associate, summed up her<br />
experience as a first-time volunteer at Ronald McDonald House:<br />
Shared Services Employees Pack Care Kits for<br />
Ronald McDonald House Families<br />
On March 23, 2017, twenty-two Shared Services employees spent an hour assembling care kits – bags filled<br />
with nutritious snacks and breakfast items purchased by <strong>Astellas</strong> Pharma Canada – for families at Ronald<br />
McDonald House in Toronto. A sense of purpose filled the air as employees quickly divided themselves<br />
into teams; some manned tabletop stations piled high with items, while others went from one station to<br />
the next, filling the bags. Several employees decorated labels for each bag, adding hand-drawn pictures<br />
and heartfelt notes.<br />
150 care kits were assembled by the team, which were then delivered to Ronald McDonald House to help<br />
brighten the day of families with sick children. “Packing the care kits was truly rewarding, it felt good to<br />
be doing something that would help the families at the Ronald McDonald house,” said Jessica Coulis,<br />
Associate Corporate Planning Manager. “I really enjoyed seeing the whole team come together to pack so<br />
many kits, so quickly, while still having fun… talk about a ‘win-win’!”<br />
Upon receiving the kits, Ronald McDonald House sent the following note:<br />
“WOW! These bags are quite impressive.<br />
Thank you again for thinking of Ronald<br />
McDonald House Toronto in your charitable<br />
giving. Your donation will be thoroughly<br />
enjoyed by our families staying with us.”<br />
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