Miami, FL, October 27, 2009 - Employees of the Cisneros Group of Companies, in conjunction with the United Way and the Fundacion Cisneros, volunteered their time this past Friday, October 23rd, to paint the Girl Scout Camp Mahachee, located in South Miami, Florida (USA).
As part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Volunteer Program, some 65 employees, led by the Group’s Co-Chairman and CEO Steven Bandel, spent the day painting eight cabins at Camp Mahachee, which houses Girl Scouts from throughout Miami-Dade County during troop camping, meetings, day/evening activities, events and trainings. Camp Mahachee sits on 11.7 acres of beautiful hammock land, which was purchased by the Girl Scouts Organization for $3,337 in 1945 with funds generated from the sales of their acclaimed cookies.
“I’m very proud and touched by the extremely successful day we shared with the United Way at the Girl Scout Camp Mahachee,” expressed Gustavo Cisneros, Chairman of the Cisneros Group of Companies. “My congratulations on the accomplishment of this great initiative, extended to all those whose collaboration made it possible.”
Following a wholesome breakfast and encouraging words from Steven Bandel, Maria Ignacia Arcaya, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, and Veronica Niemtschik, Human Resources Manager, volunteers divided into eight teams, each prepping and priming their assigned cabins. At noon, employees partook in ‘Team Building Activities,’ which were organized to foment comradery among the co-workers. Re-fueled with a hearty lunch, the teams returned to their respective cabins to complete the task at hand, giving each structure several coats of fresh paint.
The Volunteer Day was a great success, having provided employees from several companies of the Cisneros Group with the opportunity to work together, with the support of United Way, towards a common goal: to give back to the Miami-Dade Community.
About The Cisneros Group of Companies
The Cisneros Group of Companies is one of the largest privately held media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products organizations in the world. The Cisneros Group owns or holds interests in companies ranging from broadcast television, television production, and telecommunications to beverage businesses and travel resorts. Through its diverse businesses and world-class partnerships, the Cisneros Group of Companies delivers some of the top brands and highest-quality services to the 550 million Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking consumers in the Americas and Europe. The Cisneros Group sells TV programming and other media content on five continents and in over 90 countries.
The Cisneros Group’s holdings include majority and minority interests that may be held directly or indirectly through partnerships, joint ventures or alliances. Some of the Cisneros Group’s holdings include interests in Venevisión, the leading television network in Venezuela; Venevision International, a global Spanish-language entertainment company; Venevision Productions, a supplier of top-tier telenovelas for North American and international markets; Cervecería Regional, the second-largest brewery and beer distributor in Venezuela, and Los Leones del Caracas, Venezuela’s championship baseball team.