Kathryn Wightman-Beaven, Director of the Foundation, was struck by the effect on staff. “It stopped people in their tracks. Frowns soon turned to smiles as people met our charity partners. It’s sometimes hard to bring the stories of the Foundation’s work to life for our people. But I think we made great strides that day."
The activity was all part of the inaugural Foundation Week, a new annual event on the PwC calendar. Foundation Week builds awareness and understanding of the work of our charity partners and sets out how we will work together for the next three years.
| Foundation Week enabled our people to engage with our charity partners in a direct way. By taking time to hear and learn about the work of our partners on social issues and social change, our people were able to connect ‘heart and mind’ and see the difference we are making collectively. |
PwC offices all over the country joined in the celebrations for Foundation Week. Events included ‘walk the floor’ activities with Guide Dogs Australia, highlighting the challenges facing someone with vision impairment; beyondblue lunchbag seminars, raising awareness about depression in the workplace; and a chat with Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision, on the tsunami relief effort, our involvement in the Armadale Indigenous project and poverty in Australia. Our people were also entertained by a couple of irreverent Captain Starlights and Camp Quality’s cheeky remote controlled robot, Giggle.
