Aramark Employees Unite for Global Day of Service Across Four Continents

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thousands of Aramark employees worldwide will roll up their sleeves on April 16 for Aramark Building Community Day (ABC Day), the company's annual Global Day of Service. Volunteers across the United States and in 12 countries will support more than 100 community organizations with neighborhood beautification, hands-on revitalization projects, and meal and hygiene kit assembly.

Why it matters: ABC Day reflects Aramark's year-round commitment to the communities where its employees live and work—and this year's effort is one of the largest yet.

The big picture: Cross-functional volunteer teams spanning every line of Aramark's business will take on projects in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

"Each year, ABC Day demonstrates the power of uniting our global workforce around a single, meaningful purpose: service," said John Zillmer, Aramark CEO. "Since the first ABC Day over ten years ago, we have made significant contributions to our communities as we continue to strengthen our culture of service."

Signature U.S. Sites

Four cities were designated as signature sites, anchored by Aramark's regional volunteers:

Philadelphia

• Partnering with the City of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Visitor Center, and the Philadelphia250 initiative, 250 Aramark volunteers will help the city prepare for the U.S. Semiquincentennial (the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence).
  
  
• Aramark is the “Beautification” sponsor for the City’s Ring It On! One Philly: A United Celebration program, focused on improving key commercial and neighborhood corridors across Philadelphia.
  
  
• One hundred Aramark volunteers will transform an underused lot in the city’s Point Breeze neighborhood into a shared picnic area, adding planter boxes, seating, murals, and improved walkways to support the neighborhood’s weekly farmers market.
  
  
• In West Philadelphia, teams will work with the Fourth District Container Village to build garden beds, paint signs and benches, and add murals and a walking track for residents.

Las Vegas

• Fifty volunteers return to Opportunity Village for landscaping, planting, and exterior painting. Teams will add safety features to the "Magical Forest," including solar-powered lamps, fencing, and handrails—and refresh a concession stand for new flooring and a "Santa Cabin."

Washington, D.C.

• One hundred volunteers will improve the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington–Richard England Club through interior painting, murals, furniture assembly, and art room organization. Teams will also assemble snack-pack kits for students and families in a high food-insecurity area.

Kansas City, Missouri

• Fifty volunteers will support Nourish KC by building picnic tables, planting flowers, constructing an herb garden, and installing shelving indoors. The team will also assemble 100 hygiene kits, 100 snack-pack kits, and contribute painted memorial panels to the organization's space.

International

Aramark employees will be participating in dozens of volunteer projects across 13 countries. Highlights include:

• Canada: Employees across Canada will participate in a series of volunteer initiatives, including a hygiene kit assembly for women and a food demonstration for Indigenous youth in Calgary. In Ottawa, the team will partner with Second Harvest to direct food donations to Indigenous Friendship Centres through the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC). In Vancouver, volunteers will serve hot, nutritious meals to individuals experiencing homelessness.

• Chile: Hundreds of volunteers will support local non-profit organizations and will lead clean-up/waste-minimization work, prepare over 600 meals, and revitalize a preschool playground.
  
  
• South Korea: Volunteers will lead projects in support of the Korean Legacy Committee, Ronald McDonald House Charities Korea, Happy Giver, and Song Juk Won; and will assemble hygiene kits, host cooking demos, serve meals, and prep boxed lunches.
  
  
• United Kingdom: Volunteers will support Dress for Success Greater London, Shooting Stars House and Hospice, and Springwell Academy Leeds East by revitalizing community spaces, organizing clothing inventory, hosting donation drives, and restoring bikes for students.

"Service is how we show up for our communities—not just in the work we do every day, but in the time and care our people give back," said Debbie Albert, Senior Vice President of Aramark Corporate Affairs. "ABC Day puts that commitment into action on a global scale, and the impact our volunteers make in a single day is a testament to what this company stands for."

About Aramark Building Community

Since 2008, Aramark Building Community has supported thousands of impactful programs, engaged more than 80,000 employee volunteers, and impacted more than two million children and families worldwide. ABC Day, launched in 2014, focuses on increasing access to food, empowering careers through hospitality skills development, and encouraging environmental stewardship.

Aramark partners with City Year's Care Force® division for expert planning and execution of high-impact service events.