Over 1,500 Deloitte employees around the UK are today setting aside their regular work and contributing their time and skills to local community organisations as part of the firm’s annual Community Investment Day.

Community Days provide an opportunity for teams of Deloitte employees to get involved in their local community for a day in the firm's time. This year staff will participate in over 50 community and environment projects such as clearing and planting within a woodland area, gardening projects for an old people's home, painting and decorating a youth centre, and painting murals in a school classroom.

Deloitte has been involved in community investment days for over 10 years, but this year is the first time that almost all its UK offices are taking part on the same day.

Participants work in teams of 10-20 depending on the size of each project. Many teams will celebrate their achievements at the end of the day with a social event.

Mary Rhead-Corr, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Deloitte said: “Community Days are a great opportunity to not only give something back to our local community but also to have fun as a team. After last year’s projects we all walked away feeling we had done something to be proud of.

“In total, each year Deloitte staff contribute more than 36,000 hours to community projects. This year, we are really excited to have so many people participating in this unique one day event throughout the UK.

“Despite recent economic concerns, we remain very committed to supporting our local communities. In times of economic downturn it’s often an easy decision to reduce investment in areas such as community programmes, however Deloitte’s commitment to supporting the local community remains a top priority for the firm.”

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