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Community Caring
Through CIGNA’s new volunteer time-off
program, which launched in 2010, we
began paying our employees for up to eight
hours of time spent volunteering in their
communities. Below are just some examples
of the community caring our CIGNA team
demonstrated in 2010:
• Raised more than $623,000 for the March
for Babies®, with twice as many people
walking for the cause than in 2009
• Donated more than $1.275 million to the
United Way and its member agencies
• Contributed 23,066 hours of volunteer time
in 2010, which donated the equivalent of
$480,926 – worth of service to our neighbors
• Amassed $305,843 in personal charitable
giving, matched dollar-for-dollar by the
CIGNA Matching Gifts Program
• Delivered individual and community
health education to nearly 100 cities
across the country through our traveling
18-wheel exhibit, the Mobile
Learning Lab
• Built Hope Schools to replace those
destroyed by earthquakes in China
• Provided free dental care in Korea
New in 2011: for those CIGNA team members
who run, bike or walk for a cause, CIGNA
will donate $100 to their charity of choice.
In January, CIGNA employees helped kick
off the program by participating in the Walt
Disney World® Marathon Weekend alongside
CEO David Cordani.
8 A Culture of Caring and Service in the Global Community
a culture of caring and service
in the global community
All Aboard the Dental Bus
with CIGNA Korea
CIGNA understands the important role good
dental health plays in the overall health and
well-being of people from all walks of life. In
South Korea, where we’re a leader in dental
coverage, the CIGNA team has taken this cause
on the road in an effort to bring quality care
and education to the underprivileged – free
of charge.
In 2010, CIGNA Korea teamed up with the
Seoul National University Dental Hospital to
support the Mobile Dental Care (MDC) program.
The dental bus is a veritable dentist’s office
on
wheels. It’s staffed by dentists from the Dental
Hospital and employee volunteers from CIGNA
Korea. The MDC program provides a variety of
treatments to people who, on average, have
never been to a dentist. Along with treatment,
the program also educates patients about tooth
decay prevention and good oral hygiene.
The dental bus has been well-received in
communities throughout Korea, and demand
for its services continues to gro
w. However,
because the mobile bus was actually a “rental,”
its operational time was limited. In order to
keep the dental bus up and running, the MDC
needed to purchase its own vehicle, which it
did, with the help of CIGNA’s support and
donations.
The new, custom-designed MDC dental bus
features two dental chairs, special sinks and
equipment; and even lifts so that children,
people with disabilities and elderly patients all
have easy access to the vehicle. And in 2011,
it hit the road – with CIGNA Korea on board.
Our CIGNA team helps to improve life and health wherever we are in the world. We’re passionate
people when it comes to serving customers and communities in need. When the workday is done,
CIGNA employees continue to give generously of their own time and talents to help others.
The CIGNA Foundation proudly
displays “Alex’s Heart Painting,”
created by Alex Scott (1996–2004)
at CIGNA’s Philadelphia office. CIGNA
won the honor to host the painting
for one year as the highest bidder at
the annual Lemon Ball, which raises
money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Foundation, the childhood cancer
charity inspired by Alex Scott.