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A PASSION FOR
IMPROVING HEALTH
The Cigna Foundation and Civic Aairs work
with Cigna employees and community partners
who share our passion for improving health and
well-being. For example, in 2011, Cigna:
Launched the global Community Service
Program, giving every Cigna employee
worldwide eight hours paid time o for
community service.
Selected Visibility (UK/Scotland) and Huashan
Social Welfare Foundation (Taiwan) as the first
recipients of new $50,000 global giving grants.
Increased employee contributions to March of
Dimes by $50,000, making Cigna the eighth
largest corporate sponsor.
Raised more than $1.25 million for the
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in
Hartford, Connecticut.
Introduced the Healthy Lifestyle grant program
for employees and provided almost $50,000 in
grants on behalf of employees who walk or run
for charity.
Awarded more than $50,000 to charities
selected by employees who participated in the
annual Cigna Shape Up program.
Improved by 200 spots in the Newsweek
ranking of Green Companies.
Developed the Return and Receive program,
which provides donations to organizations
selected by customers with disabilities who
return to work.
Forged a partnership with Daily Feats to
support charitable partners based on healthy
activities of participants in the program.
Created a new Red Cross disaster relief website
dedicated to supporting victims through
matching employee contributions.
CIGNA IN THE
GLOBAL
COMMUNITY
HEALING THE
WOUNDS OF WAR
Recognizing that many veterans need help
transitioning to civilian life, Cigna launched a multi-
faceted support program for veterans and troops:
A permanent gift-matching website was established by
Cigna Civic Aairs for employee contributions to the
Service to the Armed Forces fund of the American Red
Cross. Employee donations and company matches total
nearly $32,000 to date.
The Cigna Foundation provided $30,000 to Achilles
International, a non-profit organization that helps
veterans and others with disabilities participate
in mainstream athletics. Additionally, the Cigna
Foundation gave nearly $18,000 to Achilles to support a
team of runners at the Walt Disney World® Marathon.
The Cigna Foundation provided $30,000 to organizations
that match rescue dogs with veterans who suer
from post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental
health issues. The Cigna Foundation also sponsored a
conference on creating healing medical environments
for wounded veterans at the National Intrepid Center
of Excellence, located on the Navy campus in Bethesda,
Maryland, and donated $15,000 to Operation Music Aid to
provide musical instruments for veterans in Connecticut.
Cigna joined Hero Health Hire, a coalition of companies
united by the common goal of employing veterans.
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LCpl Matias Ferreira, left, 22, is a Marine who lost both legs while
serving in Afghanistan in 2011. He is a member of Achilles International,
a non-profit organization supported by the Cigna Foundation, which helps
wounded veterans and others with disabilities participate in mainstream
athletics. Ferreira met last year with Cigna President and CEO
David Cordani, right, and the two completed the Walt Disney World®
half-marathon together.