To date, Bibby Financial Services North America employees donated 1,802 hours of service to their respective local communities across the United States and Canada. This surpasses the company's 2015 goal of 1,000 hours by 80 percent. Company employees raised $33,000, which is matched by Bibby Line Group as part of its Giving Something Back program. In total, Bibby USA and Bibby Canada employees have raised $53,574 after corporate gift matching and nonprofit event sponsorships in 2015.
- The company's benefactors include:Free to Breathe Atlanta
- American Cancer Society
- Cat House on the Kings
- Grand Canyon Trust
- Community Christian Church
- Cancer Research Society (Canada)
- Autism Society of Illinois
- Ronald McDonald House
- Marie Curie
- SickKids Foundation
- Hope in the Valley
- Chicago Help Initiative
- PAWS Chicago (Pets are Worth Saving)
Additionally, 10 Bibby North America employees traveled to the Grand Canyon in September and October for a hiking trip as part an effort to raise funds for the nonprofit of their choice, raising more than $15,000 for seven of the above-mentioned nonprofits through fundraising efforts prior to the trip.
"The extraordinary amount of hours our company donated this year demonstrates just how invested BFS employees are in their local communities," states Leigh Lones, Chief Executive Officer of Bibby Financial Services Americas. "Giving back is a core component to our corporate culture, and we're excited to build on this momentum through the holidays and into 2016."
Bibby Financial Services, a worldwide market leader in business financing solutions, supports businesses of all sizes in virtually every industry with flexible, customized funding solutions. With its asset-based lending and factoring products, the company provides clients access to the working capital needed to grow and support their businesses.