Southern Glazer's Wine Spirits (Southern Glazer's)-the world's preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol-today announced that it is donating a total of $100,000 across three charitable organizations supporting humanitarian aid in Ukraine. The donation is the result of an employee fundraising campaign, where Southern Glazer's matched employee contributions to organizations performing meaningful work to help Ukrainian refugees.
In support of the Ukrainian community, Southern Glazer's pledged to support World Central Kitchen (WCK), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) through its donation match campaign. All individual employee donations were made through Southern Glazer's internal giving platform, VolunCheers Online, in order to qualify for the match. Based on employee contributions and the Company match, Southern Glazer's will be donating $42,214, $40,127.52, and $17,659 respectively to WCK, UNHCR, and CARE with the hope that the funds will help the organizations respond with supplies and resources needed to help those affected by the current crisis.
"Southern Glazer's stands in support of the Ukrainian people and we cannot thank our employees enough for their generous contributions to this campaign," said Wayne E. Chaplin, Chief Executive Officer, Southern Glazer's. "Through our VolunCheers platform, we are able to rally our workforce around providing humanitarian relief for Ukraine and its neighboring countries. We are thankful for the meaningful work these charities are spearheading to ensure families are given the supplies and resources needed."
About Southern Glazer's Wine Spirits
Southern Glazer's Wine Spirits is the world's preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol, and proud to be a multi-generational, family-owned company. The Company has operations in 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. In 2022, Southern Glazer's was listed as one of Forbes Best Employers for Diversity. In 2021, Southern Glazer's was selected as a U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, as well as named by Newsweek as a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace. Southern Glazer's urges all retail customers and adult consumers to market, sell, serve, and enjoy its products responsibly. For more information visit www.southernglazers.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @sgwinespirits.
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Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC
Cindy Haas
Vice President, Communications CSR
Office: (305) 625-4171, ext. 1166
Mobile: (786) 498-7640
Email: cynthia.haas@sgws.com
Sofia Estevez
Manager, Communications CSR
Office: (305) 625-4171, ext. 1162
Mobile: (786) 457-6821
Email: sofia.estevez@sgws.com
