Center for Companies That Care

	Monthly News and Events Update

Take a quick look at Upcoming Events and New News from Center for Companies That Care. We hope you find this monthly update interesting and useful.

		Upcoming Events Here is a list of exciting events and opportunities we invite you to put on your calendar. You can click on each item to register on-line for these events. May 29: 12-1pm CDT Virtual Book Club - Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life by Eugene O'Kelly, former CEO of KPMG We will be joined by Corrine O'Kelly, Gene's wife, who is taking his message forward. September 4: 12-1pm CDT Virtual Book Club Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World's Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples by John Robbins We will be joined by the author, John Robbins, for this discussion. July 11 and 25, 12- 1pm CDT: It's Your Life! Webinars We will be joined by experts for webinars on the topics of: Nutrition and Staying Healthy Laughter in the Workplace Voluntarism Life-Long Learning Put these dates on your calendar now. Specific topics and speakers will be confirmed in next month's newsletter. June 25-29: Earn a Social Responsibility Certificate from Loyola Business School and Center for Companies That Care. This five day business certificate course, Becoming a Socially Responsible Corporation, is a must for anyone dedicated to being a socially responsible business. The course will cover: understanding sustainability building a work environment that enables individuals to thrive limiting the environmental footprint of the business developing a community involvement strategy Honor Roll Webinars Interested in applying for the Honor Roll but wondering what's involved? Join us from 2-3pm CDT to learn about the application and selection process: June 12 July 31 August 28 September 9

		Community of Caring We encourage you to join the Community of Caring. Becoming a member of the Community of Caring not only entitles you to many benefits, but, more importantly, by becoming a member you declare your interest in, and commitment to, making our world a better place to live. The investment is minimal, your vote for caring will be HUGE! Please join our Honor Roll Companies as members of the Community. Community of Caring Benefits Participate in collaborative community building initiatives with other members Attend Companies That Care educational programs (Road Shows, Bi-Annual Symposium, Stepping Stones Seminars, etc.) for a discounted registration fee Participate in mentoring programs for a discount Select topics for and attend 1st Monday virtual lunch 'n learns -- free Participate in the Virtual Book Club -- free Purchase tools (surveys, starter kits, etc.) at a discount Receive advance notice of all educational and community building programs with limited participation Submit nominations (including self-nominations) for Companies That Care committees and Board of Directors Receive a CARE pin and a Community of Caring seal for your website and collateral materials Participate in the Community of Caring listserv and consult/collaborate with other Community of Caring members

		Bringing Voluntarism into Your Company Read this moving article about how GCG Financial fostered teamwork while incorporating voluntarism in their company. The author, Nancy Medin, will be hosting our July webinars.

		We Need You Center for Companies That Care needs help. Do you want to help further the Center for Companies That Care mission? We have needs for volunteers who like to write, plan events, think strategically, foster collaboration among companies, do outreach....whatever your talents are, we can find a use for them. Contact Marci Koblenz to discuss opportunities.



We welcome your input, thoughts, and suggestions regarding programs and activities you would like to see offered by Center for Companies That Care. In the meantime, we hope you'll register for some of our upcoming programs. Marci Koblenz President, Center for Companies That Care email: marcikoblenz@companies-that-care.org phone: 312/661-1010 web: http://www.companies-that-care.org