::Giving Back
Community involvement and corporate citizenship are central to AMB’s culture. We are committed to supporting the well-being and enrichment of communities where we work and live. In 2001, AMB created the Charitable Activities Committee (CAC) to provide employees with opportunities to participate in a variety of local, national and global programs. AMB’s philanthropic and volunteer activities are 100% employee-driven. Employees across the company regularly participate in a broad range of fundraising and volunteer activities, including:
AMB Cares
Each year, AMB's employees buy and distribute flowers through the "Daffodil Days" program to help fund groundbreaking cancer research, up-to-date education, public health policy advocacy and quality-of-life services for patients and their families.
AMB employees have walked and raised $35,000 to support the annual Heart Walk's national campaign to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and empower men and women to take charge of their health.
AMB has donated funds to City of Hope, a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. In May 2010, the City of Hope honored our chairman and chief executive officer, Hamid Moghadam, with The Spirit of Life® Award, as a celebration of his philanthropic and business achievements.
AMB Property Japan has conducted tours for students and engineers at its AMB Amagasaki Distribution Center. More than 20 engineers and 145 engineering and high school students have participated in the program. Participants learn about AMB Property Japan's business activities, features of the distribution center and the new technologies it incorporates, followed by a tour of the construction.
AMB's employees, friends and family gather annually on the banks of Boston's Charles River to remove trash and debris, helping restore natural beauty and inspire civic pride.
Family House provides lodging near UC San Francisco Medical Center for families of kids being treated for cancer and other serious illnesses. AMB has donated time, resources, and man power to help renovate rooms at their 24-room house.
AMB employees partner with Junior Achievement to teach students how their schoolwork relates to the "real world" and contributes to their future success.
AMB's employees participate in team-based events to raise funds to help determined K-8th grade students rise above social limitations and reach their full potential. Such events include The Relay, a 200 mile running race involving 12 runners that traverses the Bay Area. and the Wine Country Century, a100 mile team bike ride through the Napa Valley.
Since 1990, AMB employees have volunteered to repair homes and revitalize neighborhood facilities to foster warmth, safety and independence in local communities.
AMB's employees raise money (and volunteer) to support transitional housing and support services to women and children who have successfully taken the first step away from domestic violence. The Second Step empowers families to heal, maintain independence and achieve economic self-sufficiency.
Villa Joep is a foundation in the Netherlands that supports research for neuroblastoma cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of cancer in children. AMB employees raise funds by generating sponsor income for racing activities. Sponsor income is matched by AMB and presented to Villa Joep, which distributes the funds to two ongoing research projects at the Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam and Radboud Hospital in Nijmegen.
