Employee Volunteering | Giving and Volunteers

Oracle employees generously volunteer their time and talents to make a positive impact globally.

For 20 years, Oracle employees have helped to improve the quality of life in communities where they live and work. Examples of our efforts include:

Season of Sharing: Every November and December, Oracle employees generously share their time and personal resources to help those in need.
Earth Week: Each year during Earth Week, Oracle employees take action to protect our planet. They partner with environmental organizations to restore habitats, plant trees, clean up beaches and parklands, and protect wildlife.

Dunajská Lužná, Slovakia: At the Children’s Rehabilitation Centre TETIS, which serves youngsters who are developmentally disabled or paralyzed, Oracle employees washed windows and helped with grounds keeping and cleaning until the facility sparkled.
Athens, Greece: Oracle employees helped the To Hamogelo Tou Paidiou agency, which operates residential facilities for victims of child abuse, to sort and distribute school supplies to children living in group homes around Athens.
Geneva, Switzerland: Oracle employees worked with Pro Natura, an agency that maintains protected areas in Switzerland, to remove non-native trees from critical wetland habitats.
Bucharest, Romania: Oracle employees mentored youth at Young Goldfish, an agency that helps young people succeed in school and prepare for future careers. Volunteers provided workshops on career development, leadership, resume writing, and job interview preparation.
Phoenix, Mauritius: Oracle employees engaged youngsters at the SOS Children’s Village Bambous in a day of fun activities, including singing, dancing, football, and other outdoor games.
Cape Town, South Africa: At the Leliebloem House, a residence for abandoned and abused children, Oracle employees renovated the play area, cleaned rooms, installed blackboards, and painted a mural.

In FY10, employees logged 47,000 volunteer hours in 47 countries.

Heredia, Costa Rica: Oracle employees spent two days planting trees with A Que Sembras un Arbol, an organization that promotes tree planting to sustain a healthy environment.
Lima, Peru: Oracle employees renovated a room at Asociacion un Dia de Esperanza, an organization that works to improve the quality of life for children affected by HIV/AIDS. Employees painted walls, cleaned rooms, installed doors, and spent time with the children.
Caracas, Venezuela: At Casa Hogar Domingo Savio, a network of homes for victims of child abuse, neglect, and poverty, Oracle employees offered a workshop on the harmful effects of drugs and the benefits of school and sports. They also painted the basketball court before playing a game with the children.

Rocklin, California: Oracle employees made more than 60 fleece blankets for the clients of WEAVE, which serves victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.
Nashua, New Hampshire: Oracle employees helped the Nashua Parks and Recreation Department remove trash along the riverside and clear walking trails in Mine Falls Park.
Berwyn, Pennsylvania: Oracle employees collected old cell phones and converted them into cash with the help of ReCellular, a company that recycles valuable materials from phones and keeps them out of landfills. The proceeds were donated to Help Our Troops Call Home, a nonprofit that purchases prepaid calling cards for U.S. soldiers who are overseas.
Redwood City, California: Oracle employees trained with the Marine Science Institute to become docents for the monthly Aquarium Spotlight Program, which offers aquarium visitors hands-on learning about marine animals and their habitats.

Fujisawa, Japan: Oracle employees removed hundreds of pounds of litter and recyclables from Kugenuma Beach on International Coastal Cleanup Day.
Bangalore, India: Oracle employees hosted a boot camp to help underprivileged students learn basic business and IT concepts, and to improve their English.
Bangalore, India: Oracle employees planted 50 trees in a Bangalore neighborhood with the Rajanet Yegneswaran Charitable Trust, an organization that promotes tree planting to create healthier urban environments.
Kilmore, Australia: Oracle employees joined Blaze Aid to help farmers and property owners rebuild fences damaged by the 2009 bush fires.
Shenyang, China: Oracle employees teamed with the Shenyang Shenhe District’s Environment and Sanitation Management Office to remove garbage along the Hun riverside.