Boston Googlers give back in 2011

In the spirit of giving, we wanted to take a moment to reflect upon some of the good deeds our Boston Googlers have done over this past year.

• Held a bone marrow registration drive with the Gift of Life 
• Hosted a charity drive to benefit Japan earthquake and tsunami relief efforts 
• Designated a week to GoogleServe where Boston Googlers joined 8,000 Googlers company-wide to do good in our local communities 
• Provided national grants to MIT’s OEOP MITES program, to the Boston Museum of Science and to Citizen Schools 
• Collected non-perishables, and donated time and money to the Greater Boston Food Bank 
• Worked with Bikes not Bombs to promote the use of bicycle technology as an alternative to war and environmental destruction 
• Worked with the Charles River Conservancy to help keep the Charles River clean 
• Fed our veterans at the New England Center for Homeless Veterans 
• Educated kids on the math behind the Rubik’s Cube at the Cambridge Science Festival 
• Sponsored the MIT KBPS, a music and engineering student organization that restores, documents and maintains the musical installation/sculpture at the Kendall T stop 
• Raised funds to help care for local Boston women and children at Rosie’s Place 
• Delivered meals to the critically ill and homebound through the annual Thanksgiving Pie in the Sky fundraising event 
• Donated time and talents to Citizen Schools 
• Launched Age Engage where Boston Googlers trained Boston seniors on Internet search and email. Watch the Age Engage Google Ireland video to learn more about this program 

While this represents only a small portion of the charitable efforts made by Googlers around the world, we wanted to acknowledge the kind hearts and minds of our Boston-based team! You can find out more about Google giving in 2011 on the Official Google Blog.

Posted by Sarah McManus, HR Business Partner