Global marketing agency VML is holding its 10th annual Foundation Day on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The agency is marking this anniversary by holding its first worldwide Foundation Day, with employees in nearly 20 international offices volunteering in their communities on the same day.

This year’s theme for VML’s volunteer efforts is “It all adds up.” The theme highlights that both large and small charitable acts can have a tremendous impact in the communities where the company operates.

Each year, the agency designates one business day for company-wide community service. VML employees leave the office and roll up their sleeves to make the greatest impact possible in a single day.

Throughout its history, VML has been fortunate to serve a growing number of community partners in the communities where the agency operates.

 “Giving back has been foundational to VML since we began operating,” said Jon Cook, VML CEO and president. “Throughout the month of September — and especially on VML Foundation Day — we celebrate the charitable work VMLers contribute around the world.”

 “This year’s VML Foundation Day will be the most diverse and far-reaching yet. Whether it is painting a mural at a community center in Kalamazoo, Michigan, or conducting a teen suicide prevention hackathon in Sydney, Australia, the sun will not set on VMLers giving back in their communities over a 24-hour period,” added John Mulvihill, executive director of the VML Foundation. "Through volunteer activities, pro bono work, financial contributions and community leadership — every VMLer contributes to giving back in some tangible way."

 Globally, VML will support a wide variety of nonprofit organizations and causes, including Cultivate Kansas City, Chicago chapter of the American Cancer Society, Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School, Kalamazoo YMCA, Atlanta Food Bank, World War I centennial commemoration project in London, FTW Youth Suicide Prevention in Sydney, Door of Hope Baby Homes in Cape Town, Singapore’s Willing Hearts soup kitchen, youth education in Mumbai, foster family initiatives in Jakarta, youth art workshops in Tokyo, planting trees in Bogota, and youth job training in Krakow.

These VML offices will participate worldwide on the same date — Wed., Sept. 24:

Kansas City, Kalamazoo, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Seattle, VML Australia, NATIVE VML (Cape Town, South Africa), London, China, Japan, Poland, Brazil, VML Qais (Jakarta, Mumbai and Singapore), Bogota, and Milan.

Follow VML’s Foundation Day activities: http://www.vml.com/instagram/wearevml or with the hashtag #wearevml.

 About VML

VML is a global marketing agency that delivers forward-thinking ideas and solutions for the world’s most influential brands, including MillerCoors brands Coors and Coors Light, Charter Communications, Colgate-Palmolive, COBRA PUMA GOLF, Dell, Gatorade, the Kellogg Company, Kimberly-Clark, Krispy Kreme, Microsoft, NAPA AUTO PARTS, PepsiCo, Southwest Airlines, U.S. Soccer, Tennessee Tourism, Wendy’s and Xerox.

 Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VML joined the world’s largest communications services group WPP in 2001. VML has more than 2,000 employees with principal offices in 24 locations across six continents.

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Giving back has always been part of the VML’s DNA. From the beginning, VMLers have consistently rolled up their sleeves and donated time, talent and treasure to help improve the communities where we live, work and raise our families. At VML, community outreach is administered by the VML Foundation, an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Foundation is an employee-led organization, spearheading a wide array of volunteer opportunities, pro bono projects and financial contributions. Nearly 75 percent of VMLers make ongoing financial contributions through payroll deduction. VML Foundation members receive a matching gift benefit of up to $200 annually. This enables VMLers to double their contributions to any 501(c)(3) organization. The VML Foundation grant program enables members to extend financial support to causes they’re passionate about.

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