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Mendham residents volunteer as part of Novartis Community Partnership Day
Mendham residents among Community Partnership Day volunteers from Novartis.
Two Mendham residents -- Ana Bastiani-Posner and Duncan McKechnie -- were among the group of 14 employees of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC) who provided hands-on help to the Matheny Medical and Educational Center in Peapack on October 4. The Novartis volunteers helped clean up and beautify the grounds of the special hospital and educational facility for children and adults with developmental disabilities.
The employees were participating in the company's 16th annual Community Partnership Day, a global initiative within the Novartis Group that reaffirms the company's commitment to social responsibility. This year, more than 3,000 NPC volunteers across the U.S. are providing hands-on service to more than 140 nonprofit agencies such as Matheny.
According to Kevin Rigby, vice president of public affairs and communications at Novartis, Community Partnership Day enables the company to "share our resources with the communities where we live and work, provide employees with meaningful opportunities to give back and make a positive, long-lasting difference in people's lives."
