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|  |  Roche Honors 100 Employees Nationwide for Exemplary Community Service as Part of its U.S. Centennial CelebrationPR Newswire July 22, 2005 NUTLEY, N.J., July 22, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- On its 100th year anniversary in the U.S., Roche is proud to announce today that 100 of its employees nationwide are being recognized for their dedication to giv ing back to the community. Through outstanding volunteer efforts, these employees have earned the company's first-ever First 100 Volunteers Community Service Award and the opportunity to direct a $100 donation from Roche to a local charity of their choice. Almost half of the award recipients are employed by the Roche Nutley, N.J. site, the company's U.S. Pharmaceuticals headquarters, while others honored are based at Roche sites across the country. "In true Roche spirit our employees have demonstrated great dedication to philanthropy and the importance of giving back to the community," said George Abercrombie, president and CEO, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. "We're proud to recognize these winners, reward them for their hard work and continue to support their efforts with a donation to the charity of their choice." Volunteer efforts among Nutley employees range from mentoring minority and disadvantaged students to helping raise funds for senior housing. Volunteers also give their time to counsel victims of domestic abuse and provide emergency medical care. "I'm honored to be recognized, but what I appreciate most from Roche is the flexibility and support to be able to contribute to my community," said award recipient Kathleen McGlory, training and education manager in the Pharmaceutical Development and Medical Science Management Department, and an employee at Roche for 39 years. Through the Parsippany Crisis Response Team, McGlory educates victims of domestic violence about options and the resources available to them. She also volunteers as a recreation counselor for children at the Jersey Battered Women's Shelter. "When I'm meeting with these victims, I am most proud of helping them take the first step and offering them hope and help to understand their options." Further, through such Roche employee programs as Dinners-to-Go, McGlory says she is able to balance her volunteer work with family responsibilities by bringing home a ready-made dinner she orders from the company cafeteria. National United Way Salutes 100 Volunteers Program Though volunteering for a nationally affiliated charity was not required, many Roche employees also choose to support the United Way. "The United Way of America salutes each one of Roche's First 100 Volunteer award winners who clearly understand the value of giving back to their communities," said Brian Gallagher, President and CEO of United Way of America. "Further, we appreciate the efforts of United Way partner companies like Roche who recognize and encourage their employees' volunteer efforts and we extend our warm congratulations to Roche in celebration of its 100th year of service in the U.S." Roche Celebrates its Centennial The First 100 Volunteers Community Service Award program is one of several activities planned to celebrate Roche's 100th anniversary in the United States. The program highlights Roche's longstanding commitment to corporate citizenship, which it pursues through a multifaceted process of community involvement, charitable contributions, collaborations and partnerships. As one of the first companies in the U.S. to initiate a Corporate Giving Program, Roche believes social responsibility is a key strategic component of exemplary business practice. All full-time and part-time regular employees at all Roche U.S. sites were invited to apply for the award. About Roche -- More Than a Century in the U.S. and the World Founded in 1896 and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of the world's leading innovation-driven healthcare groups. Its core businesses are pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Roche is one of the world's leaders in diagnostics, the leading supplier of pharmaceuticals for cancer, as well as a leader in virology and transplantation. As a supplier of products and services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, the Group contributes on many fronts to improve people's health and quality of life. Roche employs roughly 65,000 people in 150 countries, including approximately 15,000 in the United States. Roche's U.S. operations celebrate their American Centennial in 2005. In another milestone this year, Roche was named in January to Fortune magazine's list of Best Companies to Work For in America. Roche today has more than a dozen U.S. sites located in California, Colorado, Indiana, New Jersey and South Carolina, as well as in Puerto Rico. Roche has alliances and research and development agreements with numerous partners, including majority ownership interests in Genentech and Chugai. Roche's Pharmaceuticals Division offers a portfolio of leading medicines in therapeutic areas including cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, transplantation, dermatology and influenza. Roche's Diagnostics Division supplies a wide array of innovative testing products and services to researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories world-wide. For further information, please visit our worldwide and U.S. websites (Global: http://www.roche.com and U.S.: http://www.roche.us) CONTACT: Media Contact for Roche, +1-973-562-2699
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