The benefit of being a multi-national company is a foot print in more than 55 countries. More are expected. This also means that we learn of disease, homelessness, orphans, natural disasters and much more about the human condition, often in real time.
Our global view is that of a village. We see ourselves as citizens of the village and as such, responsible (as much as we can be) for others within our community. As we look at some of the global needs that exist, we are excited that so many organizations have stepped in to help. As a company we did our needs analysis based on the idea that anything we do should add value and values to those that benefit.
We're not going to try and feed the world. Instead, our goals are to teach and provide the tools necessary to eliminate poverty, homelessness and assist orphans so that they will have an equal advantage, provide funds for those living with cancer, provide better healthcare for infants, ease the immediate effects of natural disasters like the earthquake (May, 2008) in China, and hurricane Katrina in the U.S.
How much does it take to help an abused woman with children re-establish her life? What is that worth? How about infant mortality rates? Is the death of one child in every five births acceptable?
Globally, healthcare is sorely lacking. Better health care means a better future and certainly a better quality of life. Is it expensive? It is not as expensive as you might think. We believe that C4 WorldWide has answers and the connectivity to better our human condition.
We're committed to making our global village a place where everyone has a chance to enjoy their life.
In the coming few weeks, you'll see evidence of some of the programs and pictures of people we're trying to help.
We're in this for the long haul. We are committed to helping others. A portion of our fees earned go towards our global citizenship objectives. We are so grateful for those who do business with C4.
On behalf of those we’ve helped in the past and those we hope to help in the future, thank you for being a C4 client.
Margaret L. Allen
Chairwoman
