3,500 Press Ganey team members in 33 cities across 11 countries recently joined forces globally to strengthen local communities.
On Sept. 10, Press Ganey, a South Bend-based data analytics company, hosted its annual Community Day. Each year, employees around the world step away from their daily responsibilities to volunteer with local nonprofits.
Patrick Ryan, chairman and CEO, started the initiative when he took the helm in 2012. This year also marked the 40th anniversary of Press Ganey’s founding in 1985 by then-Notre Dame professors Irwin Press and Rod Ganey. The company has over 500 associates in South Bend.
“Community Day reflects the core of our culture — thousands of colleagues around the world working together to serve and give back to the communities where we live to improve the human experience,” Ryan said in a press release. “Service has been part of our purpose since the very beginning, and it remains just as vital today as we celebrate our 40th anniversary and continue building for the future.”
At Press Ganey’s South Bend offices, Ryan was joined by Randy Miller of Unity Gardens and Marijo Martinec of the Food Bank of Northern Indiana to address volunteers before they headed to their service assignments.
“Unity Gardens thrives on community support, and days like this show the power of people taking time out of their daily work lives and routines to come together,” Miller said. “Press Ganey’s volunteers help us expand access to healthy food and strengthen connections across South Bend.”
Volunteer efforts this year ranged from beach cleanups in San Diego and habitat restoration in Sydney, Australia, to service at the Regional Cancer Center in Trivandrum, India, the Ronald McDonald House in Kansas City and the Diaper Bank of North Carolina in Charlotte.
