Giving and volunteering in Ireland

Today is give day. We have up to 80% of people who volunteer today.

They give a huge amount back to the community, to charities, healthcare organizations.

This team are doing a walk for charity.

I hope they've done their stretching.

Don’t want any hammies pulled. Enjoy yourselves today. Have a great one. Thanks for volunteering to do this for Optum.

We are doing this for Bumbulance. There are great charities that provide ambulances for children.

I think it's great to be able to help in the community that we work in.

For us to be able to come out here its really core to my beliefs and what Optum shares with us as well.

It’s heartfelt to me because this is for kids, you know, this is where they come and they can have activities and you know, supports the community that they might not otherwise have those activities.

It starts with our mission statement where we would like to make this entire health environment better, better for everyone.

I've always like throughout my life, been involved in different charities and different events.

And that's one of the main reasons I came to work at Optum. Right.

To be able to give back to the community and the locals, that's really, really important.

We have all the Optum technology team members have gathered some donations for one of the local animal shelters.

People are generous and they're always so willing to help and, you know, just be so kind to people that they don't know or in this case, animals.

This is the Cathedral Quarter area. They're trying to regenerate, you know, make it attractive for the the community.

It's stunning. It really is.

You know, that you can see the work that's gone into it.

The street is the center and the heart of Letterkenny, which is the heart of Donegal. You know, we're like a family.

We hear tremendous gratitude. We feel very humbled because we feel we're doing ordinary things. But the impact it has for these charities is is huge.

So we are part of the community and we do, you know, feel that being part of the community, we are obliged to help and give back.