Roche Hosts Annual Children's Walk to Benefit Local, Underprivileged Youth
INDIANAPOLIS, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of its 125th anniversary, today Roche Diagnostics employees across the U.S. (Indianapolis; Tucson, AZ; Branchburg, NJ; Boston, MA, Carlsbad, CA and San Jose, CA) will participate in the annual Roche Children's Walk, which is aimed at improving the lives of children in our local communities and across the globe. Roche employees in Indianapolis are raising funds for Camp Tataya Mato (part of Jameson Camp), for kids whose lives are impacted by HIV/AIDS. Kids attending the camp come from low-income families and depend on financial assistance.
- The Roche Indianapolis location is one of 182 Roche sites in more than 83 countries participating in the Children's Walk, benefiting kids in their local communities and in other developing countries.
- Roche employees participating in the walk will be joined this year by Andr Hoffmann and Jrg Duschmal, both Roche family representatives and members of the Roche board of directors, who are visiting Indianapolis as part of Roche's 125th anniversary.
- "Roche is proud to continue this important annual tradition that benefits children locally and around the world," said Matt Sause, president and CEO of Roche Diagnostics North America.
- Since the first company walk in 2003, more than 274,000 Roche employees have raised CHF 21 million in donations.