Corporate Volunteers Program
This project was born in 2002, while the Argentine crisis was hitting its lowest ebb. The purpose of this undertaking is to improve both the infrastructure and facilities of the refectories in our influence areas. We focus on specific actions, making sure that the contributions made to the different organizations remain effective in the long term, independently from us.
Since 2005 we have promoted and backed our employees' initiatives. Our volunteers present their projects in Social Project Contests and we assess and select the project that we consider most worthy of aid.
2005 Winning projects
Bahía Blanca Area
First Place: "Training of the young man with different capacities for his integration to the social environment"
Volunteer in charge: Américo Iturburu
Second Place: "Much more than just a baker shop"
Team Leader: Leandro Cañón
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Area
First Place: "Generation of resources for the Argentine Library for the Blind"
Team Leader: Mario Rosón
Greater Buenos Aires Area
First Place: "Hands on the pastry"
Team Leader: Jorge Arbeleche
Neuquén, La Pampa and Río Negro Areas
First Place: "Provision of means and training for food self- supply"
Team Leader: Víctor Navarro
Second Place: " On horseback"
Team Leader: César Santana
Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego Areas
Project: "Little Magic Smiles"
Team Leader: Federico Acuña
2006/2007 Winning Projects
Bahía Blanca Area
First Place: " Graphic Production Workshop"
Volunteer in charge: Hernán Vargas
Second place: " Happy On Horseback"
Volunteer in charge: Hermes Balod
Team: Daniel Resch-Diego Montiquín
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Area
First Place:"Threading in the Social Loom"
Volunteer in charge: Margarita Seiler
Second place: " Playing Around in the Goodwill Legion"
Volunteer in charge: Roque Surace
Third place: " Book Corner Library"
Volunteer in charge: Silvia Acevedo
Buenos Aires Province Area
First Place:"Room for everyone"
Volunteer in charge: Nicolás Haya
Team: Julia Zapata
Second place: " Self- sustainable eco-educational orchard"
Volunteer in charge: Corina Cohen
Team: Juan Carlos Ruiz, Leonel Pita
Third place: "How to use a PC and get closer to books"
Volunteer in charge: Pablo Dhers Martín
Team: Patricia Lopez
Neuquén, La Pampa and Río Negro Areas
First Place: "Fuss in the Shelter House"
Volunteer in charge: Julián Solorzano
Team: Victor Navarro, Mónica Ferreyra
Second Place: "It grows from the foot"
Volunteer in charge: Carlos Barrionuevo
Team:Julián Arroyo, Néstor García, Jorge Romeo, Pablo Henkel
Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego Areas
Project:"Improvements in production and occupational health and safety"
Vounteer in charge: Javier Montoya
Team:Marcelo Acuña, Néstor Turri, Daniel Bahamonde , Daniel Huerta, Alejandro Bruno and Nelson Prieto.
TGU - Uruguay
Project: "Where we want to be!"
Volunteer in charge: Carla Benitez
Team:Néstor López, Mariella Dimperio, Gustavo Troche, Fabrizzio Beltramini, Pablo Santos, Juan Clavijo, Adrián Lutz, Alejandro Aqcuarone, Juan Pablo Mujica, Oscar Acevedo, Hermann Costa, Álvaro Medina, Nicolás Risso, Mateo Klosz, Fernando Ferreira, Henry Negrin.
Honorable Mentions
- Project: "Sowing Dreams"
Volunteer in charge: Fabio Patrón
- Project: "Orchestrating School"
Volunteer in charge: Roberto Andreone
Team: Jorge Barroso, Javier Bork, José Mancilla, Walter Rubilar
2008/2009 Winning Projects
Bahía Blanca Area
Project: "Book Recycling"
Project Leader: Hernán Vargas
Beneficiary: Sociedad de Fomento del Barrio Latino, from Bahía Blanca
Objective: Supply of resources for a book binding workshop.
Project: "Sharing Warmth"
Project Leader: Enri Seveso
Team: Gastón Gasparini and Miguel Ángel Suberbie
Beneficiary: Escuela de Educación Media N° 3 “Almafuerte”, from Bahía Blanca
Objective: Supply of resources for a book binding workshop.
Project: "TGS and the community, for the community"
Project Leader: Norberto Ramírez
Team: Felipe Ortiz, Gustavo Cortesi, Diego Capdevila and José Urra
Beneficiary: Gral. Daniel Cerri community
Objective: Implementation of a reforesting and landscaping program to embellish the entrance to the community of Gral. Daniel Cerri.
Project: "Overcoming Barriers"
Project Leader: César Muñíz
Beneficiary: Escuela de Educación Especial N° 501, from Médanos
Objective: To furnish the equipment required in the kitchen workshop within the pre-occupational area.
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Area
Project: "Enhancing"
Project Leader: Mónica Ferreyra
Team: Diego Marmanelli
Beneficiary: Comunity refectory 7 de Mayo, in Constitución neighbourhood.
Objetivo: To adapt kitchen facilities to an increased confectionery production, thus generating greater revenues for the community refectory that operates there. The Project includes training for the prevention of AIDS and teenage pregnancy.
Buenos Aires Province Area
Project: "Home Warmth"
Project Leader: Julia Zapata
Team: Micaela Kvitca, Pablo Scaffidi, María Eugenia Schiappacasse, Hugo Romero, Roque Surace
Beneficiary: Retirement Center “El Refugio”, José C. Paz
Objetivo: Installation of a gas network for the setting up of a heating system, a gas water heater and a cooker at the Center, as well as attainment of differential or reduced tariffs.
Project: "Art, the universal language"
Team Leader: Corina Cohen
Team: Guillermo Ávila
Beneficiary: Children's refectory “De Todos para Todos” in Villa Martelli, Vicente López
Objective: To supply training in Fine Arts to volunteers and young people at the refectory, so that they transmit these skills and arts to the children and teenagers that attend the refectory .
Río Negro Area
Project: "Learning through Playing"
Project Leader: Elvio D´Ascanio
Team: Ezequiel Dios, Sebastián Gómez, Plácido Salvo, Andrés Villalobos and Miguel González
Beneficiary: Escuela de Educación Básica N° 354, in Choele Choel
Objective: Supply resources for the playground of the primary school .
Project: "Digital Reading"
Project Leader: Juan Zabransky
Team: Oscar Barrionuevo, Aldo Reyes, Edgardo Damiano, Miguel Segura, Ernesto Panelo, Héctor Erriest and Juan Mameli
Beneficiary : Popular and Municipal Library “Cincuentenario”, in San Antonio Oeste
Objective: Total Update of the computer equipment of this Library located in San Antonio Oeste.
Project: "Renewal of the Greenhouse installed in 2005"
Project Leader: Víctor Navarro
Team: Martín Siban and Norberto Amarilla
Beneficiary: Shelter School N° 83 from Naupa Huen
Objective: Supply of resources to adapt the greenhouse installed in 2006.
Neuquén Area
Project: "Playing and Learning Together"
Project Leader: Pablo Henkel
Team : Emanuel Albariño, Pablo Serna, Claudio Alfaro and Carlos Barrionuevo
Beneficiary: Independent Kindergarden N° 51, from Río Colorado
Objective: To furnish the kindergarden with several playground sets and materials.
Project: "Community Association Eucalipto Blanco del Limay"
Project Leader: Rafael Peucón
Beneficiary: Community Association Eucalipto Blanco del Limay, Neuquén
Objective: to improve current infrastructure in community football fields .
2010-2011 Winning Projects
Bahía Blanca Area
“Despertares Carpentry – (the Awakening)”
Project Leader: Rodrigo Suarez
Beneficiary: Asociación Civil Despertares - Darregueira
Objective: Creation of a Carpentry Workshop.
“Kids, soccer …and a wagon”
Project Leader: Diego Quattrocchio.
Team: Osvaldo Mesquida.
Beneficiary: Mundial Fútbol Club – Soccer Club - Bahía Blanca.
Objective: Reconstruction of a train wagon for educational purposes.
“Did you know that Art is part of your life?”
Project Leader: César Muñiz.
Beneficiary: Médanos Art School.
Objective: Furnishing of an Art Classroom/Workshop.
“Eating at school, cooking at home”
Project Leader: Gabriel Pombo
Team: Miguel Constanzo, Martin Cassano.
Beneficiary: Special School Nº 514 "Madre Teresa de Calcuta", Bahía Blanca.
Objective: Provision of supplies to the Cooking Workshop.
“Preservation of our environment to ensure a healthy life for our children”
Project Leader: Oscar Weitt
Team: Jorge Tejeda, Christian Strien, Leandro Tomassini, José Domínguez, Manuel Linares, Sebastián Gonta, and Juan Manuel Ruiz.
Beneficiary: Centro Children’s Culture and Sports Centre - Villa Delfina - Bahía Blanca.
Objective: Playground afforestation and maintenance.
“A look from Art”
Project Leader: Carlos Rik.
Beneficiary: Kindergarden N° 930 - Bahía Blanca.
Objective: Supply of resources to improve educational quality.
“My workplace”
Project Leader: Fabio Patrón
Beneficiary: Reflejos del Alma Workshop – Médanos.
Objective: Provision of supplies to enhance the working conditions of the workshop members .
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
“All for the Children”
Project Leader: Mónica Ferreira.
Team: Roque Surace.
Beneficiary: Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital .
Objective: Contribution of supplies to different areas of the hospital.
“Winds of Change”
Project Leaders: María Inés Ortelli and Mónica Ferreyra.
Team: Diego Marmanelli and Agustín Bandi (external).
Beneficiary: School N° 7 D.E. 11 Tte. Manuel Felix Origone.
Objective: Improvements to the school facilities.
Greater Buenos Aires Area
“Home Warmth II: Water and Health”
Project Leader: Julia Zapata.
Team: Micaela Kvitca, Pablo Scaffidi, María Eugenia Schiappacasse, Hugo Romero, Roque Surace, Fernando Fryd: External, Javier García Larumbe (external).
Beneficiary: "El Refugio" Senior’s Center - José C. Paz.
Objective: Hot water connection in bathrooms and kitchen.
“Small Business Undertakings”
Project Leader: Corina Cohen.
Beneficiary: De Todos para Todos - Villa Martelli – Vicente López.
Objective: Supply of machineries and training for the manufacture of diapers.
“Industrial Sewing Workshop”
Project Leader: Javier Sato.
Beneficiary: Fundación Camino - Villa Martelli – Vicente López.
Objective: Supply of a sewing machine for the workshop.
“Strengthening Family Ties”
Project Leader: Patricia López.
Team: Laura Linos, Carlos Aranguren.
Beneficiary: Four formal education schools and one community center - Villa Jardín - San Isidro.
Objective: Provide coaching for families in children's upbringing issues.
“Safety for children, no worries for parents”
Project Leader: Carlos Bordón.
Beneficiary: Bolivar's Town Hall's Department of Sports – Cycling School Project- Bolívar.
Objective: Supply of safety elements for children and juvenile cycling.
Area N º 4: Neuquén , La Pampa and Río Negro
“Social warmth for everybody, particularly for the disabled ”
Project Leader: Pablo Sepulveda.
Team: Víctor Navarro y Horacio Mazzuchelli.
Beneficiary: NEU.DE.DIS. (Neuquén Sport and Disability) – Neuquén.
Objective: Installation of gas heating.
“Furnishing the Laboratory”
Project Leader: Juan Zabransky.
Team: Oscar Barrionuevo, Aldo Reyes, Edgardo Damiano, Juan Vidondo, Ernesto Panelo, Héctor Erriest, Andrés Gomez – San Antonio Oeste - Río Negro Province.
Beneficiary: Teacher Training Institute
Objective: Supply of technical resources to the Biology Teacher Training Laboratory .
“Laying the table”
Project Leader: César Santana.
Team: EGA+ Belisle: Germán Ullmann; Sebastian Gómez, Placido Salvo; Roberto Zuñiga, Elvio Dascanio and Gamaliel Guerrero.
Beneficiary: AUNAR (Non-profit organization for support to the Disabled) – Luis Beltrán, Río Negro Province.
Objective: Supply of the elements required for the start-up of a small business undertaking by AUNAR young beneficiaries.
Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego Area
“Reading Corner”
Project Leader: Germán Pissoni.
Beneficiary: Kindergarden N° 406 - Comodoro Rivadavia – Chubut Province.
Objective: Restructuring of an area for the creation of a library corner in a kindergarden.
“Friends of the heart”
Project Leader: Daniel Lanesan.
Team: Javier Montoya , Juan Manuel Vazquez, Martin Raynoldi, Hugo Viveros, Franco Durán, Fernando Amil, Carlos Barrientos, Nestor Turri, Andrés Güichapay y Fabian Cuitiño, Gaston Arribalzaga, Lucas Pelaiz.
Beneficiary: A.P.P.A.Di. (Parents Association for Support to the Disabled) - Río Gallegos – Santa Cruz Province- R.Gallegos – Sta. Cruz.
Objective: Repairs and improvements in several sectors, to enhance working conditions for the members of the Workshop.
2012 -2013 Winning Projects
Bahía Blanca Area
"A Drop of Hope"
Project Leader: Silvana Vidal.
Team: Bibiana Santamaría, Leandro Tomassini, Diego Pérez , Adrián Leyton, Andrés Contreras, Rafael Piermarocchi, Fernando Bono.
Beneficiary: non-profit organization "A chance for Everyone" - Children’s Oncology Group.
Objective: provision of furniture and supplies. Strengthening of strategies for the promotion of this non-profit organization.
" For a Safer Life "
Project Leader: Gustavo Castellano.
Team: Néstor Rodríguez, Ariel López, Esteban Pardo, Pablo Rey, Daniel Córdoba, Emanuel Ferreira, Sebastián Gonta, Hernán Koch, Dardo Moyano and José Morgante.
Beneficiary: several civil organizations.
Objective: to devise a safety training program for several civil organizations, through the Operative Industrial Safety Team.
"Children, our best project "
Project Leader: Andrés Contreras.
Team: Maximiliano Meneses.
Beneficiary: Kinder Garden N ° 906 "Martín Miguel de Güemes"".
Objective: Furnishing.
"Boosting Teenagers Development "
Project Leader: Fabio Patrón.
Team: Walter Giambartolomei, Fernando de Abajo.
Beneficiary: Boarding Secondary School Nº 3
Objective: to train students and families in the production of worm compost and also to provide supplies for this activity.
"Educating at the Hospital"
Project Leader: Andrés Llinás
Team: Alejandro Brzozowski
Beneficiary: Hospital and Home Education School Nº 506.
Objective: Provide supplies and learning material for the hospital school.
"We are all equal in the eyes of Art!"
Project Leader: María F. Guilledo.
Team: Mauricio Campo, Santiago Antoñanzas, Gustavo Herrera , José Solca.
Beneficiary: Arts and Recreations Center "Growing from our roots" – Group "Los Chopen".
Objective: devise sustainability strategies for the members of a workshop of handicapped artists and supply working material.
"Restoring the value of a Service "
Project Leader: Néstor Goycochea.
Team: Sebastián Gonta, Marcelo Campetella.
Beneficiary: Luis Braille Rehabilitation Center and Public Library.
Objective: provide resources to improve the training of the visually handicapped people.
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
"A word comes up to my mind: SOLIDARITY"
Project Leader: Roque Surace.
Team: Mónica Ferreyra Heredia; Gustavo Arturo Hasenbalg; Adrián Tamaroff; Diego Crevacuore.
Beneficiary: Fundación Argentina de Afasía.
Objective: to contribute with structural enhancements for an organization dedicated to aphasic patients.
Buenos Aires Province
"Cerá M.I.A ( Hands. Ideas, Art) Art and Work Group"
Project Leader: Corina Cohen.
Beneficiary: non- profit association “From All to All “– Vicente López
Objective: train an adult group in production techniques for a pottery making micro-enterprise.
"A World of Opportunities"
Project Leader: José Barbero.
Team: Corina Cohen, Nazareno del Castillo, Diego Valenzuela, Guillermo Avila, Gabriela Olmedo.
Beneficiary: Family Support Center "Santa Clotilde" - Tigre.
Objective: create work training workshops for adolescents.
"Lighting up Dreams "
Project Leader: Pablo Porcarelli.
Team: Mier Hugo.
Beneficiary: Sport Association and Public Library "Peñarol Infantil Olmos Culture and Sports Center " – La Plata.
Objective: finalize the soccer field lighting project.
Neuquén , La Pampa and Río Negro Area
"Colors of hope for a new challenge "
Project Leader: César Aramburu.
Team: Néstor Hartung, Cristian Ontiveros.
Beneficiary: School María Auxiliadora G020 – Gral. Conesa - Río Negro Province.
Objetive: provide new playground equipment for the kinder garden and repair the existing units.
"Multi-sensory Room "
Project Leader: Pablo Sepulveda.
Team: Mónica Ferreira, Victor Navarro, Andrea Camarero.
Beneficiary: Ruca Suyai Institute– Cipolletti - Río Negro Province.
Objective: Multi-sensory Room. Specialized equipment for the therapy of patients with multiple and severe disabilities.
"Play and Learning Space "
Project Leader: Sebastián Gomez – Ezequiel Dios.
Team: Orlando Formiga, Roberto Zúñiga, German Ullmann, Elvio D'ascanio, Gamaliel Guerrero, José Antonio Fernández, Pablo Antonio Tabilo.
Beneficiary: Primary School Nº 112 - Lamarque - Río Negro Province.
Objective: contribute with equipment for the rural school playground.
"Sowing Life: Island 58 Fish Farming "
Project Leader: Jorge Pavián.
Beneficiary: Villa Regina Hunting and Fishing Club –Río Negro Province.
Objective: contribute with infrastructure to complete the construction of an aquarium and a classroom for fish-farming training and recovery of the fish population in Río Negro.
"Living longer and better"
Project Leader: Pablo Henkel.
Team: Osvaldo Arrien, Eduardo Escariz, Juan Pablo Miller.
Beneficiary: Lalcec Rio Colorado- La Adela –Río Negro Province.
Objective: Perform structural reforms and furnish the institution dedicated to the fight against cancer.
Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego Area
"We keep learning"
Project Leader: Lucas Pelaiz.
Beneficiary: FT.E.A Charity - Santa Cruz – Río Gallegos – Santa Cruz Province.
Objective: provide financing for the training of the professionals of the institution in the use of didactic and therapeutic material devised for severe disabilities