Ascensia participates in Spare a Rose campaign
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:09 AM CST, Thu February 17, 2022
BASEL, Switzerland – Ascensia Diabetes Care is supporting the Spare a Rose campaign, which encourages people to donate the money they would otherwise spend on a rose on Valentine’s Day to charity, for the fifth consecutive year. Ascensia is encouraging its 1,500 employees to donate to Spare a Rose and has committed to matching their donations up to one rose, or $5, per employee, plus an initial $5,000 donation. “The Spare a Rose campaign was created by the diabetes community, for the diabetes community, and we are incredibly proud to support it for the fifth year in a row,” said Robert Schumm, president, Ascensia. “It’s hugely important for us to support the global diabetes community and actively live our value ‘Only Diabetes’. I am always impressed with the generosity and enthusiasm of our employees that surrounds this initiative.” Ascensia and its employees are one of the largest fundraisers for this campaign to date, having raised more than $56,000 over the past few years. This year’s beneficiary will be Insulin for Life, which provides insulin, supplies, education and advocacy to help save the lives of people with diabetes in disadvantaged regions.
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