For the eighth consecutive year, J. Calnan & Associates, Inc. ranked among the top corporate charitable givers in Massachusetts according to a recent report by the Boston Business Journal. The company was recognized for its charitable giving and for the contributions made by J. Calnan & Associates' employees. Additionally they ranked #1 overall for average per-employee volunteer hours.
The announcement was made recently at the ninth annual Corporate Philanthropy Summit held at the Westin Copley which was attended by nearly 1000 leaders representing a wide-range of local and national companies with a presence in Massachusetts as well as many non-profit organizations.
"The people of JC&A have a keen understanding of how much help we received from our community in our 18 years of business," said Jay Calnan, chief executive officer of J. Calnan. "We have successfully grown from a start-up company to an industry leader and are extremely cognizant of how instrumental our community has been in helping us to realize our goals. Our community continues to inspire us every day to be the very best we can and we feel strongly that it is our obligation to return that support in every way we can."
Last year, J. Calnan and Team IMPACT were recognized by the Boston Business Journal as Partners of the Year for their continued work to improve the quality of life for children facing life threatening illnesses by matching them with college athletic teams. J. Calnan has maintained its important work with Team IMPACT and is proud to report that they have matched over 500 children at more than 250 colleges and universities across 39 states!
J. Calnan also continues to give time and financial resources to organizations like The United Way, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Children's Hospital, and the Jimmy Fund. J. Calnan has had the opportunity to grant a Make-A-Wish child his wish of having a pirate ship themed tree house; build a new bakery for the St. Coletta and Cardinal Cushing School of Massachusetts and convert a basement into a handicapped accessible living area for a child recently involved in a hockey accident.