BOBlympics

The Bloomberg BOBlympics is an annual, internal global competition and philanthropic initiative where thousands of Bloomberg employees engage in volunteering, sports, and community service challenges to support charitable causes. This event averages about 6,500 employees across 70 cities, featuring activities like kit packing for disasters and mentoring.

Purpose: Fosters a culture of giving, strengthens community ties, and supports nonprofit partners.

Activities: Competitions included packing thousands of humanitarian kits for the International Medical Corps, "Kitchen Social" meal preparation for The Mayor's Fund for London, and other activities like padel in London or mah jong in Hong Kong.

Impact: The initiative contributed to planting 5,500 trees, distributing 35,000 essential kits, mentoring 77,000 students, and preparing 161,000 meals.

Volunteering Goal: It encourages employees to reach personal volunteering hour targets, with Bloomberg Philanthropies making donations to charities upon completion.