Social Responsibility - 2008

OfficeMax supports a number of charitable organisations and community groups where there is no direct commercial benefit for OfficeMax and the donation is made as a corporate citizen.

Each year OfficeMax New Zealand provides charitable donations in the form
of direct financial grants (or if preferred, in the form of products) to national
charities. In selecting the recipients we seek input from all employees, and
look for alignment with the values that drive our business.

In 2008 OfficeMax New Zealand raised and donated over $41,000.

National Initiatives OfficeMax Charitable Donations
Youthline	OfficeMax donated in kind $3,000.
Radio Network’s Special Children’s Christmas Party	OfficeMax donated $3,000 in support of the special children’s Xmas party.
Womens Refuge	OfficeMax donated in kind $3,000 by way of adding credit to their account to use for purchasing OfficeMax stationery and office supplies that they require.
Business Mentors New Zealand	OfficeMax donates to Business Mentors New Zealand to assist them with advertising and seminars.
Oxfam	4 teams of 4 entered the Oxfam Trail walker in Taupo. Colleagues raised funds ($19,013) for Oxfam’s work in the poorest parts of the Pacific and South East Asia, including programmes that deliver clean water and sanitation, peace building, education and food security. We also helped spread the word about Oxfam’s "unwrapped" programme through our website, fliers and e-mail contacts.
Auckland District Kidney Society Inc	OfficeMax donated in kind $750 of OfficeMax multi-purpose copy paper for their direct mail programme, client newsletter and annual report.
Baptist Church - Glenfield	OfficeMax donated in kind $111 of OfficeMax products.
CCS Disability Action	OfficeMax donates 5 cents to CCS Disability Action for every "Paper Pig" paper recycling tray purchased. This gives the organisation ongoing donations to support the community from the sale of this product and spreads the word of promoting inclusion and community sustainability.
Community Patrols Of NZ Conference	OfficeMax donated in kind $2320 of OfficeMax products.
Kaipatiki Project (Tree Planting)	OfficeMax donated in kind $500 of OfficeMax products.
Kohia Terrace School	OfficeMax made a donation for fourth Exhibition and Sale of Contemporary Art.

Newmarket Rotary	OfficeMax donated $400 (10 tickets at $40 each) for special needs and disadvantaged children in need, within our community to attend the Circus Quirkus fundraising event in May for Child Cancer Foundation, Youth Drug Education and Make A Wish Foundation.
Presbyterian Support Northern	OfficeMax sponsored $5,000 to assist Presbyterian Support Northern with their conference ‘Keeping Kids Safe’ in April.
St Johns Rotary Club	Surplus office supplies & stationery were donated to St John’s Rotary Club to send to Fiji/Vanuatu (in excess of 30/40 cartons).
Step Up Foundation	OfficeMax donated in kind $500 of OfficeMax stationery.
The Huntington’s Disease National Conference	OfficeMax donated in kind $1127 of OfficeMax products.
Auckland City Council	OfficeMax donated mini Max soft toys for Auckland City Council’s ‘OfficeMax Dragons’ team to use as their mascot in the Auckland Dragonboat Regatta, they won the Corporate Novice title.
Triyog Himalaya Trust	OfficeMax donated school materials for the Bala Yamdang Secondary School in eastern Nepal.
Ronald McDonald House	OfficeMax donated 5000 personalised pens for their 10^th year anniversary
Kidstart Home-based, Care & Learning	OfficeMax donated office chair
St Albans Baptist Church	OfficeMax donated 200 note book pads for the Building Christchurch Conference
RadioNetwork’s Special Children’s Christmas Party	OfficeMax donated in kind $250
Waikanae Baptist Church (Fiji Mission Team)	OfficeMax donated in kind $300 of OfficeMax products.
Wellington City Mission	OfficeMax donated in kind $650 of OfficeMax products.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter	OfficeMax donated in kind $500 of OfficeMax products.
Recycled Art/South Island School Competition	OfficeMax donated $250 in prizes to raise awareness of sustainability for primary school children.
Autism NZ Conference	OfficeMax donated $250 in prizes and product for conference bags.
DUS/More FM RMH Fun Walk, Christchurch	OfficeMax donated $250 in prizes and product for entry bags to raise awareness of primary school children’s health and fitness.
Alzheimers NZ	OfficeMax donated $250 of product for 2007/2008 conference bags and to assist in advertising costs.
Rolleston Netball Masters Wearable Arts	OfficeMax donated $250 in prizes and product for conference bags to assist in the fundraising for travel to the Australasian games.

In addition to our company-led programmes, many team members at OfficeMax have been involved in individual programmes. OfficeMax colleagues have contributed to the following efforts:
Ronald McDonald House	OfficeMax prepared, cooked and served an evening meal for the families and kids who are currently in the Ronald McDonald House. All ingredients were sourced by obtaining food donations from suppliers and companies around Christchurch.
Kidz First	OfficeMax collected toys to donate to Kidz First Hospital.
St John's Rotary Club	OfficeMax organised a workplace breakfast in support of St. John’s "Great Kiwi ANZAC Breakfast" program that raised $110 which was donated to the club to support various causes in Auckland’s Eastern Bays.
Women’s Hospice & Foodbank	OfficeMax collected food products to donate to Women’s Hospice & Foodbank at Christmas time
SPCA	OfficeMax collected food products throughout the year and donated them to SPCA