Engaged & Inspired at the World Bank

This morning the World Bank held a comfort kit build for 250 of their employees from around the world, the first event of a week long retreat surrounding poverty and giving – and your Red Cross team took center stage!

World Bank employees created 2,000 comfort kits using 15 teams of 15 people each at their Headquarters in DC. To kick off the event Matt Coyne and Geoff DeLizzio gave speeches about what the Red Cross does locally and how that translates to work around the country and around the world, using the opportunity to connect our mission with some of the world’s top economic minds. Matt and Geoff were also tasked with being the go-to experts in the room for a scavenger hunt that included Red Cross statistics and questions, as well as a task to “take a selfie with a Red Cross person.” So both of them talked to most people in the room during the two hour event.

There was constant high energy in the iconic Atrium of the World Bank as the teams competed with their scavenger hunt questions and kit builds, so much so that employees from other areas of the World Bank were approaching to inquire how they could take part.

The event was notably attended by the Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank, Kristalina Georgieva, as well as the Vice President of Finance, Jan Walliser. Both Geoff and Matt had the opportunity to speak with them about the work of the Red Cross and poverty.

Go Matt and Geoff!