From its inception, salesforce.com made a commitment to support employees that want to be community servants. You can imagine that within a start up it is difficult to find time to volunteer and give back to the community. However, salesforce.com employees are a special group of people. What follows is a description of how the Foundation established opportunities for employees to get involved, and how the employees responded with overwhelming enthusiasm and commitment to these programs. 

Buena Vista Auxiliary Club, Diablo Valley, California
Brian Millham, an employee in Business Development, and his wife Laura have made a great commitment to the Buena Vista Auxiliary Club. On behalf of Brian the Foundation granted $1,500 in May and another $2,500 in September to the Auxiliary Club, which tutors At-Risk Youth in the Diablo Valley.

2000 California Aid's Ride, San Francisco, Callifornia
Employee Daryl Garcia, in Client Services, took part in the AIDS Ride 2000, a 500-mile trek from San Francisco to Los Angeles, to support the fight against AIDS. Salesforce.com Foundation gave a $1,500 grant to the AIDS cause in the name of Daryl.

Avon Breast Cancer 3-day Walk, San Francisco, CA
The Foundation supported employees Ali Covarrubias, and Cindi Pardini, with a $2,000 grant in support of their walk from San Jose to San Francisco to fight breast cancer. The walk lasted 3 full days, but, according to Covarrubias, "It was worth every step."

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Sonoma, California
Salesforce.com employees Eric Shunk and Julie Trell took part in the Waves to Wine bike ride in the Napa Valley. It was a 150-mile adventure which took them two days to complete. The event was to help the fight against Multiple Sclerosis.

Raphael House, San Francisco, California
The Raphael House is a safe house for the homeless who are victims of violence. The Salesforce.com Foundation awarded $5,000 in order to renovate a room in the facility and signed up for monthly Corporate Chef volunteer nights cooking dinner for families in their kitchen.

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, San Francisco, California
On behalf of Employee Rick Burwen, in Information Technology, the Foundation granted $1,000 for Rick and his wife to participate in a daylong walk to fight Juvenile Diabetes.