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Undertone's Community Action Program is an employee-driven committee that helps plan, coordinate and execute the company's philanthropic activities. Through the program, Undertone gives back to the communities it serves by donating time and resources to a variety of local community organizations.

On April 12, 2008, Undertone joined 6,500 volunteers at the 14th Annual Hands On New York Day, an annual day of service in which volunteers revitalized 110 New York City parks and gardens, playgrounds, community centers, schools and homeless shelters. Undertone spent the day working at Morningside Park in Harlem.

On January 25, 2008, Undertone spent the afternoon at the Fresh Air Fund helping with their yearly mailing to partner organizations who recommend and connect the Fresh Air Fund with children who will benefit from their program. Since 1877, The Fresh Air Fund, a not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer vacations in the country to more than 1.7 million children from New York City’s toughest neighborhoods. Each year, thousands of children visit volunteer host families in 13 states and Canada through the Friendly Town Program or attend Fresh Air Fund camps. Undertone employees assembled informational packets and organized application materials to send out to local community organizations to get kids involved for the summer.

In December 2007, Undertone organized its third annual Adopt-a-Family program with the HOPE Center, a primary care clinic for underserved individuals living with HIV and AIDS, and part of St. John's Riverside Hospital. Undertone purchased items on the families' wish lists, wrapped the gifts and delivered them to the HOPE Center. Through the program, Undertone “adopted” 47 families this year and expanded the number of individuals touched by the program by more than 50 percent year over year.

On October 18, 2007, Undertone kicked off a new ongoing partnership with Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School through an organization called PENCIL. Through the partnership, Undertone will work with staff and students to develop a school website, conduct resume writing, mock interview clinics and job shadowing opportunities.

Located in the South Bronx, Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School is designed for students serious about going on to college, regardless of their current obstacles or academic standing, and oftentimes come from areas where college is not always a consideration.

PENCIL (Public Education Needs Civic Involvement In Learning) was founded in 1995 to galvanize and coordinate meaningful civic involvement in New York City public education to improve student achievement. For more information about PENCIL, please visit www.pencil.org.

Undertone hosted its fourth annual food drive from July 16-19, 2007 and donated nearly 2,800 food items to the Food Bank for New York City, making it the company’s most successful food drive to date. The Food Bank helps provide more than 250,000 meals a day for New Yorkers who otherwise would go hungry or not eat enough, and has distributed more than 744 million pounds of food to more than 1,000 community and emergency food programs throughout New York City.

On May 5, 2007 Undertone participated in the 10th Annual Revlon Run/Walk For Women, one of the nation’s largest 5K fundraising events. To date, the Run/Walks (in Los Angeles and New York) have distributed nearly 45 million dollars for women’s cancer research, counseling, and outreach programs. In the company’s second year participating, the team exceeded its fundraising goal by nearly 40 percent.

On April 17, 2007 Undertone employees spent time at Animal Care and Control of New York City‘s Manhattan branch walking dogs as part of its Dog Walking Program. AC&C dogs wore orange “Adopt Me” vests while out on walks and Undertone employees provided information about the dogs to interested individuals and potential adopters.

In March 2007, Undertone employees sent e-mails and signed petitions to raise awareness about the crisis in Darfur, Sudan. Darfur has been embroiled in a deadly conflict for over three years. At least 400,000 people have been killed; more than 2 million innocent civilians have been forced to flee their homes and now live in displaced-persons camps in Sudan or in refugee camps in neighboring Chad; and more than 3.5 million men, women, and children are completely reliant on international aid for survival. For more information about how you can help, visit: www.savedarfur.org/content.

From December 4-15, 2006, Undertone held its third annual food drive to benefit City Harvest, New York City's only food-rescue organization. The company matched employee donations can for can and in total Undertone donated 2,781 food items, making it the company’s largest donation yet.

In December 2006, Undertone organized its second annual Adopt-a-Family program with the HOPE Center, a primary care clinic for individuals living with HIV and AIDS, and part of St. John's Riverside Hospital. This year we "adopted" 28 families, requested "wish lists", purchased and wrapped holiday gifts from these lists and delivered them to the HOPE Center.

In December 2006, Undertone held its second annual food drive to benefit the San Francisco Food Bank which distributes 26 million pounds of food annually through a network of more than 500 community service agencies serving low-income households in every neighborhood of the city.

On November 4, 2006 Undertone employees spent the day at Animal Care & Control of New York City’s Manhattan branch walking dogs, brushing cats, and helping potential pet adopters. Through its 5 branches the AC&C receives approximately 150 abandoned or lost animals a day. While we were there we saw a several pets adopted including one dog that went home with an Undertone employee.

On October 21, 2006 Undertone employees spent the day at PS 70 in Queens during New York Cares Day. Throughout the day Undertone painted an ocean mural near the cafeteria, planted hundreds of spring bulbs, painted the playground walls and picked up garbage on the school grounds. This was Undertone’s third consecutive year participating in New York Cares Day and with more than 8,000 volunteers helped revitalize 117 New York City public schools at this year’s event.

October 6 wasn't any ordinary casual Friday at Undertone. The denim worn on this day was not only worn for comfort, it made a powerful statement for an important cause. As Lee National Denim Day moved into its second decade, Undertone participated in its first year of the grassroots program which has raised more than $61 million for breast cancer research.

On May 6, 2006, Intercept joined 40,000 participants in the 9th Annual Revlon Run/Walk For Women. Undertone employees raised funds to help support important research into the cause and cure of women's cancers, prevention, education and support service programs. Undertone exceeded its fundraising goal by nearly 20 percent this year.

On April 22, 2006, Undertone employees joined thousands of volunteers at the 12th Annual Hands On New York Day. Organized by New York Cares, Hands On New York Day is an annual citywide day of service in which volunteers revitalize city spaces. Undertone employees spent the day working in Canarsie Park in Brooklyn.

In December 2005, Undertone held its second annual food drive to benefit City Harvest, New York City's only food-rescue organization dedicated to feeding New York City's hungry men, women and children. Undertone donated more than 1,650 food items this year, making it the company's most successful food drive effort to date.

In December 2005, Undertone "adopted" 13 families at the HOPE Center, a primary care clinic for individuals living with HIV and AIDS, and part of St. John's Riverside Hospital. Undertone purchased items on the families' wish lists, wrapped the gifts and delivered them to the HOPE Center.

In December 2005, Undertone organized a food drive to benefit the San Francisco Food Bank which distributes food and advocates for improvement in government food programs and policies. Undertone donated nearly 250 pounds of food.

On October 22, 2005, Undertone employees volunteered for the second consecutive year during New York Cares Day. Nearly 8,000 volunteers helped paint a brighter future for New York City students at 110 public schools throughout the five boroughs. Undertone employees painted an underwater-themed mural at PS 185 in Manhattan.

On August 24, 2005, Undertone hosted its first company-sponsored blood drive at its New York headquarters. Undertone collected more than 100 units of blood and helped address a critical need for blood in New York and New Jersey.