Worldwide:

Global Crossing announced its first Employee Community Day. Between November 1 and December 31, 2009, each employee was granted an extra paid day off to make a difference in a charitable pursuit of his or her choice.

"Many Global Crossing employees are dedicated volunteers making a difference all year long," said Laurinda Pang, senior vice president of Human Resources for Global Crossing. "What makes Employee Community Day so special is what can be accomplished when so many of our employees spend a day giving back."

North America:

Over the past seven years, Global Crossing employees have donated more than $400,000 to the United Way of Greater Rochester, New York. Donations have been made to the United Way’s general fund, which supports nearly 100 charitable programs provided by some 60 agencies in the Rochester area. This year, the United Way has allocated extra money for emergency services while continuing to support a broad spectrum of activities that address early childhood education, child abuse and homelessness, and other areas of need.

Global Crossing volunteers recently prepared more than 4,800 pounds of food for immediate distribution to those in need in the greater Rochester area at Foodlink, a regional food bank that rescues and redistributes over 8.5 million pounds of food annually to a network of 550 member agencies in a 10-county area in central and western New York. Employee volunteers also donated more than 600 pounds of food to redistribute food to Foodlink-supported charity programs, soup kitchens, shelters and emergency food pantries.

Global Crossing was involved in a unique education program created by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation, in partnership with The New Jersey Department of Education and Rutgers University - Newark called MATHNext. The program was aimed at enhancing the teaching abilities of middle-school math teachers by providing professional development via new technologies that use donated webcam-enabled laptop computers, courtesy of IBM, and in-kind videoconferencing and webinar services made possible by Global Crossing. MATHNext employed advances in communication technology, many of which represent firsts for teacher training in New Jersey and allow teachers to attend scheduled professional development sessions from the convenience of their homes or schools. Live and interactive training via videoconferencing with webinar support saved money on transportation costs and opened program access to districts located too far to make in-person training a reality. Global Crossing used its world-class IP-based network and collaboration offerings to provide the connectivity for these training sessions. For more information, visit www.mathnext.org.

Global Crossing employees from across the U.S. participated in Operation Homefront, a program that raised more than $32,000 in donated items and funds and packed and sorted 500 care packages destined for military personnel stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Operation Homefront provides emergency assistance to U.S. troops, their families, and to wounded soldiers upon their return home.

Nineteen Global Crossing walking teams raised more than $16,000 in support for the American Diabetes Association's Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes effort.

For eight years running, Global Crossing employees have annually donated hundreds of holiday gifts for underprivileged children through the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Also around the holidays employees adopt families in need to provide basic household items, food, wish-list gifts, and other needed donations.

Global Crossing coordinated a volunteer mission to New Orleans, Louisiana to participate in a Habitat for Humanity project to build homes for those left homeless from Hurricane Katrina. That spawned efforts for trips and volunteer activities at the Habitat for Humanity "Abraham House" in Newark, New Jersey.

Various employee groups have helped local school districts by providing book bags filled with school supplies for families in need and have led cell phone recycling drives for battered women's shelters and eye-glass donation drives for the needy.

Latin America:

"Our Network Shortens Distances. Our Social Actions Draw Hearts Closer"

In Latin America, more than 1,500 children from eight countries benefitted from this customer-based campaign where Global Crossing donated to local communities and charities that our customers support. The main purpose of this effort was to promote social awareness and education of children. Global Crossing donations provided educational materials, clothes, medicine, books, furniture and more.

Paper Recycling assists institutions in several Latam countries

In Argentina, for the past six years, Global Crossing employees have sent as much as 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms) of paper to the "Professor Dr. Juan P. Garrahan Pediatric Hospital," which then sells the paper to recyclers. Proceeds help fund pre- and post-operative care for children and accommodations for their parents.

In Colombia, Global Crossing's paper trash is gathered and sold to recyclers. All proceeds help the "Comité de Rehabilitación de Antioquia," a nonprofit that provides rehabilitation services to children, teens and adults with disabilities.

In Brazil, Global Crossing's paper trash is also gathered and sold to recyclers. Proceeds help "Fundação Maria Carolina," a private São Paulo-based organization that takes care of children and teens in situations of social risk.

In Chile, Global Crossing's discarded paper is donated to "Fundación San José," which sells the paper and uses the proceeds to assist abandoned kids.

Technology Supporting Education

• In Argentina, through "Red de Comunidades Rurales," Global Crossing takes part in a project called "Ayudando a las Escuelas Necesitadas con Tecnología" (Assisting Schools in Need through Technology), which provides technological equipment and knowledge to distant rural and urban communities and schools specialized in teaching disabled children. Our first initiative took place in 2007, when Global Crossing installed a satellite connection in San Martín de Porres, a small school with very little resources, in the community of La Unión, Salta, Argentina. The school now has more than 20 computers -- all with full Internet and telephony access.
• In Ecuador, Global Crossing assists Solca, a medical center specializing in cancer treatment, through the donation of a high-speed connectivity link which enables the Center to connect to hospitals in the USA, guaranteeing the exchange of information.
• Also in Ecuador, Global Crossing has a five-year agreement with the Guayaquil Municipality supporting a project called "Connectivity for Education," where we donate state-of-art technology to the "Biblioteca Municipal de Guayaquil" (Municipal Library), providing free Internet access to students and public.
• In Perú, Global Crossing assists Diospi Suyana, a non-profit-organization which aims to establish and maintain a mission hospital in the Peruvian Andes. Global Crossing donates a high-speed connectivity link, including the equipment, voice services for national and international calls and IP telephony. Also, a significant number of employees make automatic paycheck donations to help this institution.
• In Venezuela, all technological equipment that is no longer being used by our employees is sent to "Fundacite", an organization established to gather, recycle and reassign computers and peripherals that companies donate. Recycled is then given to various charities.
• Also in Venezuela, Global Crossing donated a "bibliographic robbing detector system" to the Library "Biblioteca Central Don Rómulo Gallegos" of the national university "Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora" (UNELLEZ). With a low-frequency signal to avoid interference with other electronic devices in the premises, the system registers the number of visitors and counts on an alarm that precisely identifies which item is activating it.
• The "Young Professionals" project is a Latin American practice in Global Crossing, but it is in Ecuador where we've had the most outstanding results. Through a public invite, young professionals participate in an evaluation process that assesses their development and business potential. The four participants with the best scores are invited take part of a high level professional development process, which will expose them to experts in various areas of our business. Currently, the four young professionals selected are working in Global Crossing Ecuador and occupying very relevant positions in the company.

Since early 2009, in Brazil, a group of employees from Global Crossing in São Paulo has volunteered to teach computer lessons, twice a week, to the children at "Fundação Maria Carolina."

Donation of books promotes art and culture

Global Crossing in Argentina donated more than 6,000 art books to several organizations, such as the "Centro de Jubilados y Pensionados de Ingeniero Maschwitz," the "Asociación de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil de Argentina (ALIJA)" and the "Centro de Arte y Educación Pepe Cáceres." These books, which include poetry, enable children and adults to benefit from an art collection that otherwise they would have no access to.

Another important donation of Global Crossings' art book collection was carried out in Peru, where several institutions were benefited, such as the "Facultad de Arte de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú", the "Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes", the "Centro de la Imagen" and the "Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (ICPNA)."

Employee Initiatives - Fundraising & Community Services

In Argentina, through a project called "Donar a Otros" (Donate to Others), a number of employees are making pay-roll donations to assist "Red de Comunidades Rurales", a foundation focused on helping the rural population that inhabits areas of extreme poverty. These donations provide the opportunity to improve access to education, health, drinking water, professional development and basic services.

In Ecuador, since 1996, through the project "Construyendo Futuro" (Building the Future), Global Crossing employees provide help to the Puchultiza community in the province of Cotopaxi. Employees assisted in the construction of a school for the Puchultiza children and a significant number of employees make pay-roll donations to help maintain the school.

Since 2001, in Brazil, "Fundação Maria Carolina" receives from Global Crossing a financial monthly donation to support the education of the 40 children that live there. Additionally, every year, volunteers promote a Christmas campaign called "Adopt a kid," where employees select a child to provide a kit composed of health care items, toys, books, clothes, shoes and other details that make their Christmas holiday more enjoyable.

In Colombia, a significant number of employees make payroll contributions to help the institution "Dividendo por Colombia" - a non-profit organization created in 1998 by a group of Colombian businessmen, to formalize the commitment of companies and their employees with social responsibility. The foundation raises money primarily from companies and employees together to multiply the benefits to communities in need - and once a year, through the project called "Amigo Secreto Con…sentido", employees exchange gifts that will be distributed to children in need in Colombia.

In Peru, due to a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease during May 2009, employees raised funds to make donation of healthcare items to the "Eseja de Madre de Dios" community - a native tribe from the Peruvian Amazon, located in the Madre de Dios department.

In August 2007, due to the huge earthquake that devastated the country, employees collected food and clothes to donate to the affected inhabitants of the provinces of Ica and Chinca. A year after the earthquake, Global Crossing Peru and its employees made a new donation of supplies to the inhabitants of the region.

Also in Peru, employees assist the "Hermanas Carmelitas Descalzas Nazarenas" harborage - The sisters of "Las Nazarenas" monastery have a dining hall to provide lunch and food for old and poor people all year long, a social work for Pachacamilla nieghborhood - through the donation of clothes and food, and once a year, during an entire month they help serve food to the homeless at the dining hall of the institution.

In Chile, a significant number of employees make payroll donations to help selected institutions such as UNICEF, Cancer Hospital, and others.

United Kingdom and Europe:

Global Crossing has donated £6,000 to the international children's rights charity, Unicef, to support their work in over 190 countries.

Employees in Basingstoke volunteer for The Shaw Trust, the largest voluntary sector provider of employment services for disabled people in the U.K. The Shaw Trust provides training and work opportunities for people who are disadvantaged in the labor market due to disability, ill health, or other social circumstances. The Trust runs horticultural projects for adults with mental health problems to build their social skills, work abilities and confidence, and to help them to eventually move into employment.

Employees in the U.K. have also supported cell phone recycling and eye-glass donation drives for Oxfam, a registered charity dedicated people fighting poverty.

Asia Pacific:

Around the Lunar New Year, Global Crossing employees donated Lai-See packets (also called Hong-Bao) to The Salvation Army in support of their youth, family, and community services program in Hong Kong and Macau. Lai-See envelopes contain money and are given to children and young adults at New Year’s time.

On May, 12, 2008, a devastating earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck the Sichuan province in southwestern China, killing thousands of people and displacing many more. Global Crossing employees sprung into action and matched a company donation to The Red Cross to assist those affected by this disaster.