MONTREAL, Dec. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial is pleased to
announce that it is donating $10 for each of its employees and advisors
to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) to help keep Chihuly's glass
sculpture entitled The Sun in Montreal. On behalf of our 1800 employees and 800 advisors in
Quebec, we are giving $26,000 to the MMFA, the first major corporate
donation to be made in response to the appeal launched by the museum
last week.
"Sun Life Financial, its employees and its advisors are proud to be the
first company to show such massive support for the museum's campaign to
keep Chihuly's Sun in Montreal. It was a natural reaction for us. After all, the sun is
our symbol! We felt it was important to take concrete action to help
the museum in its efforts to keep this magnificent work of art in our
city. Who knows, The Sun may well become a new cultural icon for Montreal. What we can be sure
of, however, is that it will definitely help the city to shine more
brightly," said Isabelle Hudon, president, Sun Life Financial, Quebec.
"I'm thrilled with this spontaneous gesture of support from Sun Life
Financial and its employees. It's touching, because just like the
museum, Sun Life Financial was founded 150 years ago, and the social
values of these two institutions have stood the test of time. The
majority of the works in the MMFA's heritage collection were acquired
thanks to the exemplary generosity of donors and collectors. In order
for The Sun to remain in Montreal, we need Montrealers to give generously. The Sun will keep shining in Montreal… with help from the community and, in
particular, from Sun Life Financial, its employees and its advisors, to
whom I extend my thanks," stated the the MMFA's director and chief
curator Nathalie Bondil.
Sun Life Financial employees are being asked to take photos of
themselves "under the sun," and an album of their pictures will be put
together and shared on social media as a way to further showcase this
signature piece in the exhibition Chihuly: Utterly Breathtaking.
As part of its commitment to making culture and the arts more
accessible, Sun Life Financial has chosen to lend its support to
various large-scale initiatives, and its contribution to the purchase
of Chihuly's The Sun on behalf of its employees and advisors is a concrete expression of
that commitment. In this way we hope the sun will continue to shine in
Montreal for years to come.
About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services
organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth
accumulation products and services to individuals and corporate
customers. Sun Life Financial and its partners have operations in key
markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United
Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India,
China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of
September 30, 2013, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total
assets under management of CDN$590 billion. For more information,
please visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and
Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under ticker symbol "SLF."
SOURCE Sun Life Financial Canada