AIG Bermuda have pledged to support local charities by “granting the gift of employee man-hours” twice a year.

The multinational insurance giant sent 29 employees to volunteer with the Eliza DoLittle Society yesterday where they prepared and cooked food at St John’s Church kitchen.

The implementation of a ‘Community Day of Giving Programme’ is part of a continued effort to promote volunteerism among employees, said an AIG spokesperson.

AIG’s administration supervisor Lizzie Gibbons said: “Knowing that there are many families who are struggling to put meals on their tables and following on from our recent grub day, this was considered the most valued way of giving back to the community”.

After hearing about a recent burglary at Eliza DoLittle’s headquarters, AIG is also donating a laptop to help the charity with administrative work.