corporate citizenship – community involvement q1 fy2011

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CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP – COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Q1 FY2011
March 8, 2011
CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN BASIN
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

“Tour Rosa” – Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
In October 2010, Gildan launched a Breast Cancer
Awareness Campaign entitled the “Tour Rosa” (Pink Tour)
at all of its facilities in Central America and the Caribbean
Basin.
During the Pink Tour, each of the facilities were decorated
with pink ribbons and balloons, and the Company also
arranged a “give away” of pink sweaters with the
campaign’s logo. On-staff doctors made presentations
about breast cancer detection and prevention, and
answered numerous questions put forward by employees.
More than 10,000 employees participated in the campaign.
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CARIBBEAN BASIN – EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

“Juntos en Familia” – Dominican Republic
In December, Gildan’s textile facility in
Guerra held an activity called “Juntos en
Familia” (Together as a Family) with its
employees and their families.
The activity offered the employees a series
of health education lectures and dental
consultations for children. Kids and adults
enjoyed a day filled with games, food,
raffles and contests.
More than 3,000 employees and family
members attended this event.
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CENTRAL AMERICA – EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Children’s Festival – Nicaragua
Gildan has been celebrating the Children’s
Festival at both of its sewing facilities since
we started our operations in Nicaragua
in 2004.
The Festival, held in December, is dedicated
to our employees’ children. This year, more
than 3,000 boys and girls enjoyed a day
filled with games, food, candies and other
recreational activities.
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CANADA – EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Breakfast With Santa Claus
Gildan Head Office employees and their families were invited to a breakfast on
Saturday, November 20th, at Le bistro Gildan, located on the 32nd floor of the
Company’s offices.
Santa Claus distributed gifts to the children and after the breakfast, employees
and their families gathered to watch the Santa Claus parade, along
Ste. Catherine’s street.
A great time was had by all.
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GLOBAL CAMPAIGN – EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

World AIDS Day
Between November 15th and December 15th, Gildan held a
global campaign to raise awareness about HIV / AIDS.
In conjunction with this campaign, numerous activities were
held at Gildan’s various locations on World AIDS Day,
which took place on December 1st.
Head Office:
• Red ribbon lapel pins were distributed to all employees
to demonstrate support for HIV / AIDS awareness
on December 1st.
• Information posters prepared by the Canadian AIDS Society
were posted on employee notice boards to educate
employees on HIV / AIDS.
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World AIDS Day (cont’d)
In Central America:
• The Samaritan’s Purse, an
international organization providing
spiritual and physical aid to hurting
people around the world, was invited
to speak about HIV / AIDS prevention
and offer on-site HIV tests for
employees at all of our facilities.
• More than 9,000 employees
participated in the campaign
and 500 volunteered to be tested.
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World AIDS Day (cont’d)
In Central America (cont’d):
• Gildan was one of only four companies, and the only manufacturer, to receive
the “Building a Better World” Award, which recognizes organizations promoting
policies, initiatives and information campaigns about HIV / AIDS as part of their
corporate citizenship platform. The Award is given by the Honduran National
Business Council (COHEP) and CHF International, a non-profit organization
aiming to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low and moderate
income communities, helping them improve their social, economic and
environmental conditions.
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CENTRAL AMERICA – VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

Teletón Fundraising Campaign –
Honduras
Since 2004, Gildan has been supporting
Teletón, a Honduran non-profit
organization that supports people with
mental and physical disabilities, through
its annual fundraising event to finance
its rehabilitation centers located across
the country.
Annually in December, Gildan develops
an internal fundraising campaign along
with its employees to maximize
donations to this NPO.
This year, the Company and its
employees donated more than
US $22,000 to Teletón, which was
a record for Gildan for donations
to this cause.
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“Regalando Sonrisas con Gildan” – Honduras
Employees at two of our sewing
facilities in Honduras (San Miguel
and San Jose) have volunteered to
develop the “Regalando Sonrisas
con Gildan” (Giving Smiles with
Gildan) campaign.
In the month of December, just
before Christmas, employees
donated toys to children living in
underprivileged communities
surrounding Gildan’s facilities.
More than 100 employees
volunteered to participate in the
delivery of more than 4,800 toys.
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“Senior Adult Day” – Nicaragua
In December, Nicaraguans
celebrated the “Senior Adult Day”
during an afternoon filled with
activities organized by the
Nicaraguan Institute of Social
Security (INSS), such as music,
dance, poetry and games for the
elder.
This year, Gildan Rivas donated
food for the 500 senior adults
attending the event, and a group
of employees volunteered to
serve food during the event.
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CARIBBEAN BASIN – VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

Christmas Lunch at Nursing Home – Dominican Republic
In December, a group of
employees from our textile facility
in Guerra shared a Christmas
lunch with 35 senior citizens
living in the San Jose Nursing
Home, which is located in close
proximity to the facility.
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CANADA – VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

Food Drive
In December, Gildan’s Head Office employees in Canada
participated in the non-perishable food drive for The Salvation
Army’s annual Christmas basket campaign.
Boxes to collect donations were identified at various locations at
our Head Office. Employees were also invited to make a financial
contribution. In total, two large boxes of non-perishable food items
were donated and a total of $650 was raised.
The Christmas baskets were distributed by The Salvation Army on
December 21st and 22nd to families in need within the Montreal
region.
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