Interns Learn the Schwab Way by Participating in a Nationwide Volunteer Day Release Date: June 22, 2015 6:00~a.m. EST Terms: Corporate and Financial News Dateline city: RICHFIELD, OHIO RICHFIELD, Ohio — (BUSINESS WIRE) ~ Over 100 Schwab summer interns and employees around the country volunteered last Friday at their local Boys and Girls Club of America (BGCA). The volunteer day capped off the end of the interns’ first week as members of the Schwab Intern Academy program. While ‘community outreach is engrained in the Schwab culture, the effort was also an initiative to introduce tthe interns to the Schwab way and build relationships with their peers. This volunteer day comes a month after Schwab's 12" annual Volunteer Week where thousands of employees and executives helped local charities across the country. Approximately 200 Schwab branch offices participated in the week-long event and helped over 200 charities across the United States. “tis our goal to provide our interns with a real ‘Schwab’ experience. We believe in the power of financial education and community service to unleash peoples’ potential. Through financial education programs, employee volunteerism, and a variety of other charitable activities, Schwab employees are able to support the communities where they live and work—helping to foster a highly engaged and committed workforce” said Doug Meckelson, a senior specialist of Schwab Community Programs. Meckelson also stated that in addition to participating in outreach events, Schwab also provides financial support to various nonprofits and social causes chosen by employees. Senior Manager of Organizational Development Angela Heyroth plays a key role in building the architecture of the Intern Academy and says that the design of the program was very intentional. She said the goal was “..to establish a long-term talent pipeline into Schwab, and to showcase our culture and environment to those interns. In essence, we wanted a program that included all of what it means to be a Schwabbie, stuffed into a multi-week summer experience’. Photos from the intern volunteer day will be posted throughout the week and can be viewed and downloaded here. To find out more about Schwab’s volunteerism and community outreach, click here to view the Schwab Community page.