Employees Continue to Lead Efforts to Help Haiti

On May 10, a team of Constellation employees and a team from InterVol, an international humanitarian organization based in Rochester, flew to Haiti to deliver medical supplies, building materials, and children's toys. The team spent four days there building bunk beds, distributing the supplies and toys, and assessing how Constellation and InterVol can work together to continue to help Haiti.

Back in the U.S., Constellation employees generously donated toys and personal care products to be delivered to Haiti, and more employees volunteered at InterVol's Rochester location during the United Way Day of Caring.

2012 Summer Concert Series Lineup at Robert Mondavi Winery Announced

The lineup for the 2012 Summer Concert Series at Robert Mondavi Winery has been announced. Performing artists include O.A.R., Plain White T's, Natasha Bedingfield, and Five For Fighting. For the full lineup and dates please click here.

The concert series at Robert Mondavi Winery started in 1969 with the first annual Summer Music Festival, which was held on the winery lawn and was designed as a fundraiser for the Napa Valley Symphony. The series has been offering the local community and visitors top-notch performances ever since, while also generously providing needed funding for the Napa Valley Symphony, the Napa Valley Unified School District’s music programs, and other local charities.

Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand

All of Constellation’s wineries in New Zealand are proud to be members of Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand, an industry group established in 1995.

Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand provides members with environmental best practices for the vineyard and the winery, an external audit structure, and much more. The group also addresses consumer concerns about the environmental impacts of the products its members produce.

Visit the Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand website for more information.

Employee Efforts Benefit the United Way

Constellation employees and CEO Rob Sands recently presented the United Way with a check for $4,000. The donation was a combination of money raised by a golf tournament organized by Constellation employees and donations given at Constellation's holiday party.

More than 50 employees from the Canandaigua and Victor offices in New York participated in the golf tournament, called Nine From the Vines, which is in its second year. The next tournament is scheduled for this spring.

Employees Raise Funds, Food and Awareness for California Food Bank

During the past two years, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi has recognized the need for food bank support within the local community. The Giving Garden, which grows fresh fruits and vegetables for the Stockton Emergency Food Bank, was built on the Woodbridge Winery premises in 2010 and continues to be maintained and cared for by the winery employees. This garden has provided more than 4,500 pounds of produce to the Food Bank, equating to more than 5,600 meals for local families.

Inspired by the passion and generosity alive within the Giving Garden program, Constellation Brands employees personally donated to the Food Bank cause through Constellation's Employee Match Program, which matches employee donations dollar-for-dollar. The $9,000 raised, along with the 2,500 pounds of food raised through a food drive held at the winery during the holidays, will provide support to help feed the local community. 

“Working with organizations like the Stockton Emergency Food Bank enables us to contribute to the community surrounding our winery, and see the difference these donations can make firsthand,” said Larry Pilmaier of Woodbridge Winery.

The Stockton Emergency Food Bank, which was founded in 1968, helps more than 4,000 people per month fill their pantries when they don’t have the economic means to do so themselves. Employees at the Food Bank have seen the line outside grow by more than 30 percent in the last five years.