2023 Mars Ambassador Program Yearbook

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the Editor Dear 2023 Ambassadors, As we reflect on the culmination of another remarkable year for the Mars Ambassador Program (MAP), I am filled with gratitude for every one of you who dedicated your time, energy, and expertise to make a positive impact in communities across the world. Your unwavering commitment to our values and your relentless spirit of service have once again exemplified the very best of what it means to be part of the Mars family.

In 2008, when four associates embarked on the inaugural journey of the MAP, little did we know the profound ripple effect it would create.

Nearly 15 years on, the program has evolved into a global force for good, with more than 1,000 Associates from over 60 countries collectively contributing more than 60,000 hours of volunteer work.

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5 2023 MAP Partners

Learnings into 38 Incorporating Your Role at Mars

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From restoring coral reefs in Indonesia to providing aid in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires, from renovating domestic abuse shelters to offering medical care to animals in need, your efforts have touched countless lives and have left an indelible mark on the communities you serve.

MAP is not just about giving back; it’s about personal and professional growth. Through real-world experiences, you have honed your leadership skills, expanded your horizons, and forged lifelong connections with fellow associates and community partners alike.

Your willingness to step outside your comfort zones and embrace new challenges is a testament to your compassion, adaptability, and zest for life.

Thank you for your dedication, passion, and unwavering commitment to making a difference. You are the heart and soul of MAP, and I am looking forward to working with many of you again in the future, whether on MAP assignments or as MAP alumni and advocates!

With deep gratitude, Annette Jennings Director Global Community Engagement & Corporate Giving

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Our Partners

What Our Partners Are Rozalia Project is honored to work with the Mars Ambassador has always been incredibly positive. Not only has MAP connected us with talented individuals from around the debris problem is a complicated one but each one of us can lovely person.

Foundation for Environmental Education

flows into their personal lives and communities and adds up. Our participants arrive excited for a new experience and

Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean

Our Global Impact Accra, Ghana

Blantyre, Malawi Bredasdorp, South Africa

Chikwawa, Malawi (Majete Wildlife Reserve) Dehradun, India

Molokai, Hawaii, USA Phoenix, Arizona, USA (San Carlos Apache Reservation)

Jakarta, Indonesia

Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Khon Kaen, Thailand

Rockland, Maine, USA

Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Struisbaai, South Africa

Maui, Hawaii, USA

the wildfires, and assisted with fire patient care, community animal care for displaced Lahaina residents, and spay/neuter was exceptional, and they are all welcome to return.

Maui Humane Society

The MAP trip provided us with an opportunity to help one of our many native communities in Arizona. It also allowed our team to build friendships with folks from other types of

Second round with the Mappers, second lessons with a lot of help to raise the communication of the company. As an NGO all decisions are made with a lot of people around the table.

The Mappers have been and are a facilitator to understand to mars and the mappers from the whole Blue Cross.

Blue Cross of Belgium

This collaboration has been the backbone for us as a Arizona Humane Society

An initiative which allows people from completely different

Humane Society Internation – India

MAP blew away all of our expectations of the experience, a incredible and we are so excited to continue this partnership!

Mars Sustainable Solutions

Save the Children Philippines

Not only did they work hard, but now there are nine more domestic violence should not have to choose between their safety and their pet.

Greater Good Charities

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First Impressions I was honored to have the opportunity to make even

It was very positive. I was deeply impressed both by the

experience exceeded my expectations. I did not realize potential and not a moment was spared. My heart was warmed with appreciation. I smiled and cried more than – Elena Kikuste Humane Society International / India, India

– Sara Martzahl Maui Humane Society Hawaii

I was so excited to meet the other ambassadors from all around the world. I also was very impressed with the youth and coordinators at Save the Children staff from Save The Children made us feel welcome and appreciated.

– Marina Pei Save The Children, Indonesia

everyday life in a new country.

– Jonah Babitz Blue Cross, Belgium

“My first impression was just how much work there was to do in a short amount of time, but I was so ready for it and was more than happy to put maximum effort into it. Aside from the amount of work, just how important the work was and what was behind the hammer, nails and hard work was an opportunity for domestic violence survivors to seek help and not have to choose between their own safety or their pets.

– Benjamin Turner Greater Good, Maine

I was a bit worried as it was the first time I traveled on my board, I heard, ‘welcome home’ and I immediately felt to be!

– Mélodie Lecoy Rozalia Project, Maine

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ARIZONA HUMAN SOCIETY

Access to Pet Care across Arizona

Ellen Coyle

Victoria Law In your own words, what was the impact of your MAP experience?

We helped hundreds of animals at San Carlos – we also continued

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Jennifer Cook Stacie Kite partnered with the Banfield Foundation to provide care for animals in the San Carlos and Hopi communities of Arizona, where the number of severely ill and

What would you say to future ambassadors about this or advice?

Be prepared to work very hard, but if your heart is in it, it will be so worth it!

AHS and MARS to the pets and owners we met on the reservation — of services.

educational resources, essential supplies, and other services to help increase care veterinary medicine – the more AHS can treat animals and educate people, the safer it will be for these communities.

Alexandra Smith

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BLUE CROSS OF BELGIUM

Human-Animal Interaction Calendar

Jonah Babitz In your own words, what was the impact of your

Maria Isabel Silva In your own words, what was the impact of your

of various ideas (immediate actions (under 6 months), medium term internal and external communication plan recommendations and provided them with a didactic calendar of events for the year 2024.

We also participated in an MVP day and took care of animals/cleaned the shelters.

that they could execute. They seemed to be very happy with our work and we were proud of what we could achieve and propose

community education.

Claudia Hatherill a

a a 2024 didactic calendar related to animal-human interaction and an annual awareness about its mission to find a home for all pets housed in their shelters. a

markets operate.

By week’s end, communication opportunities and potential speakers were brainstorming. In the second week, ambassadors refined projects, demonstrating and opportunities before ideation.

from them and provide education to them, as well. There was a process. Specifically, I am very proud of our final presentation to the Blue Cross and our Mars team.

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GREATER GOOD CHARITIES

Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelter Renovation

Anthony Byrnes In your own words, what was the impact of your

Benjamin Turner In your own words, what was the impact of your

We renovated a domestic abuse shelter, to enable it to become pet abusive situations.

week. Inside, multiple rooms were stripped of all paint and floor

Emily Moon Olly Crawford in their pet’s life. That was a priceless piece of my participation. a

Rebuild, GGC recruits volunteers from across the U.S. to help shelters in need and take projects from concept to creation to improve both the lives of humans pet spaces at domestic violence and homeless shelters. Up to 65% of unhoused

what this charity does and why they do it.

Martin Dimitrov a

a families. Collaboration and cross functional team and conversations/

with Rescue Rebuild to successfully renovate animal shelters in Nashville, TN, USA; Las Marias, Puerto Rico; and Phuket, Thailand.

you out of comfort zone and see the different perspective.

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HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNA

Healthy Pets, Healthi r Community Bredasdorp and Struisbaai,

In your own words, what was the impact of your

We tried to Improve companion animal welfare in low-income

cats spayed. We also helped promote awareness on pet nutrition and distribution of pet food and Pet health kits.

Laura Halton How hands-on the work was. We were fully involved in the heart of

to spay/neuter services for South African communities and their animals, promote responsible pet ownership and humane education, improve laws to protect animals, a

quality time with so many beautiful animals.

Andrea Billewicz In your own words, what was the impact of your

monitored the pups and helped them enormously. Over the three days we assisted 145 sterilizations and 157 clinical check-ups. Some of

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Peaceful Coexistence of

Elena Kikuste a

In your own words, what was the impact of your

pause, a chance to rekindle our passion, and a reminder of why we and plans.

Clothilde Prieur

brutal lives beset by health problems such as malnutrition, infectious diseases and injuries caused by vehicle collisions, and most puppies die before they reach the

Holly Howes

a would have to be the people and friends I have made. The 7 other

witness such a positive impact for animals. who went above and beyond to ensure we had an incredible

Indian culture.

of people.

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MARS SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Coral Reef Restoration

Liz Franks

Medhat Mounir In your own words, what was the impact of your

Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

What wa

pictures/videos.

Henry Gibbs Kitsie Torres

In your own words, what was the impact of your

exceeded my expectations. It was a dream come true to have my how to improve the project, and learned about each other’s cultures.

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rest of my life could be. I would love to be more involved in reef restoration and marine advocacy with Mars in years to come. It’s

truly admire.

a worked to protect and preserve our oceans.

Marion Thebault

Doraica Aponte

restoration process.

a If the opportunity arises, everyone should apply for a MAP project. I

your comfort zone.

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MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY

Access to Pet Care Maui and Molokai, Hawaii, USA

Julie Beaudoin In your own words, what was the impact of your

Provided preventive care for pets of people who have almost their pets). Helped the Maui humane society to take care of shelter

Since 1953, Maui Humane Society (MHS) has served as the only open admission animal shelters on the island of Maui, Hawaii, with a mission to protect and remote community of Hana every other month. In partnership with the Banfield a Molokai, particularly spay/neuter and wellness services. On the small island of Molokai, ambassadors led spay/neuter and vaccination services to owned pets, a mobile veterinary clinic donated by the Banfield Foundation.

Sara Martzahl able to make. It was a reminder of my love and passion for veterinary medicine. We were able to utilize all our skills and explore them in new ways to make this impact. Our work was appreciated tenfold. future volunteer and MAP opportunities.

Kayla Peters In your own words, what was the impact of your

I MAP experience?

with me.

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ROZALIA PROJECT FOR A CLEAN OCEAN

Marine Debris Cleanup in the Gulf of Maine

Elisabeth Geijron

Jessica Brackenbury up like tiny stars when they are disturbed - I didn’t even know this existed or that nature could be so beautiful!) in the ocean and I and see the sparkles around my body as I swam. Simply incredible!”

Rockland, Maine, USA

Founded in 2010, Rozalia Project has remained steadfast in its commitment to ocean

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Joshua Cooke

opportunity to make a difference in a wide variety of platforms, MAP experience?

I just wish I had more time with all the wonderful people I spent my

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the other Associates’ countries and experience their cultures. The A other to cook meals and help clean up, so no one ever had to do any work on their own and there were always multiple hands ready to jump in and help.

a aboard the American Promise symbolized more than just a cleanup mission; it was

Zena Chhatwal a

In your own words, what was the impact of your

Gianluca Fallocco

to contemplate the detrimental consequences of plastic pollution in the ocean, particularly its impact on our precious food chain.

as a perfect culmination of an entire week onboard dedicated

work but also the profound connection I felt with nature and the

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SAVE THE CHILDREN INDONESIA

Youth Advisory Network Communications

Verena Fallmann In your own words, what was the impact of your

Katarzyna Nowak a

experience you will remember for the rest of your life. You will

I am convinced, that the CYAN members are now equipped with a

Liubov Perytsa

Jakarta, Indonesia

I was very interested to learn more about the culture of Indonesia,

Marina Pei

and experience at Mars to improve their skills and abilities. It’s very

What would you say to future ambassadors about or advice? such inspired and motivated youth and know that they will take

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Kamilla Tleuzhanova impressed by their involvement in all the activities and their interest

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SAVE THE CHILDREN INDONESIA

Joshua Tindal

Savannah Lawrence In your own words, what was the impact of your

Cocoa Farmers Jakarta & Makassar, Indonesia

We provided an executive summary and presentation to StC senior

relationships with Save the Children team.

we proposed. The feedback was very positive - they appreciated already set aside additional resources to implement some of our

Emily Swales MAP experience?

It’s one of the few places in the world to see this and we did it

plans with youth farmers to explore opportunities and compiled a report on the

It is a truly wonderful experience that we were able to visit the actual cocoa liquor plant in Uju, understand MARS’ Cocoa Ecosystem

value chain.

Sasha Beyder a or about MAP overall?

MAP is a MUST DO at Mars. I will remember this for the rest of ambassadors to take every opportunity to learn about the culture the issue.

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Marijana Petrushevska Ivanoska

SAVE THE CHILDREN INDONESIA

Communications

Aleksandra Gesicka

a they lead with this purpose. I could only learn from them. What is more I was so happy and inspired to see how it clicked between importance of our role as Mars ambassadors. I warmly recommend

wanted to do the best we can to help the StC Team.

Jakarta, Indonesia Zuzana Losakova

Save the Children Indonesia’s Resource Mobilization (RM) team is a new unit

Sasha Brown

In your own words, what was the impact of your

a help them.

on how to collaborate effectively with various external audiences. In addition, both Save the Children Indonesia and donor priorities, delivered recommendations for improvements on other materials, and provided ideas on how to enhance donor communications.

In your own words, what was the impact of your

We have helped Save the Children Indonesia to build their

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WORLD VETERINARY SERVICES

Veterinary Clinic & Wildlife Conservation

Laura Russey In your own words, what was the impact of your

We were directly able to make a positive impact in the community by the Majete we even did a volunteer day where we picked up trash in

Blantyre and Majete Wildlife Reserve, Chikwawa, Malawi

Veronica Talbert

In 2017, World Veterinary Services (WVS) established its presence in Malawi in collaboration with local animal rescue, Blantyre Society for the Protection and

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Mission Rabies in 2015. Since then, WVS has increased the capacity of the local communities of Blantyre city and the adjacent districts. Meanwhile, amidst the wilderness of Majete Wildlife Reserve, WVS has partnered with African Parks to establish a veterinary service for the animals under the care of the reserve, one of

second of the experience.

Despina Christiana Najarian the most poached animals in Africa. In Blantyre, ambassadors supported the BSPCA income communities.

dreamed of.

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Mohamed Wahby What they did:

What they did:

Qian Yu What they did:

Dashboard – The Philippines

Environmental education.

I helped them to create a purchase service app in which they can the community.

students and other people.

Of course, there is a difference between a remote and in-person When I finished all the tasks and hit “done,” I couldn’t help but share them with my Associates, my friends and my family.

What would you say to future ambassadors about

What would you say to future ambassadors about

What would you say to future ambassadors about

or advice?

or advice?

or advice?

topics as I do, you will enjoy it.

loved every minute of it.

a unique opportunity to understand more about Mars’ role to the

Viviana Castelluccia Carol Van Den Hende What they did: What they did: Development – Ghana

communication skills for approximately 15 CARE employees.

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Jonah Babitz set of leaders is a unique skillset. There is a definite ebb

into Your Role at Mars

and had to understand their financial model for the

times that style of leadership is the best option.

overall business performance.

Katarzyna Nowak Marion Thebault I feel that the MAP served the objective and helped me in a diverse team. I developed flexibility and patience.

What’s more, I would point out much more MLCs that I was able to develop. and other functions in the business.

Joshua Tindal

Zuzana Losakova While I have more than 20 years of experience in Communications, I mostly cooperated with Europe and US

It was extremely useful to live our purpose first-hand. Also, it provided me with different tools in terms of perspective, because I now feel closer to the pet care business purpose

Henry Gibbs My MLC’s included effective communication, which was well appreciation for the work that comes before me whilst I ensure sufficient cocoa volumes are available and supplied

in Asia is a completely different culture and context. It as

posts and talks in multiple forums. I was able to learn some Indonesian while there. We had to communicate effectively

culture than the one I usually work in.

lot to plan and learn. Even under the water we use a lot of

Holly Howes One of my MLCs for this year was to work on the idea of

Alexandra Smith

Anthony Byrnes One of the key focus areas for me this year was around opportunity to work in a team, understand the different personalities and how people like to work, ensure we

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