L Brands And Gilbane Partner With Besa To Enhance Community Impact

Columbus, Ohio — L Brands and Gilbane Building Company are now partnering with Besa to enhance their community impact.

L Brands — the parent company for Victoria’s Secret, PINK, Bath & Body Works, La Senza and Henri Bendel — operates more than 3,000 specialty stores worldwide. Besa will curate volunteer experiences for associates at the L Brands Columbus home offices, creating transformative experiences that connect the L Brands team with the community at large year-round.

Gilbane is a global construction management company. Its Columbus team has worked with clients from Nationwide Children’s Hospital to The Ohio State University building structures from hospitals to schools. Besa will curate volunteer projects for Gilbane’s Columbus associates throughout the year to help them make meaningful community impact.

Besa CEO Matthew Goldstein is excited by the continued commitment of Columbus’ corporate community to connect and give back in robust ways.

“I’m continually awed by the Columbus corporate community’s passion to uplift this city,” Goldstein said. “We’re thrilled to work alongside these new partners to amplify the good work they already are doing.”

These companies join several notable Besa partners, including Big Lots, CoverMyMeds, EXPRESS, GBQ Partners, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Kaufman Development, Safelite AutoGlass and more.

Besa is a Columbus nonprofit dedicated to supporting those who need it most by connecting people and businesses with local charities, from food pantries to homeless shelters. Besa offers a portal at www.givebesa.org where Columbus residents can easily find and register for volunteer opportunities citywide; it hosts drives for various nonprofits; and it helps corporate partners manage and enhance their philanthropic efforts.

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