Meet Three Boston Scientific Employees on a Mission To Give Back

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 19, 2023 / When you work for Boston Scientific-an organization dedicated to transforming lives through innovative medical solutions-your job inherently involves helping others.

And yet many people at the company make the time to serve their communities off the clock as well. In 2022 alone, Boston Scientific employees volunteered more than 31,000 hours.

Each year, Boston Scientific honors employees who are particularly engaged in this local work through its Global Volunteer Awards. We sat down with this year's inspiring winners, who were selected from a pool of 40+ nominations across 18 countries, to hear about their recent projects, what ignited their passion for philanthropy and how Boston Scientific supports them in their efforts beyond its walls.

Continuing a legacy of service

Some of Mehak Sachdev's favorite childhood memories are of visits with her grandfather. She only saw him every few years-Sachdev grew up in Southern California and her grandparents lived in India-but noted his dedication to Seva, a Hindi term that means service, nonetheless.

"My grandfather spent his life helping people who were experiencing religious persecution," says Sachdev. "He was always one of my biggest inspirations."

In high school, Sachdev worked with Be The Match, an organization that registers volunteers for a global blood and bone marrow registry. In college, she volunteered with the Interfaith Youth Core, which aims to unite people of all faiths. When she landed at Boston Scientific in 2017, she worried the start of her professional career would mean the end of her community engagement. But Sachdev was pleasantly surprised by the company's commitment to supporting employees' volunteer work, and soon became the captain of the Young Professionals Network at Boston Scientific.

Two years ago, one of her mentors revealed that both of his parents had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Sachdev knew she had to do something to help. So for the last two years, she has been working with the Alzheimer's Association in Valencia, California, engaging more than 500 employees and helping to establish Boston Scientific as a local community leader and socially conscious employer.

"My personal passion aligns so well with Boston Scientific's core value of caring," she says. "There's this mutual understanding that our actions-no matter how small-have the power to transform lives."

Creating community at home and abroad

Precious Morton comes from a long line of givers: Her great grandmother, grandmother and mother all fostered children in their homes. "I learned that to make someone else feel seen and valued is the most rewarding thing," she says.