Laurel Rosen, President/CEO of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce presents Macerich's Santa Monica Place Marketing Manager Ashley Walkley with the Business Cares award on Tuesday, February 12, 2009, for their outstanding service to the community by working to end homelessness. Macerich encourages its employees to volunteer at various non-profit organizations that benefit each Town Center concept of being the social heart of their community. Each full-time employee receives a volunteer time bank of an aggregate of 24 hours a year to volunteer at the non-profit organizations. Last year Macerich employees completed more than 20,000 volunteer hours! Macerich is one of the country's largest owners, operators and developers of major retail properties. Key markets include Arizona, California, the New York City metropolitan area, and suburban Washington, D.C., within an expansive national footprint. Delivering what's new and what's next, Macerich is an industry leader in adding value to well-sited shopping centers with strong demographics and demonstrable shopper loyalty. The company's success stems from a deeply rooted commitment to embrace and reflect the changing preferences of consumers, retailers and communities on every step of the journey toward creating remarkable destinations. The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's new 'Business Cares' program honors members of Santa Monica’s business community working to end homelessness.