XL Group plc has announced plans to hold its sixth Global Day of Giving next week.This employee volunteer day, which takes place on Monday, is dedicated to supporting the communities in which XL companies operate.The Global Day of Giving, which began in 2006 when XL celebrated its 20th anniversary, is among several activities planned by XL to mark its 25th anniversary this year.In Bermuda, XL staff will roll up their sleeves to spruce up park and trail areas, painting a homeless shelter and an animal shelter.In addition to holding an investor day in New York City on June 7, XL will celebrate its silver anniversary by highlighting thought leadership at various industry and XL events throughout the year.In Switzerland, XL recently hosted a client and broker workshop at which keynote speaker Sven Gábor Jánszky, one of Germany’s most influential trend researchers, spoke about technology and the issues clients are likely to face in the future. In October, award-winning and inspiring business innovator Marc Lewis, Dean of the School of Communication Arts in London, will speak at XL’s London biennial client seminar. XL CEO Mike McGavick, said: “We are proud to have reached this point in our history. And while it is important to reflect on XL’s origins as part of the solution to a severe liability insurance capacity shortage in the US and to acknowledge this milestone and those who have supported XL throughout the years, we are also focused on the future and how XL will continue contributing to the success of the industry and to the investors, clients and communities that we serve.”XL’s educational activities range from teaching English and computer courses to children in poor areas in India and brightly painting the hallways of an early intervention preschool in New York to basic IT training for unemployed youth in Le Mans, France.Environmental work includes sprucing up parks, nature trails and reserves from Bermuda to Australia and other places in between; cleaning beaches and helping to preserve marine life in Stamford, Connecticut and Singapore; and painting and restoring historic and conservation areas around the world.Homelessness/poverty projects cover working with Habitat for Humanity to rebuild a home in Schaumburg, Illinois; repairing, painting and cleaning homeless shelters in Argentina, Bermuda, India, Spain and several cities in the US.