BASF golf tournament raises $17,000 for Ascension Battered Women's Program
Donation will help provide shelter, counseling and assistance

GEISMAR, La., November 24, 2003 -- Area golfers and dozens of local companies helped to raise more than $17,000 for the Ascension Battered Women's Program by playing in BASF's recent tournament at Pelican Point in Gonzales.

The proceeds from the tournament will be used to provide services to battered women and families in the area.

The Ascension Battered Women's Program provides individual, group and phone counseling, emergency shelter, referrals to other agencies, safety planning, information and emotional support during the protective order process, and relocation assistance.

BASF's annual fundraising golf tournaments have raised nearly $51,000 for the program over the past four years.

"The response to this year's tournament was overwhelming," said Brenda Roussel, an administrative assistant at BASF's Geismar site, and head of the golf tournament committee. "The weather was beautiful and everyone turned out to support a worthy cause. We would not have been so successful without the support of BASF, the companies which donated so generously for hole sponsorships, and the players who participated in the tournament."

The yearly fundraiser is part of BASF's commitment to making the community better through its participation in and sponsorship of programs such as the Battered Women's Program.

Hole sponsors were: Alpha Process, Battered Women's Program, Baker Tanks, BASF TES Leadership Team, BASF OM Team, BASF Site Leadership, Boh Brothers, Brand Scaffolding, Commerce Title, D.H. Griffin of Texas, Inc., Davis International, Desselle Maggard Corporation/Masoneilan, Englobal Engineering, Flowmaster Inc., Goulds Pumps, Graybar, Group Contractors, Head & Engquist Equipment LLC, Hermetic Pumps, Hydrochem, Industrial Design & Construction, Turner Industrial Technical Company, International Maintenance Corporation, Metso Automation, NES Rentals, NovaTech Process Solutions LLC, Pax, Peneguy Equipment Company, Petrin Corporation, Piping & Equipment, Prime Industrial, Samson Industrial, Steam & Process Repairs, Thermon, Triconex Systems, United Community Bank and WM Powell Co.

Door prize sponsors were: Railserve, United Community Bank, BASF HCL Marketing, Metso Automation, Carter Chambers, Teris North America, A Pet Salon, Intrepid Stone Specialties, McDonald's Corporate Office, Sno's Seafood, Play Big Enterprise, BBP Sales, Alana International Travel, All Safe Alarms, BIC Alliance Magazine, Bows-N-Britches, Coca-Cola Company, Dean's Lawn Care LLC, Fat Cats, Harold Capello, Junction 44, Las Palmas, Mockler Beverage Co., Phoenix Services, Repcon, Inc., The Lakes at Pelican Point, ISC, LA Pottery, Carter Chambers, Tidal Tanks, Diez Office Supplies, Baker Tanks, Jeremy Landry, Doris Cowen, Peggy Carbo and Donna Smith (RRAA).

Other sponsors were Coca-Cola Company, ARI Blueprint and Copy Center, Jumonville's, Repcon and AWC. The hole-in-one sponsor was Duplessis Pontiac-Buick-GMC.

With more than 1,400 workers, BASF's Geismar site is one of the area's largest employers. The facility manufactures a wide range of products that are used in hundreds of consumer products.

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BASF is the world’s leading chemical company, offering its customers a range of high-performance products, including chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as crude oil and natural gas. Its distinctive approach to integration, known in German as “Verbund,” is its strength. It enables BASF to achieve cost leadership and gives the company a competitive advantage. BASF conducts its business in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. In 2002, BASF had sales of $34 billion and more than 89,000 employees worldwide. BASF Corporation is the North American affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany. In North America, 2002 sales were approximately $8.2 billion and the company employs approximately 12,000 people. For more information or to receive news releases by e-mail, visit www.basf.com/usa.

For more information, contact:
Jonathan Evans
BASF Corporation
Tel: (973) 426-4144
E-mail: evansn@basf.com