BASF donates $1,000 to County College of Morris
‘Helping Make Communities Better’ grant supports chemistry program

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., October 8, 2004 -- BASF presented a $1,000 “Helping Make Communities Better” grant to the County College of Morris (CCM) Foundation, in support of the school’s chemistry program.

“The County College of Morris is very grateful to BASF for this generous gift to the chemistry department,” said Dr. Jane Armstrong, Dean of the Division of Health and Natural Sciences at CCM.

“The funds will be used to purchase equipment that will help CCM to continue to prepare students to enter the modern workforce with state-of-the-art technical skills,” said Department Chair Sharon Kapica.

“BASF is known as the company that helps make products better. We also have a strong commitment to helping make the communities in which we work and live better," said Don McGrath, BASF’s Vice President of Corporate Communications. "We're proud to be able to support CCM’s outstanding chemistry program and the students who will go on to be the chemists, researchers, and engineers of tomorrow.”

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For more information, contact:
Glenn Majeski
BASF
Florham Park, N. J. 07932
(973) 245-6070
E-mail: majeskg@basf.com