| BASF donates $25,000 to Boys & Girls
Club 'SMART Moves' program
Funds to be used in developing local prevention and education initiative
FREEPORT, Texas, February 24, 2006 -- BASF announced today that
it is contributing $25,000 to fund a new Boys & Girls Club
program called “SMART Moves.” The donation will be
given to the Boys & Girls Club of Brazoria County in $5,000
increments over the next five years.
“We appreciate BASF’s contribution and the generation-changing
outcomes this contribution will help our members achieve,” said
Fay Beard, Chief Professional Officer of the Boys & Girls Club
of Brazoria County. “This SMART Moves partnership will allow
us to meet the needs of a greater number of young people in the
county and make a difference in the lives of our youth.”
The mission of the SMART Moves (Skills Mastery and Resistance
Training) prevention and education program is to promote responsible
behavior in young people ages six to 15. The program educates participants
by involving them in discussions and role-playing –as well
as resistance and refusal skills training - about responsible behavior
such as abstaining from drug and alcohol use. SMART Moves also
helps youths develop assertiveness and strengthen decision-making
skills, and be more cognizant of media and peer influence.
“BASF welcomes the opportunity to help grow this new program
and foster the positive growth of Brazoria County youth,” said
Art Colwell, Senior Vice President and General Manager of BASF’s
Freeport site. “We’re proud to help an organization
like the Boys & Girls Club that has influenced the lives of
so many young people.”
For 33 years, the Boys & Girls Club of Brazoria County - a
United Way agency - has inspired and enabled young people to realize
their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
The organization serves more than 3,600 young people through nine
facility-based sites in Brazoria County.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America comprises a national network
of some 3,700 neighborhood-based facilities that annually serve
more than 4.4 million young people who are primarily from disadvantaged
circumstances. Known as “The Positive Place for Kids,” the
clubs provide guidance-oriented character development programs
for children that are conducted by full-time professional staff.
About 600 employees and 300 contractors are employed at BASF’s
Freeport site. Chemicals produced at the site are used in a wide
range of products including adhesives, paints and coatings, nylon
and plastics.
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BASF Corporation, headquartered in New Jersey, is the North American
affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF employs about
10,000 people in North America and had sales of approximately $11.3
billion in 2005. For more information about BASF’s North
American operations, or to sign up to receive news releases by
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As the world’s leading chemical company, BASF's portfolio
ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural
products and fine chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. BASF’s
intelligent system solutions and high-value products help its customers
to be more successful. BASF develops new technologies and uses
them to open up additional market opportunities. It combines economic
success with environmental protection and social responsibility,
thus contributing to a better future. In 2005, BASF had approximately
81,000 employees and posted sales of more than $50.4 billion. BASF
shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London
(BFA), New York (BF), and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF
is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.
For more information, contact:
Sharon Rogers
BASF
Tel: (979) 415-6273
E-mail: rogerssh@basf.com
Maureen Paukert
BASF
Tel: (973) 245-6077
E-mail: paukerm@basf.com
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