BASF donates $15,000 to support programming in the Wake County Public School System

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, March 8, 2017 —  BASF will donate $15,000 to Wake Education Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed, nonprofit organization committed to improving public education in North Carolina’s Wake County Public School System. For the second year in a row, BASF has provided a gift above $10,000, making the company a cornerstone investor.

“We are so excited to have BASF as an investor for the second year in a row,” said WakeEd Partnership President Steve Parrott. “We are humbled by their generosity and will use their donation to better the Wake County Public School System.”

WakeEd Partnership will use the BASF donation and funds from other local businesses to support programming in the school system. Founded in 1983 by local businessmen and women, the Partnership supports educators in Wake County by investing over $1 million through teacher innovation grants. In addition, the nonprofit also provides commentary about crucial topics affecting Wake County’s public schools, such as budgets, teacher pay and school grading.

“It’s important for businesses to help educators understand how their curriculum is relevant to the work being accomplished in the business community,” said Stephanie Jensen, Director, Controlling & Data Management, BASF North America and WakeEd Partnership Board of Directors member. “Through our collaboration with WakeEd Partnership, and in particular, the SummerSTEM program, we help teachers better understand the skills needed for various careers and learn more about current industry practices. This knowledge provides the tools they need to guide students on their educational journey.”

About BASF’s Crop Protection division

With a rapidly growing population, the world is increasingly dependent on our ability to develop and maintain sustainable agriculture and healthy environments. BASF’s Crop Protection division works with farmers, agricultural professionals, pest management experts and others to help make this possible. With their cooperation, BASF is able to sustain an active R&D pipeline, an innovative portfolio of products and services, and teams of experts in the lab and in the field to support customers in making their businesses succeed. In 2016, BASF’s Crop Protection division generated sales of more than €5.6 billion. For more information, please visit us at www.agriculture.basf.com or on any of our  social media channels.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,500 employees in North America, and had sales of $16.2 billion in 2016. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of about €58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at www.basf.com.

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