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BASF Charlotte donates $15,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
During the weeklong drive, BASF employees from the company’s Paper Chemicals, Dispersions and Pigments, and Care Chemicals businesses divided into teams and held a competition to determine which team could raise the most money in support of SHFBM.
“Each year, BASF has stepped up and shown outstanding support to Second Harvest, and we are extremely proud to have BASF as part of our community,” said Toni Morris, Development - Food Drive Coordinator, SHFBM.
BASF employees also contributed by shopping for items needed to support the SHFBM Backpack Program. The Backpack Program is designed to provide children at risk of hunger with backpacks full of ready-to-eat, nutritious food for weekends and holidays when school meals are not available. The program currently operates 102 sites in 17 counties throughout North and South Carolina.
“We believe it’s important to actively support the communities in which we work and live. Rallying around SHFBM is just one way we can demonstrate our commitment to the Charlotte community,” said Jim Tanger, the 2013 food drive coordinator for BASF.
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Suggested caption: Toni Morris, representing Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, accepts a check from representatives of BASF. From left are Chuck Schmidt, Senior Vice President Paper Chemicals, BASF; Toni Morris, Second Harvest; Denise Hartmann, Business Director, Hygiene, BASF; and Eric Christman. Vice President Manufacturing - Pigments, BASF.
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Suggested caption: BASF donates food to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Backpack Program.
About Second Harvest
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (SHFBM) strives through education, advocacy, and partnerships to eliminate hunger by the solicitation and distribution of food. SHFBM provides a regional distribution warehouse and branches that supply food and grocery items to charitable agencies that assist people in need. To get involved in helping end world hunger, visit secondharvestmetrolina.org.
BASF - The Chemical Company
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 16,600 employees in North America, and had sales of $18.5 billion in 2012. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of €72.1 billion in 2012 and more than 110,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.
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