Did you know that VOC was in the news this month? YES, a large donation was made to the Haiti project, 2 years after the disaster that shook the country, and it caught the media attention. See the local news footage on our Missions News tab: http://voiceofcompassion.org/missions-news.html. Today, I'd like to spotlight SCA's own article from SCA's Torkusa.com division, regarding it's amazing donation to the people of Haiti: http://www.torkusa.com/Resources/400/Sca-News/SCA-Donates-25000-of-Liquid-Soap-to-Meet-Hygiene-Needs-in-Haiti/ Thanks SCA!
Read all about SCA's generosity, and how a small group of people working in the name of Jesus can make a tremendous difference in the lives of those in need. Click "Read More" to find out!
Read all about SCA's generosity, and how a small group of people working in the name of Jesus can make a tremendous difference in the lives of those in need. Click "Read More" to find out!
SCA Donates $25,000 of Liquid Soap to Meet Hygiene Needs in Haiti
Request from employees at SCA Neenah converting facility spur company donation
NEENAH, Wis. – SCA, a global hygiene and paper company with local operations in Neenah and Menasha, Wis., recently donated $25,000 of its Tork® All-In-One Shampoo Bodywash & Conditioner liquid soap to the Voice of Compassion for use in Haiti, which is still recovering from a devastating earthquake in 2010.
The Voice of Compassion is a non-profit ministry based in Kimberly, Wis., with an ongoing mission supporting the Haiti Christian Ministry Center in Hinche, Haiti. SCA employees at the Neenah converting facility learned of this outreach and submitted a request to SCA for a product donation to support the effort.
“I began collecting individual soap and lotion donations from my co-workers here, so when I learned that the company was going to donate 950 cases of the Tork All-In-One Shampoo Bodywash & Conditioner to the cause, I was ecstatic,” said Rene Zuiches, who works in SCA’s receiving department at the Neenah converting facility.
Request from employees at SCA Neenah converting facility spur company donation
NEENAH, Wis. – SCA, a global hygiene and paper company with local operations in Neenah and Menasha, Wis., recently donated $25,000 of its Tork® All-In-One Shampoo Bodywash & Conditioner liquid soap to the Voice of Compassion for use in Haiti, which is still recovering from a devastating earthquake in 2010.
The Voice of Compassion is a non-profit ministry based in Kimberly, Wis., with an ongoing mission supporting the Haiti Christian Ministry Center in Hinche, Haiti. SCA employees at the Neenah converting facility learned of this outreach and submitted a request to SCA for a product donation to support the effort.
“I began collecting individual soap and lotion donations from my co-workers here, so when I learned that the company was going to donate 950 cases of the Tork All-In-One Shampoo Bodywash & Conditioner to the cause, I was ecstatic,” said Rene Zuiches, who works in SCA’s receiving department at the Neenah converting facility.
Above: Rene Zuiches, jeep driver at the SCA Neenah converting facility, loads 950 cases of donated Tork® brand liquid soap from SCA for the Voice of Compassion to use in its efforts to help improve hygiene conditions in Haiti, which is still recovering from the devastating 2010 earthquake.
“The people of Haiti are still in great need of help as they continue to rebuild after the 2010 earthquake and face new setbacks from fires and additional earthquakes,” said Jerry Block, president of the Voice of Compassion. “Most of our fundraising efforts have been small scale to date. We are very thankful for this significant donation from SCA, which will enable us to help a greater number of people in Haiti.”
The donated liquid soap from SCA and its employees is expected to arrive in Haiti within the next one to two months, via a large shipping container. A variety of organizations and businesses are donating services and funds to cover all of the shipping expenses.
“I am proud to work for a company like SCA that cares about people and the planet and that gives employees like me a voice in the way we give back to our communities, both local and global,” Zuiches said. “I am also very grateful for the many donations we received directly from the employees. Every donation helps.”
“The people of Haiti are still in great need of help as they continue to rebuild after the 2010 earthquake and face new setbacks from fires and additional earthquakes,” said Jerry Block, president of the Voice of Compassion. “Most of our fundraising efforts have been small scale to date. We are very thankful for this significant donation from SCA, which will enable us to help a greater number of people in Haiti.”
The donated liquid soap from SCA and its employees is expected to arrive in Haiti within the next one to two months, via a large shipping container. A variety of organizations and businesses are donating services and funds to cover all of the shipping expenses.
“I am proud to work for a company like SCA that cares about people and the planet and that gives employees like me a voice in the way we give back to our communities, both local and global,” Zuiches said. “I am also very grateful for the many donations we received directly from the employees. Every donation helps.”
Above (Left to Right): SCA employees Kimberly Laeyendecker, Rene Zuiches and JoAnn Dudenas gather at the Neenah converting facility with Jerry and Andrena Block and Peter Doerfler with the Voice of Compassion to load $25,000 of liquid soap that SCA donated on Feb. 16, 2012, for use in Haiti.
SCA and its employees in the Fox Cities and around the world have made significant contributions in the past to relief efforts in response to other crises. In 2010, SCA and its employees committed funds to the American Red Cross efforts immediately following the earthquake in Haiti. They also supported the cleanup efforts with substantial donations of funds and hygiene products after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf and the tornadoes that struck Alabama last year.
SCA has approximately 930 employees in the Fox Cities, including nearly 760 between its Menasha mill and Neenah converting facility and 170 at its Service Excellence Center in the town of Menasha. In addition to Wisconsin, SCA’s North American away from home professional hygiene business has manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Arizona and New York, and employs more than 2,200 in the United States and Canada.
SCA in North America
SCA’s North American away from home professional hygiene business is one of the three largest producers of
away-from-home tissue products in North America, supplying paper napkins, tissues, towels, specialty wipers, dispensers and soap used in commercial settings such as restaurants, office buildings, schools and healthcare facilities. Tork® products are made from 100-percent recycled content. SCA uses more than 750,000 tons of paper a year; on average, more than 60 percent of those tons are post-consumer waste. The first American papermaker to earn EcoLogo™ certification, SCA also has earned Green Seal™ certification on many of its products. More information is available at www.torkusa.com.
About SCA
SCA is a global hygiene and paper company that develops and produces personal-care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and solid-wood products. Sales are conducted in 100 countries. SCA has many well-known brands, and in the U.S. sells the TENA® line of bladder control products and Tork® brand napkins, paper towels, bath tissue and wipers. Global sales in 2010 were $15 billion. SCA has approximately 45,000 employees. SCA’s Americas headquarters is in the Cira Centre in Philadelphia. For more information visit, www.sca.com/us.
TENA® and Tork® are registered trademarks of SCA Hygiene Products.
Related documents:
Download Press Release: SCA Donates $25,000 of Liquid Soap to Meet Hygiene Needs in Haiti(pdf, 27 Kb)
SCA and its employees in the Fox Cities and around the world have made significant contributions in the past to relief efforts in response to other crises. In 2010, SCA and its employees committed funds to the American Red Cross efforts immediately following the earthquake in Haiti. They also supported the cleanup efforts with substantial donations of funds and hygiene products after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf and the tornadoes that struck Alabama last year.
SCA has approximately 930 employees in the Fox Cities, including nearly 760 between its Menasha mill and Neenah converting facility and 170 at its Service Excellence Center in the town of Menasha. In addition to Wisconsin, SCA’s North American away from home professional hygiene business has manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Arizona and New York, and employs more than 2,200 in the United States and Canada.
SCA in North America
SCA’s North American away from home professional hygiene business is one of the three largest producers of
away-from-home tissue products in North America, supplying paper napkins, tissues, towels, specialty wipers, dispensers and soap used in commercial settings such as restaurants, office buildings, schools and healthcare facilities. Tork® products are made from 100-percent recycled content. SCA uses more than 750,000 tons of paper a year; on average, more than 60 percent of those tons are post-consumer waste. The first American papermaker to earn EcoLogo™ certification, SCA also has earned Green Seal™ certification on many of its products. More information is available at www.torkusa.com.
About SCA
SCA is a global hygiene and paper company that develops and produces personal-care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and solid-wood products. Sales are conducted in 100 countries. SCA has many well-known brands, and in the U.S. sells the TENA® line of bladder control products and Tork® brand napkins, paper towels, bath tissue and wipers. Global sales in 2010 were $15 billion. SCA has approximately 45,000 employees. SCA’s Americas headquarters is in the Cira Centre in Philadelphia. For more information visit, www.sca.com/us.
TENA® and Tork® are registered trademarks of SCA Hygiene Products.
Related documents:
Download Press Release: SCA Donates $25,000 of Liquid Soap to Meet Hygiene Needs in Haiti(pdf, 27 Kb)
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