SCA employees and teams engage in many events, fundraising and service activities throughout the year to show their commitment to the communities in which they live and work. Here is a snapshot of just some of the community activities we’re involved with:
- SCA's North American tissue division donated more than $200,000 worth of Tork wiper products to Gifts In Kind International to be used by nonprofit and grassroots volunteer groups to aid Gulf oil spill disaster relief efforts.
- SCA donates products to the Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia, Gary’s House in Maine and St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children, in addition to napkin and dispenser donations at various community events across the country.
- SCA’s Bowling Green, Kentucky location partners and volunteers with several organizations in the community including – Junior Achievement, American Cancer Society, Barren River Child Advocacy Center, Special Olympics, Warren County Crisis Center, Southern Kentucky Hospice, Angel Trees, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Kentucky Association of Gerontology.
- SCA was honored by the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce through their annual local community award for our commitment to the southern Kentucky community.
- SCA Americas headquarters in Philadelphia has major community partnerships with the Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter of the American Red Cross and the Schuylkill River Development Corporation.
- Our Americas headquarters is also actively involved with various organizations that support sustainability including – Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Delaware Valley Green Building Council and Philly GreenFest.
- The Tissue and Personal Care divisions both have United Way programs in place at our locations in the U.S. These programs allow our employees to contribute to the United Way through payroll deductions. SCA Tissue’s Southwest region was the recipient of the “Spirit of the United Way 2009” award for their outstanding contributions throughout the year.
- The Tissue division also volunteered with the State of Wisconsin and City of Menasha to plant trees on Arbor Day; walked and helped organize the Northeastern New York chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes; and sponsors several blood drives for the American Red Cross each year in the Barton, Alabama plant.
- The Personal Care division in Canada supports the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada - Sector Centre-du-Québec and has been instrumental in the rebuilding of the Drummondville-Sud Community Centre.