Americas
‘United Way’
The ICL Americas largest ongoing community engagement project is our support (both financial and through employee volunteering) of the ‘United Way’ program of the Greater St. Louis Region. This non-profit agency provides support to over 180 social service agencies in the region. The United Way of Greater St. Louis helps 1 in 3 local people in the areas of food and shelter, improving health, fostering learning, strengthening communities, and establishing financial stability. The 2017 campaign offered ICL Employees (from Carondelet, Webster Groves and the St. Louis Headquarters) the opportunity to volunteer in 5 different service projects at local United Way agencies. In total, we had over 30 employees contribute over 80 hours of service. We had an in-house collection drive for local agencies collecting over 1800 items. Finally, the campaign raised over $63,000 in employee and corporate donations.
ICL PARTNERS WITH FOREST RELEAF OF MISSOURI TO KEEP ST. LOUIS A LITTLE GREENER
ICL employees from Carondelet, Webster Groves and the St. Louis Shared Services sites teamed up to make Carondelet Park a little greener. This annual Earth Day event is focused on keeping our community greener yielded a beautiful spring Day in St. Louis.
Community Foresters from the Forest Relief organization of Missouri, give employees a crash course in proper tree planting. Employees get to work digging, planting, mulching and watering dozens of trees that will provide shade, beauty, and enjoyment for all those that enjoy this park nearest to our plant.
ICL LAWRENCE TEAMS UP WITH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
ICL Lawrence has been involved in Junior Achievement (JA) for nearly 12 years. Employees have volunteered to teach at the Woodlawn School in North Lawrence. We average around 10 employees each year who volunteer for three hours a week. In addition, ICL employees help raise funds for the program. In 2017, employees of the ICL-Lawrence plant raised over 1K USD for Junior Achievement. The funds were raised by three means; a chili contest, a raffle and a bowling team.
ICL U.S. LAWRENCE’s SUPPORT FOR THE ANNUAL KAW VALLEY EAGLES DAY
Each year, the ICL Lawrence Plant in Kansas sponsors a local event called the “Kaw Valley Eagles Day.” It is sponsored by the Jayhawk chapter of the Audubon Society. This annual educational event is full of animal presentations about snakes, red tailed hawks, bald eagles, and more. There are also other interactive activities for the kids, including dissecting a real owl pellet. During this event, the community has various opportunities to visit different sites near the Clinton Lake or near the downtown area for Eagle Watching.
ICL partnered with The Home Depot to provide 400 small wooden kits of bird houses, toolboxes, and race cards for children to build. This is a very popular activity with the kids. ICL volunteers assisted children in the building assembly of the kits.
‘You Be The Chemist’ Challenge
The You Be The Chemist Challenge® (YBTC) is an interactive academic contest that encourages students in grades 5th to 8th to explore chemistry concepts and their real-world applications. The Chemical Educational Foundation® (CEF) sponsors this program. In 1989, the CEF was founded by the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD). CEF’s supporters, mainly companies and individuals in industries that rely on the science of chemistry, include a number of NACD members including: ICL, BASF, Colgate-Palmolive, Shell, Dow, Nexeo, Univar and Brenntag. The Challenge provides a unique opportunity for a variety of individuals and organizations—including schools, members of the chemical industry, educators, and other community partners—to come together and show their support for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. Students participate individually in the Challenge competitions. The students who score the highest score receive an all-expense paid trip to the multi-day National Challenge event, and move on to the next level of competition held in Washington D.C. in June. Dr. Tony Gichuhi , Global Technology Leader, ICL Webster Groves, was one of the volunteer judges at this year’s 2018 Missouri State You Be The Chemist Challenge® held at the Lindenwood University Campus. |
ICL U.S GALLIPOLIS FERRY RECOGNIZED AS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
ICL-IP Gallipolis Ferry are active and involved partners in education with the Beale Elementary school. ICL has supported Beale students, staff, and community in a wide variety of ways over the years. From helping with landscaping to providing reflective tape for student backpacks and clothing as they wait for buses, to removing snow on the parking lot they are always there. Often, ICL provides judges, volunteers, supplies for shelter-in-place events, a full sized clothes washer and dryer, signs, and items for fundraisers.
ICL U.S GALLIPOLIS FERRY RECEIVES “SHINE -2016” AWARD FROM MASON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The ICL-IP site at Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia plant was recently recognized with the “Shine-2016” award. The plant was awarded this recognition by the Mason County Chamber of Commerce for being the Best Corporate Community Project in Mason County for 2016. It acknowledged the collective efforts of helping the community throughout 2016.
TARRYTOWN LIGHTS IT UP BLUE!
The ICL IP Team in Tarrytown, NY, teamed up in support of World Autism Day. During World Autism Day, the international community, hundreds of thousands of landmarks, buildings, homes and communities around the world, light it up blue in recognition of people living with autism. Autism-friendly events and educational activities take place all month to increase understanding and acceptance and foster worldwide support.
ICL SF CHARLESTON & SUMMERVILLE PARTICIPATES IN TRIDENT UNITED WAY’S DAY OF CARING
Members of the ICL Specialty Fertilizer team from Charleston and Summerville participated in the Trident United Way’s Day of Caring on November 17. The team worked on a landscape project that was perfectly suited to their business expertise. The team, along with students from Northwoods Middle School, cleaned up flower beds and planted flowers and bulbs using our own Osmocote product. This was ICL Specialty Fertilizer team’s second year as a corporate volunteer team. The project was completed for the Communities in Schools of the Charleston Area and Northwoods Middle
