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CommunityVandalia Technical Center Donates $1,500 towards US Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program
For the past few years during the holiday season employees at Vandalia have collected cash donations for the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program. This is a unique organization dedicated to collecting toys as Christmas gifts to needy children within the community.
This year Inteva Chief Manufacturing Engineer Jack Kirby presented a $1,500 check to a US Marine Corps Toys for Tots Representative Robert Bloom during a get together at the Inteva Vandalia facility.
“We are always honored to support the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program each holiday season,” said Inteva Chief Manufacturing Engineer Jack Kirby. “We have had the opportunity to serve this organization since 1990. It is amazing for us to think about the number of youngsters that this program has touched!”
After the donation was given Robert presented a Commander’s Award to the Inteva Vandalia Team for ongoing support.
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Community
Troy Employees Unite to Raise $9,299.60 for Local Charities
Inteva Troy employees have come together to reach an all-time high in charitable donations through creative and collaborated efforts to raise needed funds for local charities. In addition to Troy’s weekly cookout luncheons hosted by an employee volunteer group named People Helping the Underprivileged and Needy (PHUN), where employees purchase lunch with proceeds going to a different selected charity each month, were other opportunities for employees to give to those in need.
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Community
Gadsden Team Members Raise $9,200 for United Way
Inteva team members at the manufacturing plant in Gadsden, Alabama have just completed their local United Way campaign raising needed funds for the Etowah County United Way.
“We were able to raise $9200 compared to the $6700 that was raised last year,” reports Joyce Luker, Plant Manager, Gadsden Operations. “This was a 37% increase with only half as many people.”
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Community
Brazil Employees Delight Daycare Children with Sweet Treats
Employees in Cordeirópolis, Brazil collected donations to buy candy and other edible sweets for a local donation-based daycare center for struggling families in Limeira, Brazil – Creche Centro Infantil Fabio Franco de Oliveira Vista Alegre. Inteva employees decided to donate such special treats to honor these children on Children’s Day, a national holiday celebrated each year in Brazil on October 12.
“This was a unique way to give back to the community and show the local children special attention and care who may not have otherwise received special gifts on this important day,” said Aluisio Gallo, Site Manager at Cordeirópolis.
With generous donations totaling more than $200, Inteva employees purchased sweets including individual bags of popcorn, lollipops, gummy candy and chocolates much to the delight of the children.
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Community
Mexico Technical Center Team Hosts ‘Enchilidas and a Movie for a Cause’ to Help Employee’s Son
After an Inteva employee at Mexico Technical Center shared the devastating news of her son’s diagnosis of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, a group of MTC employees gathered together to brainstorm fundraising ideas to help with treatment and bone marrow transplant costs. The group came up with a unique and fun fundraiser, ‘Enchilidas and a Movie for a Cause, engaging all employees and their families to pitch in to help make a difference for this family.
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Community
Inteva Products India Team Supports Children through Sparsha Trust's Makkala Dhama Initiative
Inteva Products employees in India volunteered their time and energy to support children in need residing at the Makkala Dhama, a home for children operated as an initiative of the Sparsha Trust, a non-profit organization that helps children and youth in communities and villages in and around Bangalore, India. Makkala Dhama is a home for 50 children who were child laborers, orphans, street children or drop-outs. It is located at Kuduregere in the outskirts of Bengaluru.
