Michelman Employees Participate In Annual ‘Commitment To Community’ Cincinnati, Ohio based Michelman held its 9th Annual Commitment to Community Day on September 25, 2020. Even in a global pandemic, over 400 associates safely volunteered their time at various charitable & non-profit organizations throughout the US, Belgium, Luxembourg, Japan, Singapore, and China. Many volunteer activities were conducted outdoors while wearing masks and gloves and following social distancing guidelines. Steve Shifman, Michelman’s President & CEO, ex- plained, “I’m especially proud of our associates this year. While both Michelman and the organizations we served continue to have strict COVID restrictions in place, every- one involved collaborated to create innovative opportuni- ties to safely give back to our communities. This commit- ment to our annual global day of service is truly inspiring.” In the US, Michelman associates volunteered at or- ganizations throughout the Cincinnati region, including Stepping Stones Ohio, Redwood, People Working Coop- eratively, YMCA Camp Ernst, Easterseals, Gorman Her- itage Farm, The Point Arc, Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank, and the Freestore Foodbank. New this year, Michelman associates had opportu- nities to volunteer from home. Associates volunteering onsite participated in gardening, light construction, and
outdoor painting. Those volunteering from home assem- bled study kits, made educational toys, or wrote notes of encouragement for seniors who are quarantined. Associates from their Windhof, Luxembourg, and Au- bange, Belgium, locations volunteered at 12 different organizations, including La Petite Plante and Fondation Kraizbierg Domain Schumansbongert, two centers that are helping individuals with disabilities. They also sup- ported local schools and a kindergarten, Ecole Com- munale d’Attert, Ecole Fondamentale Libre, and School Haut-Fays by paintin and teaching students English. As- sociates also volunteered at Alte Dombach, a paper mu- seum, where they demonstrated the paper-making pro- cess. Other organizations Michelman supported included Planète J - Asbl Maison de Jeunes d’Aubange, Wallonie Plus Propore, Refuge pour Animaux ALDPA, Terra Coop, Secours Populaire, and ORT Region Müllerthal. Michelman’s team based in Singapore volunteered at TOUCH Home Care (THC), helping deliver meals to the homebound and elderly. They helped prepare and pack meals and deliver them to approximately 200 recipients Associates in Shanghai, China, worked with a local community, Kangqiao Hua Yuan, and helped landscape. They built a fence, gardened and picked up trash. And even though highly restricted by COVID-19, Michelman Japan made a generous donation to the Japanese Red Cross Society. Efforts by Michelman associates in Mum- bai, India, have been delayed until December, 2020.
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