Community

Appleton Coated feels that it is important to give back to the community and to support our employees in their volunteer efforts. A sampling of the organizations and programs that have recently received support from Appleton Coated follows. These donations are consistent with our charter to support literacy and families in need.

Literacy

The National Holiday Book Program

Appleton Coated employees' generosity through book purchases and financial support resulted in hundreds of books sent to local organizations and over one thousand sent to children's programs nationwide. Special thanks are due to Scholastic Inc. who each year responds generously to our call for support. In 2006, they provided a large selection of books (1,514 total, 18 titles) to 25 national and 4 local organizations. Holidays can be a tough time of year for many people and the books help these organizations lighten the burdens and concerns of those that come to them in their time of need.

Fox Valley Literacy Coalition

Our annual financial support of the Fox Valley Literacy Coalition helps fund textbooks, student workbooks, picture dictionaries, and learning software for the computer lab. People from Brazil, India, Thailand, Mexico, Japan and Fiji now call the Fox Cities and surrounding communities their home and need to learn English to survive and become part of our community. Local English-speaking residents with low literacy levels or those who do not have a high school diploma are also served by the coalition.

Assisting those in need

Blood Drive

The Community Blood Center presented Appleton Coated with the Platinum Award for 2006. Employees surpassed their goal of donating 500 units by 62 units for a total donation of 562 (up from 470 total units in 2005). We are proud of this contribution that our employees make to the community because one unit could save up to 3 lives.

Adopt-A-Family

2006 marks twenty years of the Appleton Coated Adopt-A-Family Committee helping families in need. The committee raises money throughout the year and each Christmas distributes food, clothing, and children's toys to needy families in local communities. Appleton Coated also contributes to Adopt-A-Family in support of employee's dedication to this critical resource.