Published 12-09-08
Submitted by OLD - Dow Chemical Company
Edina, MN - December 09, 2008 - Eighteen local nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities metro area have collectively received more than $100,000 as a result of charitable donations from Dow Water Solutions, based in Edina, Minn. The donations address the arts, economic opportunity, sustainability, science and environmental education as well as others, which are all part of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow)'s corporate responsibility pillars.
"From funding local environmental programs to assisting people with special needs, and everything in between, Dow Water Solutions is committed to supporting our communities" said Harry Engelhardt, Jr., business manufacturing leader, Dow Water Solutions. "These organizations provide fundamental services for many people in the Twin Cities metro area, and we are glad to help sustain their efforts."
Dow Water Solutions has a long-standing record of community leadership in the key areas of protecting natural environmental resources, influencing economic development and supporting science and environmental education. Helping comtribute to a community's success reflects on Dow's values and the company's long-term commitment to the principles behind a successful community.
In 2008, Dow Water Solutions provided grants to the following nonprofit organizations:
"Helping others by sharing our time and talents provides our organization with the distinct satisfaction and sense of accomplishment' added Engelhardt. "Through their community work, Dow Water Soluton employees help strengthen our relationships with the local communities."
About Dow Water Solutions
Dow Water Solutions is a performance-based business unit comprised of world-class brands and enabling component technologies designed to advance the science of water purification around the world, including seawater desalination, contaminant removal and water reuse. With more than 1,000 employees worldwide, the business maintains five production facilities globally to manufacture, market and sell reverse osmosis membranes, ion exchange resins, titanium-based arsenic removal media, ultrafiltration, and electrodeionization components. Dow Water Solutions also manufactures, markets and sells premier water purification systems in China.
About Dow
With annual sales of $54 billion and 46,000 employees worldwide, Dow is a diversified chemical company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. The Company delivers a broad range of products and services to customers in around 160 countries, connecting chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company. and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted.
With annual sales of $54 billion and 46,000 employees worldwide, Dow is a diversified chemical company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. The Company delivers a broad range of products and services to customers in around 160 countries, connecting chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted.