- Community Success Stories

As a good corporate neighbor, Dow believes companies should play a role in building better communities.  Throughout Dow’s 55 years in Louisiana, we have continually looked for ways to become involved with programs and activities that help strengthen families and individuals, enhance education, and spur community growth.  Review the stories below to see how Dow is contributing to community success.

Giving Dollars to Those Who ‘Do’ The gift of time is often the best gift of all.  In Louisiana, Dow employees generously give their time to dozens of nonprofit organizations every year. Dollars for Doers is a Dow program that recognizes and honors employees’ commitment to local communities by giving $500 donations to organizations where employees volunteer at least 20 hours a year.  Read More
	Someone to Lean On: American Red Cross Always Ready In 2010, the American Red Cross Southeast Louisiana Chapter Good Neighbor Award was presented to Dow in recognition of their leadership of the Ready When the Time Comes program.  As the local lead sponsor, Dow took part in launch activities and has 70 employees trained and ready to help, should the need arise.  Read more
	Whooping Crane Returns to the Wild Whooping cranes haven’t waded through the waters of marshy Southern Louisiana since the 1930s.  Dr. Betsy Dresser and her colleagues at Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans expect to change that this year through a unique partnership with Dow Louisiana.  Read more
	Kicking Butts for Litter Dow and Keep Louisiana Beautiful Take on Trash - It typically starts with a cigarette butt flicked from a car window. A few scraps of trash fly from the bed of a pickup. A tossed soda can bounces off the trashcan instead of landing inside. Before long, there’s a litter problem that costs Louisianans millions of dollars a year in taxes for the clean-up.  Read more
	Dow Grants Are Seeds for Wetland Appreciation, Conservation and Education What better way for young students to understand science and the environment than through hands-on learning in the swamps and bayous of Louisiana? Read more
	Science Program Gets Energized in Plaquemine In February 2010, Dow announced a $250,000 grant providing a five-year endowment for the science program at St. John School in Plaquemine.  Just nine months later, St. John’s high school students were performing a science-themed Halloween Show for the school’s fourth grade students. Read more
Taking 21st Century Learning to the Classroom Interactive whiteboards are showing up in dozens of elementary schools across Louisiana, courtesy of an effort led by the State’s First Lady, Supriya Jindal, and with support from companies like Dow. Read more