Improving the Quality of Life in Our Community
 SCO volunteers give freely of their time to improve the quality of life in their communities. Here, Dow employees, Karen, Matthew and Livingston educate students and parents at Lakewood Elementary about the way chemistry works to change the state of objects, by using a vat of super-chilled liquid nitrogen to make ice cream.  Middle school students learn about the wetlands at the LaBranche Wetland Watcher event, which was sponsored by Dow.  SCO employees donated gifts to more than 100 needy children during this holiday season. Children were selected from the company’s Partners-in-Education schools in St. Charles Parish, and SCO employees purchased and delivered gifts to the participating schools to give to the children. The Angel Tree program gives employees the opportunity to bring love and support to underprivileged children in the local community. Here, (sitting left to right) SCO employees Karen Davis, Amy Simoneaux, and Deborah Wilkinson (sitting), along with Santa (Stanley Dufrene) and Laquosha Marbley (standing far right), present the gifts for distribution to St. Rose Elementary employees (top row - left to right) Jenny Petty and Iman EnNabut. |
If there is a community activity in the area, chances are there will be a St. Charles Operations (SCO) employee involved. From United Way to repairing homes to tutoring students, SCO volunteers give freely of their time to improve the quality of life in their communities. We recognize that employee involvement within the community fits hand-in-hand with the company focus on Sustainable Development. Hundreds of SCO employees volunteered their time to assist with numerous activities to benefit area communities in 2006:
Education:
- Science is pHun demonstrations
- Louisiana Engineering Advancement program
- Junior Achievement Instructors
- Career Day Speakers
- Science and Social Studies competition judging
- Senior Project judging
- School Supply Drive
- Student mentoring
- Holiday visits to schools
- Job Shadowing
- Process Technology volunteer instructors
Charitable:
- Blood Drives
- Toy Drives
- United Way donations
- Food Drives
- Community Grants
Environment:
- Keystone Science School Sponsorship
- Earthkeepers Sponsorship
- Household Hazardous Material Collection Day
- Clean Team – Adopt-A-Road
- Project Pal (Protect a Living Legacy)
- La Branche Wetlands Watchers
SCO is proud of our employees who volunteer time and energy to educational, charitable and environmental activities. Dow products and our people make a difference!
