Approximately 20 children of St. Charles Operations employees recently visited the site to participate in the 2004 "Take Your Child to Work Day." Each child had the opportunity to job shadow their parent for the day. During this time, children asked questions and saw first-hand the daily activities involved in their parent's job, as well as the role they play within the Dow organization.

The children also participated in a career fair, which was held on site. During this activity, the children explored a variety of career opportunities available at Dow. Representatives from Engineering/Maintenance, Public Affairs, Finance, the Office Professional Network and EHS set up displays and spoke to the children about the education and skills required to succeed in their roles. In addition, several volunteers presented presentations on: PTEC, Six Sigma, Science is pHun, Chemistry in our Lives and the Dow website.

Members of the site's Women's Innovative Network and other SCO Diversity Networks helped sponsor the event.

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Dow is a leader in science and technology, providing innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. With annual sales of $33 billion, Dow serves customers in more than 180 countries and a wide range of markets that are vital to human progress, including food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction, among others. Committed to the principles of sustainable development, Dow and its approximately 46,000 employees seek to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. St. Charles Operations is owned by Union Carbide Corporation, which is a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company.