At Work in the Community
To Honor and Aid
Alcoa and Alcoans were among the millions of individuals, communities, and organizations that responded to the relief effort after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Alcoa Foundation immediately donated $75,000 to the Red Cross. Alcoa quickly followed with $2 million to establish an Alcoa Relief Fund and up to an additional $1 million to match employee and retiree donations to accredited relief agencies. The matching program includes donations made between Sept. 11 and Dec. 31, 2001. At year-end, the Relief Fund was valued at more than $400,000. Also, Alcoans responded by giving blood, holding fundraisers, donating wheels for New York City fire trucks, and sending safety gear and other necessary supplies.
In December, Alcoa awarded an initial $250,000 grant from the Relief Fund to Civic Capital Corp., a nonprofit organization that gives capital and strategic assistance to small- and medium-sized businesses near Ground Zero in New York City.
Strong Roots
Down Home Ranch, a nonprofit organization near Alcoa’s Rockdale, Tex. Three Oaks Mine, and Alcoa have strengthened their long-term relationship with an initiative that will help disabled adults, revegetate mined land, and contribute toward fulfillment of Alcoa’s One Million Trees reforestation project. In addition to 50,000 seedlings for Alcoa, the ranch will sell seedlings to local markets, providing operating income and meaningful work for its residents.
Connecting in Suriname
With support from Alcoa Foundation, EDUCONS (Education and Communication Network Suriname) opened a computer-based learning center in Paranam. The center provides distance learning and software-based textbooks. Students use the center during school hours, and it is open to the community at other times.
Woman’s Place?
Giving a new twist to the old saying, “A woman’s place is in the home,” volunteers from Alcoa’s Warrick (Ind.) Operations formed all-women work crews to build an Alcoa Foundation-sponsored house for Habitat of Evansville. Alcoa Foundation also sponsored another home for Habitat of Warrick County, constructed using environmentally friendly materials and low-waste construction methods.
Aid for Aboriginal Students
Alcoa has established the Alcoa Aboriginal Student Scholarship at Challenger TAFE (Technical and Further Education) school in Western Australia. Two scholarships will be awarded each year, and are intended to encourage Aboriginal students to study subjects that will provide them with more career choices. |
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John McCullough, Dinesh Seksavia and Greg Beaman,
Livonia, Michigan, USA
Chris Gilder,
Amersham, UK
Steve Calva,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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