In every community
there is work to be
done. In every nation
there are wounds to
heal. In every heart
there is power to do it.
- Marianne Williamson
the country. This year, the prattville mill
worked with the Foundation to provide
more than 100 kits to classrooms across
the river region, bringing environmental education directly into the classroom.
Since 2008, the ip Foundation has contributed more than $30,000 to OWu’s
mission of reaching out to educate
women on the environment. This year,
OWu worked with the Foundation on
one of international paper’s signature
giving programs, Coins 4 Kids.
International Paper...
Making a Difference
By Susan poole, ip mill Communications manager
i
Coins 4 Kids brings much needed inschool meals to children in nairobi,
Kenya. For only $50, one child can be
fed for an entire school year. The primary fundraising for Coins 4 Kids is through
an annual auction, held each spring.
ip facilities work with local partners to
contribute items to the auction, and this
year OWu didn’t hesitate to contribute.
With the donation of a fantastic gift
basket, including membership and
event attendance, OWu reached out
to benefit children thousands of miles
away. Their generous donation, along
with other community partner such
as the prattville YmCA, montgomery
Biscuits, Courtyard by marriott prattville,
montgomery marriott prattville Capitol
Hill, Oak Tavern restaurant, Alabama
Wildlife Federation, robert Trent Jones
Capitol Hill, and individual contributors,
raised nearly $3,000 from just our community. That’s tremendous, and will feed
nearly 60 children for a year, meals that
they might not otherwise have.
zations such as OWu consistently offer
programs and services that make a positive impact throughout our community.
Along with other organizations such as
the Alabama Forestry Foundation, which
offers Walk in the Forest for elementary-aged children, and the Alabama
Wildlife Federation, which offers educators training on developing and sustainThe prattville mill, through the ing outdoor classrooms, OWu works to ip is very proud of our relationship with
organizations such as OWu, and excited
international paper Foundation, has sup- enhance environmental education.
to discover more organizations and ways
ported OWu for several years, helping
support education opportunities dur- Another contribution from the ip that we can work collaboratively to be a
ing annual events. The Foundation’s Foundation is seen each year through positive impact on our community and
primary giving areas are literacy and the earth’s Birthday project, which plac- the world. For more information on the
environmental education, and organi- es butterfly kits in classrooms across ip Foundation, please visit www.ipgiving.com.
nternational paper is proud to partner with community organizations
such as Outdoor Women unlimited.
OWu provides a vital opportunity
for women throughout the region by
offering a hands-on outdoor education
experience, highlighting the importance
of conservation.
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