Volunteers Transform Local Farm
September 27, 2018
Gorman Heritage Farm Welcomes LyondellBasell Volunteers
CINCINNATI, OH. – Sept. 27, 2018 – LyondellBasell Cincinnati Technology Center spent time at the Gorman Heritage Farm, a 122-acre nonprofit, working farm with a mission to provide education on agriculture, nutrition, sustainability and the environment as part of the company’s Global Care Day. Now in its 19th year, the event encourages LyondellBasell staff around the world to collectively participate in community service projects.
While at the farm, LyondellBasell volunteers spent time cleaning out stalls, painting event face boards, clearing out barns, mulching, weeding multiple gardens and cutting a challenging corn maze for fall family fun.
“This project brought participants of all ages out to lend a helping hand,” said Chuck Holland, Cincinnati Technology Center site manager. “The farm is really appreciated by the entire community and the work our group completed will be enjoyed by many this fall season.”
The supplies were paid for by LyondellBasell.
“For LyondellBasell to come in with a large group of staff and families on a Saturday to work is amazing,” said Claire Long, volunteer manager Gorman Heritage Farm. “Everyone was engaged, happy and a pleasure to work with. It was a wonderful day that was overwhelmingly productive. We are grateful for such a large company like LyondellBasell to support a small non-profit and give back to the community in such a tangible, hands-on manner."
Over the past 19 years, approximately 30,000 LyondellBasell employees and their families have donated more than 190,000 volunteer hours in support of their communities on Global Care Day.
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About LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. Driven by its employees around the globe, LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road, and ensuring the safe and effective functionality in electronics and appliances. LyondellBasell sells products into more than 100 countries and is the world's largest producer of polypropylene compounds and the largest licensor of polyolefin technologies. In 2018, LyondellBasell was named to Fortune magazine’s list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.” More information about LyondellBasell can be found at www.LyondellBasell.com.
About LyondellBasell’s Cincinnati Technology Center
The Cincinnati Technology Center is a state-of-the-art research center encompasses approximately 260,000 square feet of research and office space. This center contributes to our business and to society by assisting customers in developing the most efficient and effective polymer materials for their applications. We also assist our manufacturing units and our customers in reducing manufacturing cost.
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