Volunteers Spend Time at Kiddie Keep Well Camp
September 12, 2018
LyondellBasell Global Care Day Renews Commitment to Community
EDISON, NJ. – Sept. 12, 2018 – LyondellBasell Edison Plant employees and their families carried out a long list of projects at the Kiddie Keep Well Camp, which serves thousands of Middlesex County children and their families at no charge. Children receive medical and dental exams, proper nutrition and dental hygiene education, and enjoy swimming, art-sand crafts, music, games, drama and other indoor and outdoor activities under qualified supervision.
The volunteer group focused their efforts on various maintenance activities for Global Care Day. Now in its 19th year, the event encourages LyondellBasell staff around the world to collectively participate in community service projects.
“Any time we can help local children thrive we are excited to partner and participate,” said Antero Ortega-Velazco, Edison site manager. “This camp stands as a vital resource to this community and we are proud of the improvements we’ve made to help them on this journey.”
Activities included painting, landscaping and helping with general repair projects.
All supplies and equipment were provided by LyondellBasell.
“LyondellBasell has been part of the Kiddie Keep Well Camp family for any years,” said Cindy Robertson, camp director. “The hands-on support is amazing. We appreciate all the time, energy and supplies that are given to Kiddie Keep Well Camp, and we hope to continue to collaborate and build our growing relationship.”
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 Edison Plant
LyondellBasell Edison Plant manufactures the company’s Avant ZN catalysts used in the production of polypropylene plastic resins. The location has been a manufacturing site since 1929, but has changed products and ownership many times. It is now a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility serving as the supplier of polyethylene and polypropylene catalysts to the company’s customers worldwide. These products are used in the manufacture of automotive parts, plastic toys, containers and home furnishings.
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