SCA Tissue Donates more than $200,000 of Tork Products to Support Gulf Coast Oil Spill Clean-up Efforts
PHILADELPHIA – SCA Tissue North America is donating more than $200,000 worth of Tork ® wiper products to Gifts In Kind International. The wipers will be used by nonprofit and grassroots volunteer groups to aid the Gulf oil spill disaster relief efforts.
The Tork wipers will be used onboard Strike Force recovery boats to help sanitize equipment, clean deck machinery and tools and also aid in general cleaning applications such as handwashing for onsite volunteers along the coastline. The Strike Force boats are the front lines of defense and clean-up in the Gulf Coast, working with whatever means necessary to recover oiled areas.
Tork wipers are typically used in manufacturing, automotive and other industrial environments, to absorb large spills, grease and grime. The product’s application features make the wipers an ideal resource to aid in the recovery and clean-up in the Gulf.
“It is our mission to assist companies like SCA in donating products to help with the recovery from the Gulf oil spill,” said Cindy Hallberlin, Gifts In Kind International president and CEO. “We are excited to connect SCA to our Gifts In Kind International nonprofit partner, Greater New Orleans Disaster Recovery Partnership (GNODRP), who will be distributing the donated Tork wipers to help with the continued clean-up of oil in the Gulf Coast.”
Formed in November 2005, the Greater New Orleans Disaster Recovery Partnership (GNODRP) is a coalition of 70 plus member agencies including faith-based, non-profits, government liaisons and long term recovery organizations serving those impacted by the 2005 hurricanes in the Greater New Orleans region. The partnership between Gifts In Kind International and GNODRP strategizes plans to support local communities and prepare in advance for future disasters.
“Supporting the Gulf oil spill clean-up is one of the many ways we demonstrate our long-standing commitment to improving the environment, while showing we care for the communities where we live and operate. We're proud to support Gifts In Kind International’s work to rescue and safeguard the Gulf Coast.” said Don Lewis, president, SCA Tissue North America.
SCA, a global hygiene and paper company that develops and produces personal-care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and solid-wood products, will begin shipping its Tork wiper products next week from its Neenah, Wis., manufacturing facilities to the areas most affected by the Gulf oil spill in New Orleans.
More information about the nonprofit organizations can be found on the Gifts in Kind International website at www.giftsinkind.org, and the Greater New Orleans Disaster Recovery Partnership (GNODRP) website at www.gnodrp.org or by calling (504) 708-2880.
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