Ball donates $4 million to charities
The Ball Foundation, Ball Corporation and its employees donated in excess of $4 million to charitable organisations in the communities where Ball operates in 2014.
The company’s employee matching gifts and dollars for doers programme grew in 2014 to $2.1 million (up from $1.4 million in 2013). Employees also logged nearly 18,000 hours of volunteer service. This employee-focused programme, called the Ball Community Ambassadors, supports and encourages employees to donate to and volunteer for the causes that matter to them. In the US and Canada, employees can receive up to $5,000 a year in matching from the corporation.
Also in the US, The Ball Foundation invested $1.5 million into community programmes that create a positive, measurable impact in education, recycling, food security and disaster relief.
Ball’s plants around the world also donated $467,000 to causes in their local communities and organized community events such as recycling, coat and food drives.
“Ball’s commitment to the communities where we operate spans the globe,” says Kathleen Pitre, director of corporate relations and executive director of The Ball Foundation. “Ball and its employees have a genuine passion for making a positive impact in communities from Bonn, Germany, to Boulder, Colorado.”
