Community Involvement

Volunteerism

Our employees help create stronger communities by building partnerships with organizations that offer various resources to meet human needs. Here are just some examples of how our employees are committed to making a difference in the world through actively participating in community projects; raising money to help find cures for diseases; feeding the homeless; working in impoverished areas; helping rebuild after disasters; and acting as role models and mentors to children and young adults.

East Side Charter Field Trips
Hercules donated $20,000 to help fund East Side Charter's summer field trip programs for students.  (rest of story...)

Aqualon Technician Assists with Drinking Water Purification in Chinese Earthquake Area
Alexander Kindler is a research technician at Aqualon's R&D laboratory in Düsseldorf, Germany. He is also a member of the "Technisches Hilfswerk - THW" a federal agency providing technical assistance at home and humanitarian aid abroad in disaster areas.  (rest of story...)

"Day Away":  One Life - Do Something
World Vision, in collaboration with the Singapore Health Promotion Board, is raising public awareness of the AIDS pandemic the launch of the One Life project.  Employees from our Singapore office used their community involvement "day away" to participate in the event.  (rest of story...)

East Side Charter Library - A Welcoming Learning Environment
Hercules, which has a mentoring partnership with East Side Charter School, contributed $25,000 to a newly renovated library for the school.  (rest of story...)

Hercules Honored by Delaware Governor and Business Mentoring Alliance
On January 29, 2008, Hercules was among 30 Delaware businesses recognized for for their support of the state-wide mentoring initiative.  (rest of story...)

Corporate 2007 United Way Campaign
The campaign's theme this year was "Touchdown for United Way" kicked off with a rally and presentation by Kevin Reilly, former Eagles linebacker and radio personality.  More than $238,000 was raised for United Way of Delaware. (rest of story...)

American Heart Association
In 2007, Hercules ranked 9th as a fundraiser out of 37 local companies in the annual Delaware American Heart Association Walk.
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“Bike to the Bay” for Multiple Sclerosis
For the past several years, Hercules employees in Wilmington have participated in the annual two-day “Bike to the Bay” event to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis. This year they raised more the $15,000.
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Hercules Receives Award from Local Blood Bank
CEO Craig Rogerson recently accepted the Red Drop Award from the Blood Bank of Delmarva. The award was presented to 18 out of 2300 local employers. Hercules received the award because of our strong membership and for encouraging employees to donate blood. (rest of story...)

"Making Strides Against Breast Cancer"
On a crisp fall morning in October, 27 Hercules employees from the Wilmington locations joined the ranks of over 5800 walkers and racers for the American Cancer Society's "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk" in Wilmington, Delaware. (rest of story...)

Running for a Good Cause
The Roparun Foundation funds cancer related projects at hospitals,  hospices, recreational bungalows of the foundation and other projects which are related to this special goal… improving the last phase of the life of terminally ill people.  Hercules employees in Zwindjrecht, the Netherlands, participate in a 534km race each year to raise money. rest of story...

Easter Seals Volleyball Challenge
Hercules participates in this annual Delaware event through corporate sponsorship and team fundraising efforts. In 2006, more than 200 teams representing 50 companies participated, raising a total of $300,000. A Hercules team captain was the third top individual fundraiser. (rest of story...)

Elisa Maria Community - Brazil
For the past few years, employees of Hercules Brazil have been involved with the Elisa Maria Community, an extremely impoverished area in Sao Paulo. They donate food, clothes, shoes, blankets, toys and books. Recently, they obtained a wheelchair for a young girl.
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Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
Hercules employees responded generously to a corporate-wide fundraising campaign. Together with a corporate match, $50,000 was raised for relief efforts. They also gave their personal time, and in some cases, are still involved in volunteer efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast region. Here are a few of their stories:

Katrina Relief
Production supervisors at our Hattiesburg plant personally delivered a check for $10,000 from Hercules to the director of the Pine Belt regional office of the American Red Cross. Hercules was the first business to pledge directly to them. (rest of story…)

Hercules Employee Volunteers in Louisiana
A Hercules employee used his “Day Away” and a week of personal vacation working with the Livingston Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in post-Katrina relief efforts.
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A Week in Mississippi
A personal perspective from a Hercules employee who grew up on the Gulf Coast and volunteered in rebuilding efforts on an ongoing basis.
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Mentoring
Hercules has partnered with Warner Elementary School to mentor students for many years. In 2006, Hercules renovated the mentoring room, supplying computers, desks, chairs and library books. The children wrote thank you letters to our CEO. Some were short but sweet..."I LOVE Hercules." (Rest of story...)

Urban Promise Wilmington
Urban Promise Wilmington addresses issues of poverty, poor education, and a lack of role models that cut urban youth off from opportunity. Volunteers from our Aqualon group are partnering with Urban Promise to help those in need.
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