Newell Rubbermade Employees Give Back to Rebuild Long Beach - 3/13 12PM

John Mitty Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Newell Rubbermaid Employees Give Back to Rebuild Long Beach in Wake of Superstorm Sandy

Employees to spend Wednesday, March 13th restoring community hard-hit by 2012 storm, leaving behind more than $10,000 in product donations to aid City of Long Beach

WHAT: Long Beach residents affected by Superstorm Sandy are not forgotten. Employee volunteers from Newell Rubbermaid – the makers of Sharpie pens, Irwin tools and Calphalon cookware – will roll up their sleeves to help revitalize the Long Beach Martin Luther King Center, which serves as a hub to meet the needs of families post-Sandy. Boldly arriving in Levolor "Size-in-Store" mobile unit trucks, more than 15 Newell Rubbermaid volunteers will size and install cordless cellular shades and paint weathered walls to give the center a fresh start to help increase the potential for Long Beach’s youth. City of Long Beach and Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine officials will be on-site to accept more than $10,000 worth of Newell Rubbermaid products, including Levolor window treatments, Rubbermaid coolers, Sharpie and Paper Mate pens, Shur-line painting accessories and cleaning supplies from Rubbermaid Commercial Products, to leave a lasting impact on the community even after employee volunteers are gone.

WHEN: Wed. March 13, 2013 at Noon 

WHO: Representatives from Newell Rubbermaid, officials from the City of Long Beach and Long Beach Martin Luther King Center will be available for interviews. 

WHERE:
Long Beach Martin Luther King Center, Inc.
615 Riverside Blvd.
Long Beach, NY 11561

WHY: Newell Rubbermaid is committed to enriching the lives and communities of the people it serves. Superstorm Sandy affected millions of people in New York and New Jersey and Newell Rubbermaid’s employees and products continue to help residents rebuild – a process that takes time. By furthering our commitment in the City of Long Beach, Newell Rubbermaid hopes to raise awareness on behalf of the families who continue to be in need in this hard-hit community and encourage others to join.

Newell Rubbermaid has worked closely with many organizations providing assistance for those affected by Superstorm Sandy including the American Red Cross, Katie Couric’s "Katie Gives Back," The Action Center, K.I.D.S. and Angel’s Clothing Closet to support relief efforts by providing cash, employee donation matches and in-kind donations of products.
CONTACTS:

Eileen Thomas, Newell Rubbermaid, (336) 491-1475 or Eileen.Thomas@newellco.com

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

Appears In: Press Releases

 

 

• Business News
• Education
• Entertainment
• Jobs & Careers
• Local Events
• Local Steals, Deals & More
• Press Releases
• Restaurants & Food
• Sports & Recreation

Columnists John M.   Show all Columnists