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West team members from our facility in Clearwater, FL recently concluded their 2018 West without Borders* campaign. West without Borders is West’s employee-led fundraising initiative, where each of its more than 50 locations worldwide selects a charity to support, then coordinates fundraising activities to raise donations.
Over the course of five weeks, the Clearwater team held on-site events and fundraising opportunities to support the charity of their choice: Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP). The purpose of the HEP is to provide homeless and low-income individuals and families, including veterans, with housing, food, clothing and support services necessary to obtain self-sufficiency and improved quality of life. The Clearwater team selected HEP as their charity because of the rise of homelessness in the Tampa Bay area. Last year alone, there was a 47% increase in the number of homeless veterans in Tampa Bay. And sadly, one in five homeless in Tampa Bay are children. Determined to make a difference in the lives of those struggling in their community, West Clearwater team members joined together to give back.
During their five-week campaign, team members donated money by participating in raffles and events including Pizza Day, Eggroll Day and Donut Fridays. Items in the raffle baskets were donated and raffled off at the end of the campaign, and all of the specialty food items were donated by employees and sold during each shift. Additionally, the Quality department put out their own challenge – they raised $414 on their own and challenged the rest of the plant employees to match the donation, which they did, totaling $828! In addition to raising funds, the Clearwater facility hosted a clothing and hygiene item donation drive.
At the end of their campaign, the Clearwater team donated two full boxes of food and hygiene items, along with nearly $4,500 which will be matched by the Herman O. West Foundation, bringing their total dollar donation to almost $9,000.
Thank you to our team in Clearwater for their generous support of the Tampa Bay community!
For more information on Our Culture of Giving click here.
*West without Borders is not affiliated with Doctors Without Borders®, which is a registered service mark of Bureau International de Médecins San Frontières.
Our commitment to philanthropy has been embedded in West’s culture for more than 95 years, and is an integral part of our overall Corporate Responsibility Program. In particular, 2019 was a banner year for philanthropy at West. Our team members closed out the decade with considerable personal investments in both time and resources dedicated to improving their local communities and promoting a healthier world. Our Culture of Giving is a key aspect of the team member experience at all of West’s global sites.
From all corners of the globe, our team members banded together to uplift their local communities during our Sixth Annual Global Food Drive. The COVID pandemic has contributed to a severe increase in global food insecurity, due to loss of incomes, disruptions in food supply chains, and other factors resulting from COVID. Our communities are in acute need of our help more than ever.
<span style="color: #000000;">As a leading manufacturer of packaging components and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products, we know that what we do has a direct impact on the health and well-being of our global community. In the second installment of </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6cEsnNPUb4"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">West On The Road</span></a><span style="color: #000000;"> at our Clearwater, Florida plant, our employees talk about how knowing the impact they’re making on the delivery of healthcare fuels the collaborative dedication at the facility. As one colleague said, “When I’m going home, I go with a satisfaction…I know that I did something that will make a difference in somebody’s life.”</span>
As part of our West without Borders team member led giving program, West’s Korea team recently kicked off their first Food Drive event in Anseong, Gyeonggi in South Korea. All 15 West team members participated and collected over 170 kg (385 lbs) of food items for ten local families that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For many years, West has targeted its philanthropic efforts to support charities focused on children, people with disabilities, healthcare and education, with a focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) — all within the communities in which our team members live and work. The Company’s giving strategy focuses on three elements: Corporate Giving through direct charitable gifts made by West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.; the Herman O. West Foundation, an independently managed 501(c)(3) entity, which awards scholarships and matching gifts; and West without Borders*, our team member-led giving program.
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