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October 28, 2008
Alcoa - Deschambault Celebrates Volunteer Work In The Community And Employee Volunteers
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Deschambault; 28 October 2008 - "At Alcoa, community involvement is a way of life for all of us! It is an integral part of corporate culture that manifests itself in many ways from various angles”, said Mr Pierre Lapointe, General Manager of Deschambault Smelter, at an event held in Donnacona to celebrate the voluntary commitment of employees in the Alcoa Worldwide Month of Service.
This year was a record year for the number of ACTION Programs; 1: seven of which were accomplished by Deschambault employees and supported by Alcoa employee leadership. The following organizations welcomed the teams of volunteers to realize their projects:
- OTJ de Cap-Santé ; leader Sylvain Bourgoing
- Regroupement des propriétaires du Marais de Grondines ; leader Sylvain Duval
- Club Récréation et Jeunesse de Saint-Ubalde ; leader Denis Thibault
- Club FADOQ Deschambault ; leaders Sylvie Hamelin et Marc Tessier
- Parc récréatif à la Municipalité de Saint-Gilbert ; leader Jacques Perron
- École St-Cœur-de-Marie de Rivière-à-Pierre ; leader André Bouchard
- Arc-en-ciel à Donnacona ; leader Nelson Bédard
234 people gave more than 936 hours to renovate, paint, construct and help make a difference in their community.
Also, 114 employees registered 63 organizations to the Alcoa Foundation Bravo! program2. Actually, our employees have contributed more than 11 000 hours within their respective organizations.
Over all, an approximate total of 12,000 hours of volunteer work has been invested. "It's important for Alcoa people to make an immediate difference in someone's life. Organizations need our people and our employees are please to good-heartedly give their time to make that difference," said Mr Lapointe.
Alcoa-Deschambault also contributed the amount of $104,914. to the United Way 2008 Campaign (Quebec and Chaudière-Appalaches Area), allowing many associated organizations to benefit from substantial funds and help our neighbours, who are in need. Half of this amount was collected from employees and the company has doubled the amount collected.
The Alcoa Deschambault aluminium smelter employs a team of 530 people producing more than 250,000 metric tons of aluminium per year. Alcoa Canada Primary Metals includes the Deschambault plant as well as Bécancour Aluminum plant and Rod Plant and Baie-Comeau Aluminum plant, all of which contribute to an economic impact of over 1.5 billion dollars per year in the province of Québec. Throughout Canada, Alcoa employs more than 4, 200 people and owns 21 aluminum smelters and transformation plants, which together produce over 1 million metric tons of aluminum ingots, castings, slabs and rods.
Alcoa Foundation is a separately constituted nonprofit U.S. corporate foundation with assets of approximately $534 million. Its mission is to actively invest in the quality of life in Alcoa (NYSE:AA) communities worldwide. Throughout its history, the Foundation has been a source of positive community change and enhancement, with nearly $437 million invested since 1952. To learn more about Alcoa Foundation, visit www.alcoa.com under Community.
1 The ACTION program recognizes the work of employees, who commonly direct their efforts to accomplishing hands-on community projects. Non-profit organizations not only benefit from the volunteer work of the Alcoa employees but also from a $3,000 Alcoa contribution..
2 The BRAVO ! program highlights the work of Alcoa employees who dedicate at least 50 hours per year to a non-profit organization by an accordance of $250 addressed to the organization through the employee participant.
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