Volunteers Build Unique Gardens in Morris
May 19, 2014
LyondellBasell Global Care Day Leaves Lasting Change
May 19, 2014
LyondellBasell Morris Complex employees and their families created “Teaching and Healing” gardens for the Grundy County Health Department as part of the company’s Global Care Day. The event encourages LyondellBasell employees around the world to collectively participate in community service projects on the same day.
“The idea of the ‘Teaching and Healing’ garden was just that, an idea,” said Grundy County Public Health Administrator Phil Jass. “Without LyondellBasell being a huge partner in this project, it would have stayed as an idea. They were the catalyst in the project and now we have more than 45 local organizations contributing and several more donors.”
For the company's 15th annual Global Care Day, volunteers in 20 countries on six continents demonstrated their commitment to their neighborhoods on Saturday, May 17.
“Being part of Global Care Day gives me a great deal of satisfaction because it has a direct and immediate impact on our community,” Morris Complex Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer Ahmad Hayek said. “This project will help the Grundy County Health Department show area residents the importance of planting fruits and vegetables for food sustainability, while also serving as an outlet for physical activities to community members.”
Over the past 15 years, approximately 25,900 LyondellBasell employees and their families have donated more than 162,800 volunteer hours supporting their communities on Global Care Day.
“This project also contributes toward fighting health problems the county has identified,” Jass said. “It allows several area groups another avenue for enhancing wellness programs.”
The Morris Complex is one of the largest petrochemical facilities in the Midwest. Using natural gas liquids as a feedstock, the plant manufactures ethylene, the world’s most widely-used petrochemical, which is then converted into polyethylene resins.
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