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Christine Wallace 414-276-6237
TOMAHAWK, Wis. – Plum Creek provided $61,275 in financial support to 18 community organizations across Wisconsin in 2005. The Plum Creek Foundation granted $51,275 to non-profit programs. The company also provided $10,200 in financial support to local organizations through non-foundation sources and matched individual employee contributions and volunteer hours to local, qualified non-profit organizations with additional funds.
“Being part of our communities through financial and employee volunteer support is an integral part of Plum Creek’s business,” said Lynn Wilson, Plum Creek’s Wisconsin senior resource manager. “We were proud to provide contributions to many wonderful organizations in Wisconsin in 2005 and look forward to working with more community partners in 2006.”
The company distributed grants to a broad range of organizations in 2005 to support education, the arts and a variety of other important causes. Below is a partial list of organizations that received financial support.
* Boy Scout Troop 457
* Camp 5 Museum Foundation
* Family Resource Connection
* Forest Industry Safety & Training Alliance, Inc.
* Gathering Waters Conservancy
* Log-a-Load for Kids
* Lumberjack Championships
* Mercer School District
* Price Ice Hockey
* The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin
* Three Eagle Trail Foundation
* Tomahawk High School
* Town of Prentice
* Town of Winter
* Trees for Tomorrow
* Western Dairyland
* Winter Volunteer Fire Department
* Wisconsin Rapids School District
The mission of the Plum Creek Foundation is to provide philanthropic contributions to support and improve the general welfare and quality of life in the communities that Plum Creek serves. The Foundation Board meets quarterly to review applications submitted from organizations in the company’s operating communities. Visit the Community Involvement page on our website at www.plumcreek.com to download an application.
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Plum Creek is one of the largest land and timber owners in the nation, with more than 8 million acres of timberlands in major timber producing regions of the United States and 10 wood products manufacturing facilities in the Northwest. Plum Creek owns and manages more than 500,000 acres of timberland in Wisconsin.
