National Gypsum® expands charitable giving with $1 million in donations to support community service and education efforts
On Tuesday, November 30, 2021 – “Giving Tuesday” – National Gypsum® made a donation of $35,000 to ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston, on the recommendation of its Portsmouth, NH plant, as part of the company’s $1 million of philanthropy donated that day.
National Gypsum’s Portsmouth Plant Manager James Bennett presented the check to ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston’s President Tom Aldrich of DPR Corporation and ACE Board member Ray Houle of New England Finish Systems. The donation will help ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston to expand the program to serve more high school students who otherwise would not have to opportunity to enter these careers.
“This donation will enable ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston to provide opportunities for more students to enter careers in architecture, construction management and engineering,” said ACE President Thomas Aldrich. “With this gift, National Gypsum has created a pathway for hundreds of disadvantaged students to have a chance to design and build not just buildings, but also bright futures for themselves and their families.”
National Gypsum® donated a total of $1 million to support communities throughout the United States and Canada where National Gypsum Company and its family of affiliated companies, including Gold Bond Building Products, LLC, Gold Bond Canada, Ltd., PermaBASE Building Products, LLC, ProForm Finishing Products, LLC and Unifix Inc., have operations.
The donations were awarded to nonprofit groups selected by associates at each facility location, with a focus on organizations working in the areas of community services, early childhood education and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning.
“Giving back to the communities where we live and work is a core value of our National Gypsum® family,” said Thomas C. Nelson, chairman, president and CEO of National Gypsum Company. “We are dedicated to building better futures for our associates, our communities and, above all, those in need.”
The donations, which were announced in conjunction with the international Giving Tuesday celebration of giving November 30, were limited to tax-exempt 501©(3) groups, accredited colleges, universities and secondary and elementary schools located in the United States and eligible nonprofits in Canada.
The National Gypsum® family of companies, with associates in 19 states and two Canadian provinces, supports communities year-round with structured leadership training programs, volunteerism and associate and corporate giving, as well as through a commitment to environmental stewardship.
“We owe a debt of gratitude to our associates, the communities that are vital to our businesses, and especially to the organizations that do so much to improve the lives of people every day,” Nelson said.
About ACE Mentor Program of America©:
ACE Mentor Program of America, Inc. (ACE) is a non-profit organization, which seeks to introduce talented and motivated students to the architecture, construction, and engineering industries. ACE performs this function through local affiliates in over 79 locations throughout the country. Along with its affiliates, ACE is the industry’s fastest growing high-school mentor program in the country, reaching over 8,000 students in 2015-2016 alone. In addition to exposing students to real-world opportunities, the program financially supports students furthering their education through scholarships and grants. Nationally, ACE and its affiliates have awarded over $14 million in scholarships since the program started in 1994. For more information, please visit www.acementor.org.
About National Gypsum Company:
National Gypsum Company, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the exclusive service provider of reliable, high-performance products manufactured by its affiliate companies, Gold Bond Building Products LLC, ProForm Finishing Products LLC, and PermaBASE Building Products LLC, and marketed under the Gold Bond®, ProForm® and PermaBASE® brands. Our affiliates’ strategic network of 26 product manufacturing facilities, five quarries and three paper plants located throughout North America allows us to provide the best in customer service to keep projects moving forward. The National Gypsu® name has been synonymous with high-quality, innovative products and exceptional customer service since 1925. We are Building Products for a Better Future® – one project at a time. Learn more at www.nationalgympsum.com.
