Community Volunteer Initiatives

Volunteering provides an opportunity for employees and retirees to be engaged in their communities and to make a positive impact on the lives of others. We are proud of the commitment of our volunteers around the globe. Since 1993, the Owens Corning Global Volunteer of the Year Award program has honored employees, teams of employees and retired employees who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the community.

During 2009, employee Flavio Piai, a team from Taloja, India and retiree Thomas Mullady were honored as 2008 Global Volunteer of the Year Award winners. Piai volunteered more than 380 hours at the St. Jerome Entity, a shelter that takes care of boys up to age 14 who are under court protection. Employee team members from Taloja spent more than 340 hours on three different activities -- eye checkups and a cataract camp, Bihar flood relief and a blood donation camp. Mullady volunteered more than 350 hours to a variety of causes including the Licking Memorial Hospital board of directors and its development council, which helped educate the community about the quality of service and raised more than $46,000 U.S.

Also in 2008, Owens Corning introduced Community Track, a new online tool for logging volunteer hours and linking community needs with willing volunteers.