Community Involvement
Owens Corning's community involvement includes building and restoring communities, volunteering employee time, supporting education and improving quality of life.
Building and Restoring Communities
As a global leader in building materials and composite solutions, we believe our products can help people in need and restore communities. Owens Corning provides supplies for the building and rehabilitation of low-income housing, community rebuilding projects, refurbishing living quarters for those on a fixed income, revitalizing neighborhood centers and providing disaster relief.
Owens Corning has partnered with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity®, HomeAid, Gifts In Kind International and World Vision to help coordinate the distribution of product donations. For example, 250 Owens Corning volunteers built the company's seventh, and largest, Habitat for Humanity home in 2010. Volunteers donated approximately 1,100 work hours over eight weeks, in which Owens Corning provided 10 different products to provide a new home for a family of six in Toledo, Ohio.
Product Donations
During 2010, the company made in-kind donations around the world. In addition, the generous giving of Owens Corning employees provided an incalculable benefit to communities around the world.
If you can answer “yes” to the four questions below, you may qualify to receive donated product from Owens Corning.
- Is your organization a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization?
- Will the product requested be used for one of the following:
- Sheltering or providing basics needs for otherwise homeless individuals?
- Providing safe, affordable housing for those in need?
- Revitalizing neighborhoods in areas of need?
- Providing home repair for those in need?
- Is your request specific, including product name and quantity?
- Are you able to pick up donated product or pay for transportation?
If you were able to answer “yes” to each of the four questions above, please proceed to the link below to submit a request.
If Owens Corning is able to support your request, you will be contacted within 30 days.
REQUEST A PRODUCT DONATION
Volunteerism
In 2010, Owens Corning employees contributed more than 7,000 hours in service to boards, special causes and non-profit organizations.
Employees volunteered in a wide variety of community projects, including visits to the Ronald McDonald House in Granville, Ohio; food preparation for the homeless at the Houston Food Bank; and a day of singing and drawing with special needs children at the Shanghai Yue Miao Caring Center.
Experiences like these are made possible through our employee volunteer activities that align with employee interests. The company sponsors projects year round and enables our employees to learn about and experience various volunteer opportunities worldwide.
Since 1993, the Owens Corning Global Volunteer of the Year Award program has honored more than 20 employees, teams and retirees who have demonstrated outstanding community service. These dedicated individuals, along with many giving Owens Corning employee and retiree volunteers, demonstrate how our company's purpose of delivering solutions, transforming markets and enhancing lives can make a tangible difference on a more personal and impactful level.
Volunteer initiatives include partnership with the following:
Edge Outreach and Shoeman Water Project – Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Habitat for Humanity Build - Toledo, Ohio, USA
Houston Food Bank – Houston, Texas, USA
Ronald McDonald House – Granville, Ohio, USA
Shanghai Yue Miao Caring Center - Shanghai, China
Special Olympics Airlift – Columbus, Ohio, USA
Supporting Education
Since 2005, we have given in excess of $650,000 toward education initiatives. Some examples of our involvement in educational initiatives include:
Junior Achievement: With the help and guidance of many U.S.-based Owens Corning employees, local students in grades K-12 learn about economics and the free enterprise system in seven key areas: business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy, and career development.
Adopt-A-School: Many Owens Corning facilities participate in this locally focused initiative to expand the resources of local schools. Through the program, employees volunteer to help develop school programs, and read to and tutor at-risk students to help them gain fundamental learning and life skills.
Improving Quality of Life
In addition to our involvement in affordable housing and quality education, we participate in a variety of other programs that improve the quality of life in our neighbor communities.
One of our well-known and ongoing commitments is to the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic. In partnership with actor Jamie Farr, Owens Corning has supported the Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament as its title sponsor since 2004. Since 1984, this event has raised more than $6.8 million to benefit 125 children's charities in Ohio, such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northwest Ohio, SAFY (a leading national foster care agency), Toledo Community Recreation Program, Ronald McDonald House, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northwest Ohio and many more.
Our sponsorship and participation in events like the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic remind us of the impact that we have and can continue to nourish within our communities.
