COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

During 2021, Ghent employees participated in the following community service projects:

• United Way –United Way is a local, independent organization managed by people living and working in Warren County. They focus on helping the community with basic needs, workforce creation, childhood literacy/school readiness, senior citizens health and wellness, and community alliance funds. The United Way Campaign helps bring awareness to their impact within the county in addition to raising funds to support programs. 115 Employees raised $12,114 in October 2021 by participating in pledges and raffles for parking spaces and gift cards to support United Way located in Warren County, Ohio.
• Pinwheel Partner with the Child Advocacy Center of Warren County – 43 Gmi Employees donated $215 for Casual Ohio Wear Blue Day to mark National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April of 2021. Employees also donated a large supply of healthy snacks for families who come into the Child Advocacy Center located in Lebanon, OH.
• Warren County Children’s Services – Employees sponsored three children for the holidays through the Warren County Children Services located in Lebanon, Ohio.
• Crayons to Computers –Founded in 1997 and located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Crayons to Computers has worked to level the playing field in the classroom by providing students in need the tools to succeed in school. GMi/Ghent donated 2095.5 LF of cork and 9 rolls of vinyl material.
• Project Strategy with UC Students – A group of University of Cincinnati students visited our Lebanon plant to conduct a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis as part of their coursework. They learned about the GMi organization, our business focus and our culture.
• Local high schools in Warren County – We are working with local high schools in Warren County to provide high school students job shadow, internships and employment opportunities.