AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
Oct. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Thousands of families across North America will receive needed nourishment,
thanks to Faurecia employees in the U.S., Mexico and Canada who collected more than 850,000 meals
for local food banks during the Faurecia Unites with Employees for
Local Service (FUELS) Community Food Drive. More than 4.35 million
meals have been provided to communities where the company has a
presence since the giving initiative began in 2010.
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Every September, Faurecia's more than 20,000 employees at 48
locations in North America have
responded to the call for helping those, who face food insecurity,
in a variety of creative methods. From bake sales, car washes and
dunk tanks to golf outings, sports tournaments and fundraiser
lunches, employees participated in a variety of activities to help
collect non-perishable food items and money for families in need
during National Hunger Action Month. Hundreds of volunteers
mobilized across Faurecia sites to organize these special
activities, which were used to drive teams toward their donation
goals.
This year's theme was "Nourish our Neighborhoods." The message
inspired employees to also give more than 360 hours of their own
time. They volunteered to pack food in bulk, sort boxes and cans,
and to serve meals to families in their hometowns.
Traditionally, Faurecia's sites competed against each other to
foster good-spirited competition, but this year, the company
focused on self-improvement and determined the winner of the 2015
FUELS challenge by calculating the highest percentage over the
site's 2014 total. The U.S./Canadian facility that was most
successful in beating its own 2014 collection record was the
Auburn Hills, Michigan Technical
Center (FIS) improving 500 percent in the past year. Its partner
food bank, Gleaners Food Bank of Southeast Michigan, will receive an additional
$5,000 donation
as a result.
The overall top collecting sites in Canada and the U.S., and the food banks they
supported are:
- Auburn Hills Technical Center in Auburn Hill, Michigan (Gleaners Food Bank of Southeastern
Michigan)
- Simpsonville Plant (FAS) in Simpsonville, Kentucky (Dare to
Care)
- Lansing Plant (FIS) in Lansing,
Michigan (Greater Lansing Food Bank)
"This is the sixth year of Faurecia leadership for FUELS. Each
year I am more impressed than the last by our employees' efforts to
support the communities we call home," said Faurecia North America
President Mark Stidham. "We're very
proud of the Faurecians who dedicated their time and energy to help
fight the hunger crisis. One in seven Americans is struggling with
hunger, and our efforts and contributions will assist in nourishing
those in need. I'm excited to see how FUELS will evolve in the
future — knowing how committed our employees are, the impact will
be unquestionably significant. I am also encouraged by how our
FUELS effort brings the Faurecia team together with a true 'team
spirit' focused on a desire to achieve a common objective!"
FUELS is just one of Faurecia's ongoing efforts to improving
lives in local communities. Other efforts include a dedication to
STEM, providing shelter, ending hunger and participating in other
charitable partnerships. The FUELS initiative, started by Faurecia
North America in 2010, is now a global Faurecia program, inspiring
a number of countries outside North
America, including China,
France, Germany, India and Spain, with other countries to join the
program this year.
Go to FaureciaFUELS.com to learn about Faurecia activities in
your community and to access photos, videos and complete collection
totals from the FUELS campaign.
About Faurecia
Faurecia is the world's seventh–largest automotive supplier,
with four Business Groups: Automotive Seating, Emissions Control
Technologies, Interior Systems and Automotive Exteriors. In 2014,
the Group posted sales of $25
billion. As of December 31,
2014, Faurecia employed 99,500 people in 34 countries at 330
sites, including 30 R&D centers. Faurecia is listed on the NYSE
Euronext Paris stock exchange and trades in the U.S.
over-the-counter (OTC) market.
In North America, Faurecia had
sales of $6.2 billion in 2014. It
employs more than 20,000 people at 48 locations in the U.S.,
Canada and Mexico.
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