United Way of St. Charles' manager Jara Roux recently accepted a check for $300,000 from Dow's United Way Campaign Chair James Elder for 2004-2005. Pictured here (l to r) are James Elder (Dow employee volunteer and United Way Campaign Chair), Nawzer Parakh (Dow - St. Charles Operation's site leader), Jara Roux (United Way of St. Charles) and Joval Walker (Dow employee volunteer). Through contributions and volunteer participation in site events that included a golf tournament, site jambalaya and a fishing rodeo, Dow employees donated nearly $250,000 for the site's 2004-2005 United Way Campaign Drive. Total corporate contributions amounted to $50,000, bringing the contribution total to $300,000.
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St. Charles Operations is owned by Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. "Dow", as used throughout this web site, often refers generically to The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. |
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