UPM Raflatac is donating 50,000 euros through a global exercise campaign to the well-being of children and youths. The biggest individual sums will be donated to the Candlelighters association (6,000 euros) and Ellie’s Fund (5,000 euros) in Scarborough,
UK, and the association ELER (5,000 euros) in Nancy, France. Globally
donations are made in 13 countries.
Candlelighters is a childhood cancer charity and Ellie's Fund raises money
for research into childhood brain tumours. The association ELER helps
children in an intensive care unit.
The Every Body Counts exercise campaign inspired over 1,300 employees, over
half of UPM Raflatac personnel, worldwide to take regular exercises to earn
points for their teams. The goals of the two-month campaign were a healthy
lifestyle, personal wellness and enhanced team spirit.
From 167 teams, the three best globally and two best locally were able to
donate a sum to registered organizations of their choice. Where possible,
they followed guidelines that the organizations should be local and support
children's and youths’ exercise and wellness.
"The Everybody Counts programme has been a great success. Over 1,300
participants exercised for an amazing total of over 40,000 hours. In
addition to improving personal fitness the aim was to build team spirit and
well-being at the workplace. And of course, one of the main sources of
inspiration for all the participants was the possibility to help children
and youth in need", says Jussi Vanhanen, President, UPM Raflatac.
About UPM Raflatac
UPM Raflatac, part of UPM’s Engineered Materials business group, is one of
the world’s leading suppliers of self-adhesive label materials and the
world’s number one producer of HF and UHF radio frequency identification
(RFID) tags and inlays. UPM Raflatac has a global service network
consisting of 13 factories on five continents and a broad network of sales
offices and slitting and distribution terminals worldwide. UPM Raflatac
employs 2,600 people and made sales of approximately EUR 0.95 billion (USD
1.3 billion) in 2009. Further information is available at
www.upmraflatac.com.
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