Graphic Packaging is a proud corporate sponsor of the Northside Community Carnival, supporting the community’s efforts to combat gun violence and encourage Northside families and residents for two consecutive years.
Category: Community
Graphic Packaging Welcomes Women in Manufacturing Western Michigan to the Kalamazoo Mill
Graphic Packaging recently welcomed the Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) to our Kalamazoo facility. On June 5, the amazing women from WiM joined us for lunch, an overview of our papermaking process and a tour of our recycled paperboard machine.
Graphic Packaging Hosts ZooBOTix Team from Kalamazoo Public Schools for Mill Tour
Graphic Packaging is proud to support the ZooBOTix team, Kalamazoo Public Schools’ first Robotics Club. We recently had the pleasure of hosting the team for a tour of our mill. The students had a great time learning about our manufacturing process and seeing our paper production in action.
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Graphic Packaging Video Celebrates its Hillside Courtyard Revitalization Project
Graphic Packaging is proud to share this video on the courtyard revitalization project we sponsored at Hillside Middle School. As mentioned by Principal McKissack in the video, the project involved updating two courtyards at Hillside into urban greenspaces.
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Graphic Packaging Celebrates the Holiday Season by Donating Toys to the Angel Tree Program
It’s the season of giving and at Graphic Packaging, we love contributing to our community during the holidays. This year, Graphic Packaging is excited to announce our donation to The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program.
Graphic Packaging Supports Food Bank this Thanksgiving Holiday
As we kick off the holiday season, Graphic Packaging is proud to announce its donation to the Eastside Food Bank located inside the Youth for Christ Community Center. Graphic Packaging’s Kalamazoo mill has donated more than $1,200 worth of food and 50 turkeys, which will help 200 families put food on the table during the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Northside Ministerial Alliance Stands Against Gun Violence with 3rd Annual Community Carnival
Graphic Packaging is honored to be a sponsor of this year’s Northside Community Carnival. The annual event is free to the public and intended to unify, engage and encourage Northside residents. In 2022, event organizers changed the theme to an Anti-Gun Violence Community Carnival to raise awareness and stand against the evolving issue of gun violence. The Northside Ministerial Alliance, which hosts the carnival, involves dozens of community partners and vendors across the city.
Graphic Packaging Surpasses its Goal of Donating 150 Backpacks to Big Brothers Big Sisters
Since the beginning of May, Graphic Packaging’s Kalamazoo mill has been actively contributing to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan backpack drive. This meaningful initiative collects backpacks for “littles,” aged six to 16, who are part of the nonprofit organization’s programs. We are excited to share that we have proudly donated more than 150 backpacks to support this deserving cause.
Graphic Packaging Invites Channel 3 on Mill Tour
Graphic Packaging invited Channel 3’s Andy Dominianni to the Kalamazoo mill for a tour and interview with mill manager Tom Olstad. The focus of the interview was on the progress Graphic has made to reduce H2S emissions at the mill, and the steps the company continues to take to protect employees and neighbors.
Backpack Drive Benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters is Underway
On May 1, Graphic Packaging’s Kalamazoo mill kicked off its backpack drive benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan. The drive, which runs through June 30, collects backpacks for “littles” ages six to 16 involved in the nonprofit’s programming.
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