Category: Community

June 13, 2024

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.

Graphic Packaging is in awe of the incredible Kalamazoo Central, Linden Grove Middle School, Hillside Middle School, and Portage West Middle School students that comprise ZooBOTix. The club has accomplished many feats, including qualifying for the FRC World Championships for the second year in a row. We’re thrilled to be a ZooBOTix team supporter, and this year we donated $1,000 this year to help cover their club costs.

Thank you for the exciting visit, ZooBOTix!

December 21, 2023

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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November 21, 2023

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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August 25, 2023

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.  

The Northside Ministerial Alliance (NMA) is made up of more than 40 churches in the Kalamazoo area and has been operating in the city for over 40 years. NMA works to strengthen families and promote a better quality of life for all in Kalamazoo.   

We hope to see you at this year’s Carnival on Saturday, August 26!

July 17, 2023

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.

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April 28, 2023

Hillside Courtyard Revitalization Project Well Underway

Graphic Packaging is proud to announce that the courtyard revitalization project we are sponsoring at Hillside Middle School is well underway and on target to be complete this June. On March 24, we broke ground on the project, which will update two courtyards at the school into urban greenspaces and incorporate refreshed landscaping and seating areas.

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April 27, 2023

Graphic Packaging Celebrates Earth Day with TICCIT Program at Northeastern Elementary

In celebration of Earth Day, Graphic Packaging hosted Trees Into Cartons, Cartons Into Trees (TICCIT… pronounced “ticket”) at Northeastern Elementary on April 27 to teach students about the importance of recycling paper and paperboard packaging.

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