How do you make a significant impact on the community and regional economy?
Clarke’s public health initiatives are responsible for preserving the health and quality of life for millions of people around the world. Our mission is to make communities more livable, safe and comfortable and we work with community leaders to ensure that our role is not one of supplier, but as partner with a vested interest with the success of those communities.
As such, Clarke employees give back in these communities, with employee-led sustainability service projects including seed harvesting in Illinois prairies and community service days, providing volunteer labor at local food pantries and women’s shelters.
In 2009, Clarke provided 715 hours of volunteer service and committed additional resources and implemented policies to encourage 100 percent employee participation toward a goal of 2,080 employee volunteer service hours annually by 2014. In 2009 we established the Clarke Cares Foundation, designed to provide relief from mosquito-borne disease in communities of need around the world. Through a partnership with The Carter Center, The Clarke Cares Foundation has raised funds to send 38,000 DuraNet, mosquito bednets to Kanke, Nigeria – enough for every man, woman and child to sleep safely underneath a bednet, preventing the spread of malaria and lymphatic filariasis.
With social responsibility as part of our corporate vision, we are committed to making an extra effort to help people within the communities we serve.
How to reach: Clarke Mosquito Control, http://www.clarke.com/
In October 2010, Smart Business and U.S. Bank recognized nine business leaders for their commitment to business excellence and the impact their organizations make on the regional community. Treated to a keynote address by Middleby Corp. Chairman and CEO Selim Bassoul, these nine leaders composed the honor roll:
Nancy Ruscheinski
Bill Skeens
Dave Brittsan
Amanda Lannert
Scott Morey
Joel Fruendt
Jason Beans
Jim Signorelli
Larry Neibauer
