Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 4:38PMCamp Season 2011...
The 2011 Camping Season is right around the corner! Stay tuned to this page for
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Upcoming CCCA Shows
Be sure to visit the CRC imprinting both at the following shows, you might walk
away with some cool new threads!
2011 Mid-Atlantic Sectional at Americas Keswick (show date: January 26th @ 12pm)
2011 Allegheny Fireside Sectional event at Laurelville (show date: March 1st @ 12pm)
Hanesbrands Celebrates First Graduating Class of Honduras Employees in Company's Continuing Education Program
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Jan. 11, 2011) – Hanesbrands Inc. is proud to announce today the awarding of high school diplomas to the first graduating class of employees in the company’s continuing education program in Honduras.
Two years after the program’s inception, 119 employees clad in blue graduation gowns tossed their tasseled mortar-board hats into the air to celebrate their achievement at the emotional commencement ceremony.
Hanes executives and representatives from the Honduran Department of Education passed out diplomas to the class of 2010 at the Convention and Expo Center in San Pedro Sula, the nation’s industrial center and second largest city.
“I started going to school when I was young but never finished,” said Gennie Maribel Zelaya, one of the Hanes employee graduates. “It has been a challenging journey and it took a lot of pride and determination to get here. I work fulltime and have several children who are all in school themselves. It’s not easy to study when you have to work and help your children do their homework as well. Today, all of those sacrifices paid off.”
Hanes, which has more than 12,000 employees in Honduras, started the continuing education program in February 2009, and more than 1,000 Honduran employees participate in the program at no cost.
The employees attend classes on Saturdays in the towns of Villanueva and Choloma near San Pedro Sula in schools close to the plants where they work. The program is available to associates at 10 Hanes apparel manufacturing and sewing facilities.
“Education is a fundamental need in the communities where our employees live and work,” said Maria Elena Sikaffy, director of human resources for Hanes in Central America. “We believe in supporting education because education can change the world by changing people’s lives.”
The company and its employees have an ongoing relationship with the schools that hold the Saturday continuing education classes. Hanes recently invested approximately $121,000 and employees volunteered thousands of hours to renovate the Manuel Bonilla School in Villanueva and José Trinidad Cabañas School in Choloma to improve the facilities’ infrastructure and provide better resources for teachers and students.
The projects were carried out by more than 1,000 employee volunteers from Hanes plants as part of the company’s continuing commitment to being an active participant in the communities where it operates. Improvements included remodeled classrooms, kitchens and bathrooms; upgraded educational materials; new ceilings; outdoor landscaping; potable drinking water; and better ventilation systems.
“These schools will greatly improve the quality of life for more than 1,700 children in these communities as well as our employees who continue their studies on Saturdays,” Sikaffy said. “We plan on expanding Hanes’ continuing education programs in 2011 and implementing a virtual university model to serve even more of our employees.”
About Hanesbrands Inc.
Hanesbrands Inc. is a leading marketer of everyday basic apparel under some of the world’s strongest apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, JMS/Just My Size, barely there, Wonderbra and Gear For Sports. The company sells T-shirts, bras, panties, men’s underwear, children’s underwear, socks, hosiery, casualwear and activewear produced in the company’s low-cost global supply chain. Hanes has approximately 50,000 employees in more than 25 countries and takes pride in its strong reputation for ethical business practices. More information about the company and its corporate social responsibility initiatives, including environmental, social compliance and community improvement achievements, may be found on the Hanes corporate website at www.hanesbrands.com. Hanes is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2010 Energy Star Partner of the Year and ranks No. 91 on Newsweek magazine’s Top 500 greenest U.S. company rankings.
Originally from www.hanesbrandscsr.com
'Help Haiti Heal' T-shirts raising funds for Haitian schools
Nearly one year has passed since the devastating 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti, killing more than 200,000 and leaving 1.3 million homeless in its capital of Port-au-Prince. While the future may appear bleak for Haiti's children as 85% of their schools were damaged or destroyed during the January 12th earthquake, several folks and organizations are working hard to turn this situation around.
One such effort involves limited-edition, Haitian-made "Help Haiti Heal" T-shirts that went on sale yesterday at more than 900 American Eagle Outfitters stores throughout the U.S. and worldwide at www.ae.com/haiti. The goal? To raise awareness and crucial funding for the country's ongoing needs. The entire purchase price of $15.50 will be donated to Concern Worldwide's education program in Haiti with the potential to raise as much as $1 million.
"Concern Worldwide is thrilled to have this opportunity to partner with American Eagle Outfitters and join forces to raise funds to build schools and bring education to earthquake-affected children in Haiti," says Tom Arnold, CEO of Concern Worldwide US. "Education is critical, but is always underfunded in humanitarian emergencies. American Eagle and their great, young customers will help us get Haiti's children back to school and pave the way to long-term healing and recovery."
Proceeds raised from the sale of the Help Haiti Heal T-shirts will reach 30,000 children by:
- Rebuilding and repairing two schools that were destroyed during the earthquake
- Training 40 new teachers and school officers.
- Providing 1,000 earthquake-affected children with access to primary education.
- Equipping the two schools with classroom furniture (desks, chairs), learning resources and teaching equipment.
- Installing clean water systems, latrines and sanitation at the two schools.
- Ensuring that the most vulnerable children in the communities receive a primary education.
- Helping pay the salaries of teachers.
So far, several stars such as The Edge, Ryan Seacrest, The Script, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Garcelle Beauvais, Shaggy and Sean Paul have joined the effort by helping spread the word about the T's, which are available for purchase through Jan. 17.
To learn more about the initiative, head to www.ae.com/haiti.
Originally Published on USA TODAY
New 2011 Catalogs are here...
New 2011 CRC apparel catalogs just arrived! If you've ordered custom printed apparel with us in the past or are looking to order soon, you'll want to get one of these! Contact us and request one today.
