AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- While
Faurecia is known for its lightweight innovations in automotive
systems, the company and its employees have proved to be
heavyweights in their contributions toward relieving hunger in
communities across North
America.
Faurecia, the sixth-largest auto supplier in the North America region, worked with its
employees in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. to gather more than
1,528,831 million pounds of food during the month-long Faurecia
Unites with Employees for Local Service (FUELS) campaign. The food
and monetary donations will allow 28 food banks, located in the
communities where Faurecia operates, to offer more than 1.12
million meals to local families. Faurecia teams have provided more
than 3.5 million meals during the five years since FUELS began.
Under the banner of "Every1Counts," Faurecia's corporate-giving
initiative inspired more than 20,000 Faurecia employees in 47
locations to sponsor dunk tanks, bake sales, cook-offs, raffles,
hot dog lunches and other events to raise funds and collect food
donations during national Hunger Action Month in September.
Employees also gave more than 600 volunteer hours of their own
time at partner food banks to pack foods in bulk, boxes and cans
and to serve meals to families in their towns and cities.
Faurecia is donating $500 to each
food bank connected with sites that met their collection goals. For
the sites that gathered the most food per employee during each week
of the campaign, Faurecia contributed $1,000 to their food bank partners. Those sites
were:
- Sterling Heights, Michigan
(Merrill Road)
- Fraser, Michigan
- The Atrium in Puebla,
Mexico
- Hermosillo, Mexico
- Queretaro, Mexico
This year, two sites in Michigan – Sterling
Heights and Fraser – are
sharing the title of collecting the most food per person throughout
the campaign. Faurecia gave their local food bank an additional
$5,000. In Mexico, the Queretaro Plant was named the
winner and also earned $5,000 for
their food bank. Combined, Sterling
Heights, which exceeded its goal by 7,931 percent,
Fraser, which exceeded its goal by
5,194 percent and Queretaro, which
gathered 2,469 percent over its goal, generated enough food and
funds for nearly 603,955 thousand meals, to be distributed by the
Gleaners Food Bank of Southeast
Michigan and Alimentos para la Vida IAP food banks.
"Over the five years of the FUELS program, our employees have
collected donations that have translated into more than 3.5 million
meals," said Faurecia North America President Michael Heneka. "I am immensely proud of our
associates and their resolute dedication to helping those who most
need our help. But it is only a small dent in the crisis of hunger
we face around the world. One in every seven Americans rely on food
pantries and meal service programs to feed their families. Every
one of us counts in this challenge, and every one of us at Faurecia
understands the importance of this effort. FUELS will continue to
ignite our giving spirit and unite us in our support of the
communities where we work and live."
Beyond FUELS, Faurecia participates in a number of ongoing
service-oriented and charitable causes through its business groups
and facilities, helping to provide food, housing and education as
results of employee volunteerism and corporate giving.
Visit www.FaureciaFUELS.com to learn about Faurecia activities
in your community and to access photos, videos and complete
collection totals from the FUELS campaign.
About Faurecia
Faurecia is the world's seventh-largest automotive equipment
supplier, with four key business groups: Automotive Seating,
Emissions Control Technologies, Interior Systems and Automotive
Exteriors. In 2013, the Group posted sales of $24 billion. As of December 31, 2013, Faurecia employed 97,500
people in 34 countries at 320 sites, including 30 R&D centers.
Faurecia is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange and
trades in the U.S. over-the-counter (OTC) market.
In North America, Faurecia had sales of $6.25 billion in 2013. It employs more than
20,000 people at 47 locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
SOURCE Faurecia