“We enjoy getting the Center ready for the daily visitors and seasonal classrooms. “The Trumbull Nature and Arts Center is a very important part of our town and community, bringing in young families and area schools to learn and enjoy the Center’s arts and sciences,” said Leeper, facilities manager at Henkel’s Trumbull site. The company also funded a recent expansion and continues to support the center’s educational programming for underserved students. Henkel employees regularly visit the center for volunteer days, where they beautify the grounds by planting, painting, repairing, organizing and building. Steve has been passionate and consistent about staying involved with Trumbull Nature and Arts Center, and that’s made a big impact.” “Sometimes it's the small, thoughtful impact that goes the longest way. “One of our employees, Steve Leeper, has been involved with Trumbull Nature and Arts Center for many years, so it was just natural for us to continue that partnership through MIT,” Curley said. Like with the center, it’s often employees who introduce the Henkel team to nonprofit and community partners through the MIT program. We also want to engage in projects important to our employees’ interests - we want to support their passions and their contributions.” “We do this work because it’s good for society and we want to give back. “We want to be there for our community, to help build thriving communities,” said Curley, who also leads corporate citizenship, social partnerships and philanthropy work. Its work with the center is part of a broader effort at Henkel North America to prioritize volunteering in the communities where it does business, said Angela Curley, the company’s senior manager for diversity, equity and inclusion in North America. “They funded and built a playground that is made from 100 percent recycled plastic, which is the centerpiece of our outdoor area, and they continue to provide two main resources we rely on: financial, which is extremely important, and human resources, which is volunteer hours and everything volunteers bring to the center.” “Over the years, Henkel has been a fabulous supporter of our center,” Kevin Malone, president of the Patrons of Trumbull Nature and Arts Center, told TriplePundit. In 2022, the work of Henkel volunteers in North America specifically, impacted the lives of more than 110,000 people - and that work continues to grow as they move toward the mission to improve life for generations to come.Īn employee involved with the MIT program got the company connected with the Trumbull Nature and Arts Center - and Henkel’s interest in supporting environmental and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education made the partnership a perfect match. Over the past 25 years, the company has supported more than 17,000 volunteer projects in over 100 countries.Īs Henkel celebrates the 25th anniversary of its MIT program is, it shows no signs of slowing down. Employees can volunteer with nonprofit organizations benefiting a wide variety of causes, from homelessness and food insecurity to education, and Henkel provides many of these organizations with financial support and product donations. Henkel established the Make an Impact on Tomorrow (MIT) initiative in 1998 to fund and support employee volunteering efforts. An employee’s passion prompts an ongoing partnership It has grown rapidly in recent years, thanks in large part to collaboration with corporate volunteers from Henkel North America. The center offers hands-on environmental science experiences for students and educational programming for families in the Trumbull community. Half a mile down the road from Henkel North America’s research and development facility in Trumbull, Connecticut, is the Trumbull Nature and Arts Center, a small nonprofit with a mission to provide nature-rich experiences to all members of its community.
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