ERIEZ IN THE COMMUNITY

 
Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which every person can experience God’s love and can live and grow into all that God intends.  Eriez sponsored a home in Eriez and employees participated in the construction alongside the homeowner.
Heart Walk The Heart Walk, an American HEART Association event, allows the public to join more than a million people in 300+ cities across America in taking a stand against heart disease and helping save lives.  Eriez is a proud sponsor and participant in the event each year.
Tall Ships One hundred fifty Eriez customers, employees and their guests attended a private reception aboard a replica of the merchant ship Bounty at Erie’s Tall Ships Festival.  Erie’s Flagship Niagara, The Bounty and four other tall ships attracted an estimated 40,000 people to the festivities at Dobbins Landing and the Maritime Museum on the South shore of Presque Isle Bay. 
According to President and CEO Tim Shuttleworth, “We saw the reception as an opportunity to show our appreciation to some of our customers and Eriez staff.  Our support of the Flagship Niagara is important to the community and to the entire area, as well.”  The event was held to raise money for The Niagara League, which provides major funding for the Flagship Niagara now that the State and Federal governments have withdrawn virtually all financial support.
Festival of the Trees    
Asbury Woods    
Experience Erie Children's Museum Eriez Magnetics has developed an educational magnet exhibit for the ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum.  The “Explore the History, Mystery and Magic of Magnets” exhibit has six interactive stations allowing children to see how magnets work, and explore various uses for them.  While playing, the children will learn basic properties of magnetism; find out what is attracted to magnets and what is repelled.  How do magnets help to move things, and how do they help us find our way?
Baseball    
Thanksgiving Baskets Once again, our Eriez family came through with a great outpouring of help in filling and distributing 309 Thanksgiving Food Baskets throughout the Erie community.  In addition to individuals and families, some of the baskets were distributed to the following places:

Dr. Snow's Halfway House
Community Shelter
Community House for Women & Children
SafeNet
Safe Horizon for Women in Union City
NAMI

 Erie City Mission
Liberty House for Veterans
House of Healing
The Refuge for Families
Mercy Center for Women
Hope House for Families
Educator in the Workplace The Erie Area School to Career Consortium promotes ongoing, effective use of school, business, and community resources to prepare all students for career choice and career change.
Giving Tree    
School Magnet Science Program    
Make a Wish Foundation Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work.  The Foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish® experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities.  Eriez sponsored a trip to Disneyworld for a deserving young patient.
8 Great Tuesdays  
Orrie-M Welfare Committee    
Climbing Mountains for Charity Eriez Europe entered teams in the Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge, sponsored by GE Aviation Wales to raise money for the children's hospice, Ty Hafan.  Click here to read the entire release.
Junior Achievement Bowlathon The JA Bowl-A-Thon is an important fund-raiser and helps JA impact the lives of thousands of students. It helps impact the lives of over 71,000 students in the Western PA region.

The Junior Achievement Bowl-A-Thon is the largest event of its kind, and one of the most visible charitable events in the region.  The Bowl-A-Thon is a team-building, company-wide fundraiser that enables employees to have fun while raising money for Junior Achievement!