CAMBRIDGE, Mass., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – GCP Applied Technologies Inc. (NYSE:GCP) has already raised over $50,000, through a combination of employee and company donations, to assist employees with hurricane relief efforts. The fundraising campaign will continue through the month of September.
GCP established a matching fund to collect employee donations worldwide in support of colleagues in the affected areas which include Houston, TX, Zellwood, FL, Irondale, AL, Augusta, Calhoun and Lithonia, GA, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, and Canlubang and Manila, Philippines. The proceeds will be distributed to help employees rebuild after the devastating effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and other recent severe weather.
“We are fortunate that all our employees are safe and we are committed to support them during this difficult time,” said Gregory Poling, GCP’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “I am impressed by the generosity of our colleagues and the resiliency of the affected communities where the clean-up and re-building process is already underway.”