Materials distributor Chase Plastic Services Inc. is doing its part to spread holiday cheer.
Clarkston, Mich.-based Chase wrapped up its annual Giving Card campaign on Dec. 13. Nominations opened in early November and will be selected on Dec. 21. Those chosen each will receive a $1,000 donation from Chase.
More than 500 charities have been nominated since Chase started the program in 2016, with almost $40,000 distributed.
"We are moved by the anguish of those in need and the selflessness of those who come to help," Chase Plastics President Kevin Chase said in a news release. "Working with our generous industry to support and highlight these nonprofits is the least we can do."
Sherry Cudd, advertising and marketing manager, added that the Giving Card campaign "gives our customers and suppliers a way to shine a light on charities they are passionate about."
Chase provides a paid day off for all employees to engage in volunteer efforts for the charity of their choice. The firm also recently matched employee giving in the wake of Hurricane Ian with donations totaling $8,200 to various disaster relief organizations in Florida.
Chase also held a Giving November campaign at its offices in Clarkston and in South Bend, Ind. Employees at those locations collected and donated almost 300 pounds of food to the Lighthouse of Pontiac for Thanksgiving. Several employees volunteered for the Lighthouse in November, while others volunteered at O.A.T.S., a therapeutic equestrian center.
A Chase employee made Cancer Awareness t-shirts and raised $155 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. A Penny Wars contest raised almost $1,000 for Angels of Hope, which directly aids families affected by Pediatric Cancer in Michigan, and a Diva for a Day event — featuring a pink boa and pink glasses also raised more than $200 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Chase is a stocking distributor with a portfolio of more than 35,000 varieties of specialty, engineering, and commodity plastics.