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Justin Land
The Dow Chemical Company
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DOW HELPS TO REBUILD COMMUNITIES
DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE SANDY
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – December 20, 2012 – In the wake of the largest Atlantic hurricane on
record, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced the organizations that will
receive $150,000 in community grants for relief and revitalization efforts in devastated
communities in New York and along the New Jersey coastline. This donation is one component
of Dow’s $500,000 multi-faceted Hurricane Sandy response plan announced in November.
“Dow is proud to stand together with our collective neighbors in the North East region who are
enduring the painstaking process of rebuilding,” said Bo Miller, Dow’s global director of corporate
citizenship and president of The Dow Chemical Company Foundation. “Recovery efforts are
expected to be long-term and we will continue to find ways to leverage our existing community
success programs to contribute in meaningful ways.”
The organizations selected for support have mobilized volunteers, built partnerships and provided
shelter, meals and essential supplies to meet immediate and long-term needs exacerbated by
Hurricane Sandy.
The organizations receiving grants from Dow include:
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The Christian Life Church (www.christianlifenj.com), which has offered warm shelter to
those without power and organized debris cleanups, and food and clothing drives in
Middlesex, N.J;
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Community FoodBank of New Jersey (www.njfoodbank.org), which is helping
coordinate the distribution of more than 200,000 pounds of food each day to families
facing loss and rebuilding;
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FISH, Inc. (www.fishdunellenarea.org), which is distributing food and clothing to the poor,
elderly, and homeless in the central New Jersey communities of Dunellen, Middlesex,
Piscataway, South Plainfield, Edison and Highland Park;
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Food Bank For New York City (www.foodbanknyc.org), which is providing vital food and
assistance to New Yorkers in need;
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Gateway Church of Christ (www.gatewaynj.com), which is collecting donations and
funds to help families in Union Beach, N.J.;
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Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund (www.sandynjrelieffund.org), which is led by
First Lady Mary Pat Christie to aid relief efforts and to help New Jersey communities
rebuild;
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Long Island Volunteer Center (www.longislandvolunteercenter.org), which has
organized thousands of volunteers to help homeless shelters, food bank agencies, animal
shelters and debris cleanups;
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New York Cares (www.newyorkcares.org), which has mobilized volunteers to the hardest
hit neighborhoods, delivered meals and cleared homes damaged by the storm; and
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The Salvation Army (www.salvationarmyusa.org), which is bringing meals and supplies
such as clothing and blankets to New York and New Jersey residents.
In addition to the grants, other components of Dow’s Hurricane Sandy response included a
financial pledge to the American Red Cross National Disaster Fund, an employee matching gift
program totaling nearly $80,000, and support for humanitarian, technical or product donations for
long-term rebuilding needs.
About Dow
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is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the
principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such
as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing
agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical,
advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technologybased products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth
sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2011, Dow had annual
sales of $60 billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company's more
than 5,000 products are manufactured at 197 sites in 36 countries across the globe. References
to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.
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