SCA Tissue volunteers at the Cramer Children’s Center were (from left) Tony Patterson, Nathan Belew, Sammy Smith, Tony Pitt, John Wyatt, and Charles Copeland. SCA photo BARTON – A team of six SCA Tissue North America employees demonstrated SCA’s commitment to giving back to the community in Florence earlier this summer by volunteering their time to repair the exterior building of the Cramer Children’s Center, a nonprofit organization that provides forensics and counseling services free-of-charge to victims of child abuse and their families. The SCA team spent the day tackling outdoor maintenance tasks such as painting the building’s trim and exterior walls, cleaning gutters, replacing roof flashings and shingles, removing roof debris, replacing window panes, trimming shrubs and trees limbs, and taking care of other landscaping needs.

“This was a collective effort by our crew,” said Charles Copeland, SCA Tissue de-ink technician and a project volunteer. “The team and I were pleased with what we were able to accomplish. This project touched each of us on a personal level.”

Robin Lambert, mill employee and president of the local 1535 United Steelworkers chapter, added, “It was very generous for this crew to spend their day off working for the Cramer Children’s Center. It is a great reflection on the strong partnership between SCA and the United Steelworkers.”

To take their philanthropy a step further, Copeland and fellow crew members who volunteered also donated money to buy the Center art supplies including crayons, markers, coloring books, construction paper and Play-Doh® products. In addition, SCA provided the Center with two cases of its 100-percent recycled Tork® paper towels.

The SCA Tissue operation in Barton is the main hub for serving the Away From Home market in the Southeastern United States. They produce a variety of the Tork brand bath tissue, napkins and towels. The Barton facilities currently employ more than 500 in the Shoals area.