GP lends helping hand to Pollard-McCall School

Published 4:27 pm Thursday, November 10, 2011

A local industry has teamed up with a school to help raise funds aimed at re-filling a library with books lost in a summer blaze.

Georgia-Pacific is working to help raise funds for the Pollard-McCall Junior High School library after a fire during the summer completely destroyed the building and its contents. The interactive fundraiser gives area residents a chance to help with their efforts.

An online Titlewish fundraiser began Oct. 3 and will continue through Dec. 31, according to Jason Daniel, public affairs for Brewton’s GP facility.

“Every penny of the money raised for the school will go directly toward purchasing new materials for the library,” Daniel said. “It’s such a loss for the children We just hope everyone gets involved and helps out one of our community schools.”

The goal for this fundraising program is $5000.00. Parents and interested community members are encouraged to help Pollard-McCall Junior High School Library by visiting www.titlewish.com/100203 and clicking the “Donate” button.

Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 40,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North America, South America and Europe.

Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible and economically sound. The familiar consumer tissue brands of Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, enMotion®, Sparkle®, Mardi Gras® and Vanity Fair®.

Dixie Consumer Products LLC, a Georgia-Pacific company, manufactures the Dixie® brand of tabletop products. Georgia-Pacific has long been among the nation’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers, with brands such as Plytanium® plywood, DryPly® water repellent plywood, Ply-Bead® panels and Wood I Beam™ joists offered by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC and DensArmor Plus® interior panels, DensGlass® Sheathing and ToughRock® drywall offered by Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. For more information, visit www.gp.com.