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ANPI asset in the communities
| Community involvement: From left, Lyndon Denton, Pamela Beilke and Dan Chapman help clean vacant lot in Benson. (Thelma Grimes/photo.) |
Thelma Grimes/San Pedro Valley News-Sun
Besides being one of the top employers in the San Pedro Valley, Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc. (ANPI) is also setting an example of how to give back to the community.
Between giving to the St. David School District, cleaning up a vacant lot in the city and giving $100,000 to the University of Arizona to benefit Cochise County students, the fertilizer plant is definitely in the giving spirit.
Bob Cashdollar, ANPI CEO, said recently the UA contacted them about becoming a donor to the Arizona Assurance Endowment, which assists students in finishing their secondary education.
"The program assures that students of need can get a degree without debt," Cashdollar said. "Since the program was started, the performance of students has exceeded the academic average of all other students. The UA has earmarked Apache's support to students of Cochise County."
From 2009 through 2013, ANPI has committed $20,000 a year to the UA program, with a stipulation that funds be utilized for students in Cochise County.
Besides the most recent contribution, ANPI gives three scholarships annually to graduating seniors from the Benson and St. David School Districts.
Kate Mueller, superintendent of the St. David School District, said ANPI is a big supporter to education.
ANPI donated $10,000 last year for the district to purchase a marquee, which now stands in front of the school along State Route 80.
The St. David company also gives the district old furniture and equipment at times.
"We consider them a major partner in support of education," Mueller said. "They also are big contributors to the St. David Heritage Society, which sponsors events that enable us to continue to renovate the 1938 historic school building."
Last week, ANPI got a little more hands on in their approach to community service, as a group of employees worked to clean up a vacant lot in the City of Benson.
Lyndon Denton, the ANPI director of resources, said annually the employees get together in what they call a teambuilding session. Usually they play miniature golf or go bowling, but this year, Denton said they wanted to give something back to the community, and contacted the city.
Under City Manager Glenn Nichols, over the past year, one of the city's goals has been to clean up the city's image by cleaning up some of the vacant, weed-filled properties.
Nichols said he was happy that ANPI wanted to get involved, and the city sent them to a lot on Barbara Lane in north Benson.
"This is a privately-owned lot where we can't get in contact with the owner, but it needs to be cleaned up," Nichols said. "I think it's great that Apache did this, and I hope it encourages other organizations to get involved to help clean up the town."
The lot was full of weeds, old wood and trash, and ANPI employees worked several hours to clean it up, but soon found it would be a two-day job. After filling the dumpsters, the group said they would come back and finish what already looked like a major improvement.
Besides being one of the top employers in the San Pedro Valley, Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc. (ANPI) is also setting an example of how to give back to the community.
Between giving to the St. David School District, cleaning up a vacant lot in the city and giving $100,000 to the University of Arizona to benefit Cochise County students, the fertilizer plant is definitely in the giving spirit.
Bob Cashdollar, ANPI CEO, said recently the UA contacted them about becoming a donor to the Arizona Assurance Endowment, which assists students in finishing their secondary education.
"The program assures that students of need can get a degree without debt," Cashdollar said. "Since the program was started, the performance of students has exceeded the academic average of all other students. The UA has earmarked Apache's support to students of Cochise County."
From 2009 through 2013, ANPI has committed $20,000 a year to the UA program, with a stipulation that funds be utilized for students in Cochise County.
Besides the most recent contribution, ANPI gives three scholarships annually to graduating seniors from the Benson and St. David School Districts.
Kate Mueller, superintendent of the St. David School District, said ANPI is a big supporter to education.
ANPI donated $10,000 last year for the district to purchase a marquee, which now stands in front of the school along State Route 80.
The St. David company also gives the district old furniture and equipment at times.
"We consider them a major partner in support of education," Mueller said. "They also are big contributors to the St. David Heritage Society, which sponsors events that enable us to continue to renovate the 1938 historic school building."
Last week, ANPI got a little more hands on in their approach to community service, as a group of employees worked to clean up a vacant lot in the City of Benson.
Lyndon Denton, the ANPI director of resources, said annually the employees get together in what they call a teambuilding session. Usually they play miniature golf or go bowling, but this year, Denton said they wanted to give something back to the community, and contacted the city.
Under City Manager Glenn Nichols, over the past year, one of the city's goals has been to clean up the city's image by cleaning up some of the vacant, weed-filled properties.
Nichols said he was happy that ANPI wanted to get involved, and the city sent them to a lot on Barbara Lane in north Benson.
"This is a privately-owned lot where we can't get in contact with the owner, but it needs to be cleaned up," Nichols said. "I think it's great that Apache did this, and I hope it encourages other organizations to get involved to help clean up the town."
The lot was full of weeds, old wood and trash, and ANPI employees worked several hours to clean it up, but soon found it would be a two-day job. After filling the dumpsters, the group said they would come back and finish what already looked like a major improvement.
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