Alpha’s leadership believes in supporting the communities in which our employees live and work. Utilizing our resources – people, time and money – we are able to provide some positive impact in these communities in the areas of education and other charitable organizations that help children and families in need.

Organizations that have received support from Alpha include the following:

• Children
  Toys for Tots (PA)
  Holiday Drive for Toys (PA)
  Little Bit Foundation (MO)
  Life Path, Inc.
• Sports
  Special Olympics (MN)
  YMCA – Partner with Youth (MN)
  Soccer League (MO)
  Winona (MN) High School Hockey Association
  Five Star Sports (PA)
  YMCA – Golf Hole Sponsor (MN)
• Health
  St. Jude Children’s Hospital (PA)
  Overland (MO) Lions
  Susan G. Komen for the Cure (MO)
  St. Louis (MO) Children’s Hospital
  Huntington’s Foundation (MO)
  Helping Hands Charity
  Cancer Caring Center
  Bryan’s Dream Foundation
  North Jersey Children’s Charitable Trust
  Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
  Vitamin Angels
  Jack Buck Memorial Golf Tournament for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (MO)
  St. Louis (MO) Children’s Hospital Foundation
  American Heart Association
  American Cancer Society
• Education
  Washtenaw County (MI) Department of Human Services – Back-to-School Supplies
  Ready Set School Program (MN)
  KidsMart (MO)
  Little Heroes Foundation
  Lippman (OH) School Excellence in Education Program
• Food, Clothing, Shelter
  Holiday Drive for Food and Clothing
  St. Louis (MO) Food Bank
  St. Patrick (MO) Center
  SOS Crisis Center of Ypsilanti (MI)
  Washtenaw County (MI) Department of Human Services – Holiday Assistance Program
  Adopt-a-Family (Clothing, coats, hats, gloves, boots, toys and gift cards for food)
• Neighborhood Services
  Allentown (PA) Firefighters
  Allentown (PA) Rescue Mission
  Deputy Sheriff’s Association
  Lehampton (PA) Fraternal Order of Police
  Nancy Run (PA) Fire Company
  Winona (MN) Volunteer Services
  Winona (MN) Steam Boat Days
  United Way (MN)
• Disaster Relief
  Winona (MN) Red Cross
  Hurricanes (Gustav, Ike, Danielle, Earl, Igor, Tomas and Irene)
  Port-au-Prince Earthquake
  National Red Cross
  Joplin (MO) Relief Fund

Sometimes Alpha joins with employees in support of their charitable organization by matching their gift. In the past, this has benefited organizations such as the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society.

And, in 2012, Alpha made significant charitable donations to five organizations in recognition of the support we had from our customers during a very successful year:

• American Red Cross
• St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation
• National Association of Container Distributors Henry Hoffman Scholarship Fund
• Avon Foundation for Women
• Vitamin Angels