As Alpha grows throughout the country, we find new links to the communities where we do business. Our company has the privilege to be able to engage in activities that support our employees and their families, where they all live, work and play. Alpha Charitable Foundation gets a huge return on investment — seeing young lives change —  when we impact vital neighborhood services and education programs. A matching gift program continues to benefit organizations such as the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society.

One of the highlights of the Alpha Charitable Foundation is its ability to assist employees’ families with personal success. Each academic year, Alpha Packaging awards scholarships to selected teens pursuing higher education. Students currently receiving scholarships from Alpha are attending the following schools:

• Harper College
• Illinois State University
• Maryville University
• Southeast Missouri State
• Southwestern Illinois College
• St. Charles Community College
• St. Louis University

Among many other wonderful organizations, we currently support the initiatives of:
Education/Children
            KidSmart – St. Louis
            Special Olympics
            The Family Support Network

Neighborhood Services
            St. Patrick’s Center – St. Louis
            New Life Evangelistic Center – St. Louis
            The Independence Center – St. Louis

Healthcare/Disaster Relief
            American Red Cross
            Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
            Hurricane Katrina employee-selected organizations
            Burger King Cancer Caring Center – Pittsburgh
            NBTY Helping Hands Charity

Featured Story, Spring 2007
It’s that time of year again, when young people start to spend a majority of their time outside hitting ground balls and catching pop-flies in the hot summer sun. Alpha Packaging proudly sponsors Little League teams each year. The League, like most recreational sports, can be a great learning experience for children of all ages, and teaches important life lessons in teamwork, strategy, responsibility and self-discipline. That, and the social aspect of playing with friends and fellow students can be great fun!

This year, we’re proud to sponsor the Panthers baseball club, coached by Joe Lafata, Mold Shop Supervisor, from our St. Louis location. In their spring and fall seasons, the Panthers went 10-2 and placed first in their division. As well, they were crowned the St. Peters Super Series Champions for ages 9 & under. This team “is on the prowl,” and everybody looks forward to another great season in 2007.