ORBIS® Corporation, a global leader in reusable packaging solutions, held its annual Community Giving Reception on August 22 to recognize and honor the services nonprofit organizations provide to local communities. The event brought together 80 attendees representing charities from across southeastern Wisconsin to receive their charitable donations.
Menasha Corporation, the parent company of ORBIS, was founded by Elisha D. Smith in 1849. He was a major philanthropist in the Menasha, Wis. area. Today, the Menasha Corporation Foundation proudly carries on Elisha Smith’s tradition of giving. Funds are provided by the Menasha Corporation Foundation, the charitable entity of ORBIS’ parent company.
ORBIS has community teams throughout the company to serve the local communities where its employees live. These teams identify and support local groups, agencies and causes in need of financial support, time or volunteers.
The Community Action Team at ORBIS headquarters, located in Oconomowoc, has built partnerships with many nonprofit organizations in southeastern Wisconsin and celebrates these partnerships at the Community Giving Reception.
“The Donations Reception highlights the positive impact nonprofits have on the communities where our employees live and work,” said Jo Anne Behling, ORBIS Community Action Team Leader. “In addition to the donations we make, we collaborate with our nonprofit partners to provide volunteers to help support their excellent work to make the world a better place for citizens and animals in need and to improve community health and well-being. This is a special year for us as Menasha Corporation celebrates its 175th anniversary.”
Strength and service through local partnerships
ORBIS demonstrates a strong commitment to the communities where its employees reside, regularly collaborating with local entities and businesses to foster community growth. In addition to community giving efforts, another example of this collaboration is how ORBIS achieved a significant fundraising milestone of $1 million for Children’s Wisconsin during its fourth annual “Good Day for Kids” golf outing. The event was held in June at the Grand Geneva Golf Course in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. This year’s day raised more than $370,000 for pediatric critical care, supporting the Pediatric Simulation and Resuscitation Program. The partnership aims to improve care for children facing life-threatening conditions. To date, the event has raised $1 million for the program, providing realistic simulation-based training for healthcare professionals nationwide.
“We are incredibly proud of our employees’ commitment to volunteerism and community service,” said Norm Kukuk, president of ORBIS. “Neighborhood involvement and improvement is a crucial part of our mission, and I’m thrilled to celebrate their collective efforts in partnering with organizations to support and uplift the communities we serve. It’s all part of honoring the spirit of service that has distinguished us for the past 175 years.”
Beneficiaries of Menasha Foundation 2024 funds:
- Alzheimer’s Association of Wisconsin
- Angelman Syndrome Foundation
- Big Bob & Bob Van Wie Tournament – UW Carbone
- Blessings in a Backpack (Waukesha Chapter)
- Brewers Community Foundation
- Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation
- CCLS – Creative Community Living Services
- Downs Syndrome Association of WI
- Educational Foundation of Watertown
- HAWS (Humane Animal Welfare Society in Waukesha)
- Hebron House
- Heroes for Heroes
- Hope Center
- Humane Society of Jefferson County
- Imagine a Day Foundation
- Johnson Creek Helping Hands Food Pantry
- Johnson Creek Police Department
- Journey21
- Kisses From Keegan & Friends
- Lake Area Free Clinic
- Lake Country DockHounds
- Lake Country Shop with Cops
- Lake Mills Food Pantry
- Lake Mills Police Department
- LifeStriders
- Madison Starlings
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Milwaukee Bucks Foundation
- National Alliance on Mental Illness – Southeastern WI
- Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts
- Oconomowoc Police Department
- Oconomowoc Regional Cancer Center
- Oconomowoc Scholarship Foundation
- PAVE
- Personal Essentials Pantry
- Pets Helping People
- Prohealthcare Foundation (Angelsgrace Hospice)
- Rainbow Hospice Care
- Shorehaven
- ST. Katharine Drexel Shelter
- Summit Police Department
- The Cure Starts Now – WI Chapter – Brayleighville
- Watertown Food Pantry
- Watertown Humane Society
- Watertown Police Department
- Waukesha Country Green Team
- Western Lakes Fire Department
- Women & Girls Fund of Waukesha County
For more information about ORBIS’ community efforts, please visit: ORBIS Community Efforts.
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