18 December 2009

LaSalle/Peru, IL– Carus Corporation employees filled the boxes to overflowing during the annual holiday toy drives and food collections held at the LaSalle manufacturing plant and Peru offices.Employees donated 525 pounds of food and $320 for the Illinois Valley Food Pantry.Carus employees also participated in the “Christmas Care” program through the United Way of the Illinois Valley.As a part of that tradition for many years, and this year employees again stepped up to purchase gifts to help fill the “store” at the United Way offices.

Carus Corporation, founded in LaSalle, IL, in 1915, is an environmental company that manufactures permanganates, phosphates, and catalysts for the Water, Remediation, and Industrial markets for environmental applications.Carus Corporation is a member of the American Chemistry Council and an active participant in the industry’s award-winning Responsible Care^® initiative, working to make life better, healthier, and safer through chemistry.

Carus employees Kathy Rossi and Beth Benvenutti help unload food and turkeys at the IV Food Pantry.		Martha Johnson, Maria Bergagna, Adam Stroupe and Marsha Thorson stand beside the overflowing box of toys for United Way.