The Formosa United Way Charity Golf Tournament held October 2-3, 2020 is one of the largest contributors for our community. This singular event has largely contributed to the campaign goals in years past for Calhoun & Victoria Counties; $300,000 in 2019. On average, this means the Formosa Charity Golf Tournament has the ability to assist over 6,000 people in Calhoun County plus equivalent amount in Victoria County through programs and services that fight for the health, education, and financial stability of everyone in these communities.
On hand at the tournament are, standing right to left, is event coordinator Mike Elgin and board member of the Victoria County United Way (VCUW), Rhonda Nielsen United Way of Calhoun County (UWCC) board member, Brooke Garcia VCUW Executive Director, Marina Crabtree UWCC board member, Cameron Gomez Formosa employee in LLPC Unit and Steve Marwitz board member UWCC. Mike, Marina, Cameron and Steve are directly affiliated with Formosa Plastics.
Standby for future news on the total funds collected as a result of the 2020 tournament. See the list of event supporters at:
https://birdease.com/FPCGolf?fbclid=IwAR0C4G1Q26j8rdMBAMUy8hj0ULi2LhKMru4edZGiT-PUNlERzdBb286RgRk .
Formosa agrees with the Texas Governor and Centers for Disease Control on use of masks. Formosa has provided over 60,000 masks, so far, to help slow and stop the spread of COVID-19 in work and community settings. Together, we can reduce the spread of this terrible virus. The use of masks and good social distancing is essential to this task.
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. is proud to announce a $5 million donation by New Mighty Foundation, a charitable organization funded by one of its major shareholders, to food banks in Louisiana, Texas, and New Jersey. This donation is part of the company’s commitment to sustainable development and the United Nations goal to achieve “Zero Hunger”. Formosa has manufacturing operations in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas. New Jersey is home to the corporate office
The "Food Banks of the Golden Cresent" (FBGC) based in Victoria, Texas is one of the donation receipients. They serve Texas counties surrounding the Formosa Texas facility located in Point Comfort,Texas. Pictured at the presentation held July 2, 2020 are (R-L) Texas District 27 Congressman Michael Cloud, Texas State Representative Geanie Morrison, Jack Wu, Formosa Vice President of Business Development, Robin Cadle, CEO /President of the the FBGC, Angela Hartmann, FBGC Board Chair and Angie Stafford, FBGC Boad Vice Chair.
Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas donated $141 thousand for the Formosa Texas – Calhoun High School – Scholarship Foundation. The purpose of the foundation is to provide annual scholarships to top graduates at Calhoun High School. This year the foundation awarded $48,000 in scholarships to 24 CHS graduates. Since 1993 the foundation has distributed over $1.2 million. This donation will help ensure that the foundation will be able to sustain the current level of scholarships awarded for future generations.
PICTURE CAPTION: POINT COMFORT, TX (June 4, 2020) – Jack Wu, FPC TX Vice President and Rick Crabtree, FPC General Manager present the donation to Calhoun County Independent School District Superintendent Larry Nichols and Bill Harvey, CCISD Board President. This picture reflects masking practices for social distancing in place at the time of COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 – depicting a unique time period in history.
Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas has awarded the prestigious $10,000 “National Merit Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. Scholarship” certificate to senior, Anthony Liu. Anthony graduated from Calhoun High School on May 29, 2020 and will be attending the University of Texas – Austin and majoring in Electrical Engineering.
PICTURE CAPTION: POINT COMFORT, TX (June 4, 2020) – Jack Wu, FPC TX Vice President (far right) and Rick Crabtree, FPC TX General Manager (far left), Anthony Liu (center), son of George Liu (Formosa Mechanical Maintenance) and Ms. Amy Lin. This picture reflects masking practices for social distancing in place at the time of COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 creating a unique senior year memory for Anthony to remember.
PICTURE CAPTION: POINT COMFORT, TX (June 4, 2020) – Scholarship recipient Anthony Liu with his parents, George Liu and Amy Lin.
