Great Northern Packaging will exhibit at the 2019 Cheese Industry Conference on April 17, 2019 at the Alliance Energy Center, Madison, WI. Cheese packaging is a big focus for Great Northern, so stop by our booth # 1030 to see the latest in cheese packaging solutions.
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Great Northern Cares – Help for the Homeless
Great things happen when we all work together! Great Northern Appleton employees from Packaging, Laminations, and Rollguard offices came together, donating over 650 lbs. of personal hygiene items and over $500 in donations to help the homeless in the Fox Valley. Also, the Great Northern StrataGraph team in Oshkosh donated $900 worth of hygiene items to be distributed throughout the Oshkosh community. Thanks to our employees for showing that Great Northern Cares!
United Way Fox Cities recognizes Great Northern with Sustained Excellence Award
United Way Fox Cities awarded Great Northern the Sustained Excellence Award for its continued commitment to the organization. This is exciting news for Appleton employees at Great Northern who make an extraordinary effort each year to donate and promote the mission of United Way by making annual goals and challenging the team to surpass them.
Great Northern Cares: Partnering with Feed My Starving Children
The Twin Cities’ Great Northern Cares team is making a big impact through its partnership with Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit organization that tackles world hunger by sending volunteer-packed, nutritious meals to 70 different countries. In January, the team packed 26,136 meals that will feed 71 kids for an entire year in Sierra Leone! The event was a lot of fun and very rewarding for all who participated.
Great Northern Joins Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS)
Great Northern is now a member of the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS), a select group of companies that Amazon officially recognizes as packaging experts who can help e-commerce vendors with their packaging challenges.
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Learn how Great Northern can assist you with meeting Amazon’s new standards.
Great Northern Cares: Helping Two Adopt-A-Families
The holidays can be a stressful time, especially for those with limited resources. With this in mind, the Laminations team located in Appleton recently adopted two local families for Christmas. In addition to shopping for gifts, employees held a bake sale to raise funds, and plant employees donated personal gas gift cards. In total, each family received about $800 worth of gifts.
Great Northern Cares: Helping the Angel Foundation
It’s that time of year–Giving to Others and Ugly Christmas Sweaters
The Twin Cities team combined both traditions this year! They donated $470 in gift cards plus multiple bags of supplies to the Angel Foundation, which provides financial and emotional support to families impacted by cancer, and had extra fun wrapping while donning their Ugly Christmas sweaters.
Great Northern Cares About Fitness
This year’s Hot Chocolate Race in Chicago had the best turnout ever from our Des Plaines Great Northern Instore team, with 32 team members running the 5K and 2 team members running the 15K. The team had a great day, with perfect weather and a fun brunch afterwards.
Great Northern Working with Area High Schools to Implement Dynamic Career Centers
Great Northern’s Aaron Sass was at the opening of the first ‘Launch Studio’ at Appleton East High School, a center that will help students discover their true passion for their future academic and career plans.
Great Northern Helps Coffee House Serve the Community
Barnabus Coffee House in Chippewa Falls is a non-profit community service organization and outreach ministry. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, they serve a free community meal. Recently, Great Northern employees Jennifer Hawke, Sara Grana, and Tami Ressler decided to join them in giving back to our community.