Building a School with Sappi Paper

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For the month of June, Sappi, Brussels, Belgium, reports that it made a EUR 1 donation for every ton of paper delivered to clients. The funds raised went towards building an education for the children of Haiti through the "Stichting Naar School in Haiti," started by Dutch born Marijke Zaalberg in January 1999.

Sappi notes that when it decided to launch an initiative to build a school in Haiti, "no one could have predicted the amount of support the project would receive from printers. Not only did they purchase Sappi fund raising paper but also donated their own money to the cause and in doing so demonstrated the power of partnership."

Money raised by Sappi paper sales will help to fund buildings where children will receive education, hot meals, and a clean water supply. "It will give the children of Haiti the quality of care and learning support they so rightly deserve," Sappi points out. The company will provide customers with important updates on the school and the project through its Ideas That Matter website and through the. Stichting Naar School in Haiti Foundation website.

Eric Van den Bruel, business development and marketing communications director at Sappi, says that "We couldn’t have got this far without the enthusiasm and support of our clients who have participated in the project. It is an incredibly worthwhile cause and one that has touched everyone. We would like to say a big thank you and will do everything we can to provide progress reports as things develop."