Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) is pleased to announce an investment of $5,000 from SC Johnson to support Girl Scouting in Racine County. This grant will make it possible for GSWISE to bring the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to more girls in Racine County. Girl Scouting began in Racine County in 1919 when five […]
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SC Johnson Announces Support of Southeast WI Community Organizations to Deliver After-School and Summer Programs Targeting At-Risk Youth
RACINE– SC Johnson today announced it is supporting four local Southeast Wisconsin charitable organizations including the Racine Family YMCA, the Village of Mount Pleasant Police Department via the Lakeside COP House, the Cops N Kids Reading Center, and the Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast. More than $100,000 is being donated to help support after-school and […]
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SC Johnson Professional Announces Winners in Happy Hands Contest
SC Johnson Professional has announced the winners of this year’s Happy Hands dispenser design contest, which promotes the importance of handwashing and sanitizing at school. The winner in the elementary school (K-5) category is Stella F., a fourth-grader at Floranada Elementary School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Wilfred O., a sixth-grader at Gifford School in […]
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SC Johnson donates $5 million to fund STEM Scholarships
SC Johnson today announced it is donating $5.5 million to Gateway Technical College (Gateway) to create the SC Johnson STEM Scholars Pathway, a program dedicated to providing women and people of color, who have historically been underrepresented in STEM industries, and those with limited means the opportunity to gain a four-year degree in STEM-related career […]
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SC Johnson Professional Announces Top 10 Finalists in Happy Hands Contest
SC Johnson Professional revealed the finalists of this year’s Happy Hands dispenser design contest, which promotes the importance of handwashing and sanitizing at school. From a germ-busting soap dispenser to a rocket ship “blasting off” germs into space, the public can now choose their favorite soap dispenser design by K-12 students across the U.S. View […]
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SC Johnson Elementary hosts virtual talent show
Students, teachers, and families have been separated from learning in person this year. 2020 has been a year of adjustments, especially when it comes to education. To brighten the holiday season, SC Johnson Elementary students and staff are kicking off the holiday season with a virtual talent show. To make the season brighter, a virtual […]
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Information sessions to be held for more SC Johnson HOPE program training
Gateway Technical College will hold three online workshops for those interested in enrolling in additional training sessions for the successful SC Johnson-funded Highly Skilled Occupations for Professional Employment (HOPE) program. The effort provides cost-free training to workers for in-demand career fields. Training programs begin in January and February and will consist of CNC operators, mechanical […]
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Racine Symphony Orchestra Receives SC Johnson Foundation Grant
RACINE – The Racine Symphony Orchestra (RSO) has received a $10,000 grant from the SC Johnson Foundation in support of its 2020-21 Season. The funds will be used to support the RSO’s Masterworks and Holiday Performances as well as music education programs through May 2021. The RSO has developed plans to deliver the 2020-21 season […]
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SC Johnson Invests $177,000 in Girls Inc. of SE Wisconsin’s STEM Squad
With the support of SC Johnson, Girls Inc. of SE Wisconsin will expand STEM Squad, formerly known as Operation SMART, the hands-on, multi-disciplinary after-school program to develop girls’ enthusiasm and skills for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Launching on October 5, this virtual program provides participants with the opportunity to explore the STEM field, […]
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Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Receives $32,000 Grant from SC Johnson to Teach Racine County Students Life Skills
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin (JA) is pleased to announce it has received a $32,000 grant from SC Johnson to support financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and career readiness education for Racine County K-12 students during the upcoming school year. “This grant from SC Johnson helps provide lessons to Racine students in ways that match the Racine Unified […]
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Online workshops, information sessions to be held for SC Johnson HOPE program
Gateway Technical College will hold two more online workshops for those interested in enrolling in the SC Johnson-funded Highly Skilled Occupations for Professional Employment (HOPE) program, an effort that provides cost-free training to workers for in-demand career fields such as construction, advanced manufacturing, information technology, and health sciences. Workshops will be held from 10 a.m. […]
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SC Johnson Donates $539,660 to Build HOPE for Gateway Students
Created as a rapid response solution to offset the impact COVID-19 has had on the local workforce, SC Johnson has donated $539,660 to the Gateway Technical College Foundation to support Gateway in providing the skills and training for students to earn a workforce certificate. The program is expected to have an annual economic impact of […]
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S.C. Johnson To Recycle Miller Park Cups To Make Plastic Bottles
MILWAUKEE, WI — Fans use more than one million plastic cups during the 81 home games the Milwaukee Brewers play at Miller Park during the regular season. S.C. Johnson announced a new partnership with the Brewers organization on Friday, saying they will provide S.C. Johnson-branded plastic cups, with the intention of having the cups recycled […]
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Work Begins On New $6 Million Sports Complex
RACINE, WI — Racine County officials joined Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy in putting the first shovel in the dirt in the $6 million S.C. Johnson Community Sports Complex at Pritchard Park Wednesday. In partnership with the Racine Unified School District, Racine County Murphy joined Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave and Racine Unified Superintendent […]
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Faith, Hope & Love Receives Donation from SC Johnson to Support Children in Need
RACINE, Wis. – Faith, Hope & Love is pleased to announce it has received a $5,000 donation from SC Johnson in support of its Duffels for Kids program, which provides emergency duffel bags filled with personal care and comfort items for children displaced from their home due to abuse, neglect or a tragedy. Since 2014, […]
