Johnson & Johnson Presents Donations To Non-Profit Groups
San Juan, Puerto Rico (April 19, 2007) – The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies has distributed donations totaling $600,000 to 26 non-profit organizations on the island to support their projects in the areas of health, education and community responsibility.
The donations were presented in a ceremony held at the Caribe Hilton Hotel on April 19 during which the company – for the 18th consecutive year – paid tribute to the work being done by the non-profit groups to help the island’s less fortunate families.
In addition, Johnson & Johnson used the occasion to honor 12 employees, each representing one of the company's operations on the island, for their outstanding service to the community in keeping with Johnson & Johnson's Credo.
Iris Ramos, director of public affairs, noted that the $600,000 donation represents only part of the company's total contributions to the non-profit sector since the various Johnson & Johnson companies also sponsor projects and programs in the communities where they operate. Johnson & Johnson has eight manufacturing plants, as well as three sales and marketing offices and a central business services unit on the island.
Among the special guests attending the ceremony were Popular Democratic Party Sen. Sila Marie González and University of Puerto Rico President Antonio García Padilla. Each delivered a message thanking Johnson & Johnson for its support of the non-profit organizations.
Speaking on behalf of Johnson & Johnson at the ceremony were: Donald Bohn, vice president of Government Affairs; Dr. Rick A. Martínez, director of Corporate Donations and Community Relations for Latin America; Edgardo Fábregas, vice president of the Pharmaceutical Supplies Group for Puerto Rico, Latin America and Asia Pacific; and Margarita Hernández, director of Global New Products Development. All four stressed that helping the community is a key element in Johnson & Johnson's Credo.
Eight non-profit organizations received grants in the community responsibility category: the Alliance for a Puerto Rico without Drugs, the American Heart Association, the Handicapped Persons Association, the Rvda. Inés J. Figueroa Community Foundation, the Center for Family Education, Crearte, the Salvation Army and the Office for the Promotion of Human Health.
There were nine recipients in the children's health category: the Respiro Program, the DAR Foundation, the Pro-Pediatric Oncology Department Foundation, the Down Syndrome Foundation, the San Jorge Foundation, the San Germán Children’s Home, the Regazo de Paz Children's Home, the San Cristobal Children's Home and the group "Corazones Unidos."
The public health category had five recipients: "Estancia Corazón", the Alzheimer Federation, the group "Perla de Gran Precio", the Movement to Achieve an Independent Life and the American Cancer Society.
Four non-profits received grants in the health education category: the "Casa del Peregrino" in Aguadilla, the Community Research Initiative, the School-to-Career Center (BTE) and the University of Puerto Rico's Nurses Scholarship Program.
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San Juan, Puerto Rico (April 19, 2007) – The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies has distributed donations totaling $600,000 to 26 non-profit organizations on the island to support their projects in the areas of health, education and community responsibility.
The donations were presented in a ceremony held at the Caribe Hilton Hotel on April 19 during which the company – for the 18th consecutive year – paid tribute to the work being done by the non-profit groups to help the island’s less fortunate families.
In addition, Johnson & Johnson used the occasion to honor 12 employees, each representing one of the company's operations on the island, for their outstanding service to the community in keeping with Johnson & Johnson's Credo.
Iris Ramos, director of public affairs, noted that the $600,000 donation represents only part of the company's total contributions to the non-profit sector since the various Johnson & Johnson companies also sponsor projects and programs in the communities where they operate. Johnson & Johnson has eight manufacturing plants, as well as three sales and marketing offices and a central business services unit on the island.
Among the special guests attending the ceremony were Popular Democratic Party Sen. Sila Marie González and University of Puerto Rico President Antonio García Padilla. Each delivered a message thanking Johnson & Johnson for its support of the non-profit organizations.
Speaking on behalf of Johnson & Johnson at the ceremony were: Donald Bohn, vice president of Government Affairs; Dr. Rick A. Martínez, director of Corporate Donations and Community Relations for Latin America; Edgardo Fábregas, vice president of the Pharmaceutical Supplies Group for Puerto Rico, Latin America and Asia Pacific; and Margarita Hernández, director of Global New Products Development. All four stressed that helping the community is a key element in Johnson & Johnson's Credo.
Eight non-profit organizations received grants in the community responsibility category: the Alliance for a Puerto Rico without Drugs, the American Heart Association, the Handicapped Persons Association, the Rvda. Inés J. Figueroa Community Foundation, the Center for Family Education, Crearte, the Salvation Army and the Office for the Promotion of Human Health.
There were nine recipients in the children's health category: the Respiro Program, the DAR Foundation, the Pro-Pediatric Oncology Department Foundation, the Down Syndrome Foundation, the San Jorge Foundation, the San Germán Children’s Home, the Regazo de Paz Children's Home, the San Cristobal Children's Home and the group "Corazones Unidos."
The public health category had five recipients: "Estancia Corazón", the Alzheimer Federation, the group "Perla de Gran Precio", the Movement to Achieve an Independent Life and the American Cancer Society.
Four non-profits received grants in the health education category: the "Casa del Peregrino" in Aguadilla, the Community Research Initiative, the School-to-Career Center (BTE) and the University of Puerto Rico's Nurses Scholarship Program.
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