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A Report to Our Community
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Letter from the President
W
elcome to the second
the needs of our company with good
Report to Our Community.
environmental stewardship.
We at sanofi pasteur are privileged to
live and work in such a beautiful part
Ours is a company with more than a
of the country and to call this area our
century’s worth of respect for the area’s
home. We are happy to share with
natural resources. We share with resiyou this progress
dents and tourists a
report about sanofi
deep appreciation
pasteur and how
of the surround…with more
we are continuing
ing hills, valleys,
than half of our
our strong comfields, and streams.
employees residing
mitment to our
The character of
community, our
our Swiftwater
in monroe county,
environment, and
site — from the
we share the strong
our neighbors.
stream that flows
attachment many
across our campus
As a company
to the trees that
feel for the area…
doing business
shade us — reflects
in the Pocono
the company’s
Mountains and with more than half
commitment to recognizing the imporof our employees residing in Monroe
tance of the area’s natural resources.
County, we share the strong attachment
many feel for the area: we appreciBut taking care of our 276-acre “home
ate the quality of life here. For these
away from home” is just one part of a
reasons, when it comes to growth and
deeply felt social responsibility. Sanofi
expansion, we always seek to balance
pasteur employees collect clothing for
the needy, run races for cancer research,
and donate to the United Way. These
employees receive both our encouragement and our support for the contributions they make.
I hope you will set aside a few minutes
to read these stories and learn more
about the paths we are taking to
support our environment and our
community. Living up to our commitments is an ongoing journey. We firmly
believe that our company’s future — and that of our community — will be
better because of the effort.
Sincerely,
Damian Braga
President
sanofi pasteur US
A Report to Our Community
Table of Contents
Respecting Our Environment and Our Community..................................... 2
Taking Action Now to Meet the Health Challenges
of Tomorrow............................................................................................... 4
Breaking Ground for a New Influenza Vaccine
Manufacturing Facility................................................................................ 6
Great Strides: Highlights at our Swiftwater Campus................................... 7
Entering a New Era as Part of the sanofi-aventis Family............................. 8
A Night to Shine: Local Companies Join Forces to
Benefit Community Organizations.............................................................. 9
People Powered........................................................................................ 10
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Respecting Our Environment and Our Community
About twice a year,
sanofi pasteur stocks
Swiftwater Creek with
300 rainbow, brook, and
brown trout.
R
especting the environment is a
responsibility shared by every one
of our employees. That responsibility is
embedded in the company’s overarching health, safety, and environmental
policy and can be seen in our stateof-the-art recycling programs, support
of environmental groups, and even our
company-sponsored fishing club.
Meeting tough standards
During the past 20 months, our
Health, Safety, and Environment
department — a team of dedicated professionals — has been working diligently
toward the goal of ISO 14001 environmental certification at our Swiftwater
site. ISO (International Organization
for Standardization) 14001 sets the
world’s highest standards for air, water,
and soil quality. By training every employee on ISO environmental performance standards, we are limiting the
environmental impact of our activities.
We expect to be ISO 14001-certified
in 2006.
The ISO certification process involves
auditors — third-party, objective, outside
examiners — who come on site to
verify that we are continually improving our environmental performance.
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The company is evaluated in 14 areas,
including air quality, wastewater quality,
and energy conservation. As with quality improvement processes, environmental improvement is a continuous
process. The focus is on setting targets
and working to achieve them. As we
achieve our targets and do better in one
area, we move on to others.
Lower emissions: All of our boilers
now use low-sulfur fuel oil. By heating
with the same type of oil used in
residential homes, we reduce sulfur
oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and particulate
matter emissions.
Water management: To lower our
water requirements, we are using
treated effluent to feed the boilers to
Waste not, want not
produce steam for heating our buildWe are always seeking and implementings. Additionally, with our expanded
ing new ways to reduce waste and
and upgraded wastewater treatment
minimize our impact on the environplant, we are now able to use treated
ment. Here are just a few examples of
effluent to irrigate our lawns. This
our continuous
treated water is also
efforts to improve
used in our cooling
our environmentowers and even to
We are always
tal performance
flush toilets in our
seeking and
in line with ISO
new Administration
implementing new
14001 standards:
and Formulation
& Filling buildways to reduce
Recycling: Our
ings — effective
waste and minimize
employees are reways to minimize
our impact on the
cycling numerous
our discharge into
items — not only
the stream. We are
environment.
paper, cardboard
also conducting
and plastic, but
tertiary treatment
also kitchen grease, fluorescent bulbs,
of our effluent utilizing carbon filtering
phone books, scrap metal, shipping
to further improve the quality of the
pallets, waste oil, styrofoam, ethanol,
water we do discharge.
and phenol.
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Flood prevention: We’ve reduced
or eliminated many materials that
can get into storm water. Thanks to
retaining ponds and other water
management systems we’ve installed
on our campus, there is also less
chance of down­­stream flooding.
Becoming ISO 14001-certified is an important and far-reaching step. However,
the process of environmental improvement is a continuous one. What’s
certain is that what we learn and put
into place today will make a difference
tomorrow. The company takes this
responsibility as seriously today as we
did over a century ago.
planted trees to form a “canopy”
over the stream. During the warmer
months, these “riparian buffers” provide shade and food for fish and help
maintain the stream as a high-quality
cold water fishery.
Additionally, about twice a year, we
stock Swiftwater Creek with 300 rainbow, brook, and brown trout.
Caring for our creek: On several
sections of Swiftwater Creek, we’ve
(Right) Sanofi pasteur has installed jack dams in Swiftwater Creek to
prevent erosion and allow larger fish to continue to thrive through the
cold winter months.
(Below) Trees planted along Swiftwater Creek provide shade and food for
fish and help maintain the stream as a high-quality cold water fishery.
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Taking Action Now to Meet the Health Challenges of Tomorrow
Every year sanofi pasteur
formulates a new influenza
vaccine containing three
influenza virus strains.
S
anofi pasteur has a vision of
a world in which no one suffers
or dies from a vaccine-preventable
disease. This vision guides our efforts
to protect and improve human health
worldwide through superior, innovative
vaccines for the prevention and treatment of disease.
We believe it is our role and responsibility to continue to be a reliable supplier
of vaccines and a leader in the advancement of vaccine technology. We intend
to play an active role in the immunization community‘s drive to vaccinate the
maximum number of people possible.
Seasonal Influenza Facts
• According to the CDC, influenza and its
related complications kill 36,000
people each year in the U.S.
• Our Swiftwater site is the only vaccine
manufacturing facility licensed in the U.S.
to produce inactivated influenza vaccine.
• Every second of every day, more than
40 people receive a vaccine produced
by sanofi pasteur.
• In 2005, sanofi pasteur supplied almost
one billion vaccine doses to 150 countries,
including the 62 million doses of influenza
vaccine manufactured in Swiftwater.
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Mobilizing to meet
growing threats
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), influenza pandemics can
be expected to occur three or four times
each century because of new emerging
virus subtypes. Back in 1918, before
influenza vaccines were available, an
influenza pandemic killed between
20 million and 40 million people around
the world.
Today, without vaccination or drugs,
a medium-scale pandemic could
affect 15 – 35% of the U.S. population and have an economic impact of
$71.3 – $166.5 billion, according to
Asia. Most alarmingly, from December
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
26, 2003 through December 16, 2004,
and Prevention
62 of the 121 peo(CDC). Worldwide,
ple infected with
WHO estimates
the avian (H5N1)
…without
that 20 – 50% of
flu virus died.
vaccination or drugs,
the global population could be
We have not
a medium-scale
affected, resulting
observed transmispandemic could
in between 2 milsion of avian inaffect 15 – 35% of the
lion and 50 million
fluenza virus from
deaths.
person to person.
U.S. population and
Yet, as these cases
have an economic
In industrialized
of bird-to-human
impact of $71.3 – nations alone,
infection spread
WHO estimates
and moved
$166.5 billion…
that the next panwestward, the
demic may result
word “pandemic,”
in 1–2.3 million hospitalizations and
referring to an epidemic spanning
between 280,000 and 600,000 deaths.
whole regions and even the entire human population, began slipping into the
For several years, disturbing news has
daily conversations of epidemiologists
been surfacing of a new and poten­
(specialists in disease management and
tially deadly avian influenza, the H5N1
control). Soon, avian influenza was the
strain, commonly referred to as “bird
talk of government security officials
flu.” Initially seen only in birds (including
and health-care providers. Eventually,
poultry), bird flu first appeared in humans
it became a hot topic in the media and,
in 1997, when an outbreak of 18 cases in
inevitably, among the general public
Hong Kong caused six deaths.
as well.
By the end of 2004, outbreaks of the
avian influenza virus had appeared in
eight different countries in Southeast
As the only U.S. manufacturer of inactivated influenza vaccine, sanofi pasteur
began working in concert with the
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CDC to develop a vaccine that would
protect against potential pandemic
strains of avian influenza. In May 2004,
the Swiftwater site produced 8,000
doses of an H5N1 influenza vaccine for
clinical trials conducted by the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID).
In September 2004, the government
ordered two million doses to begin
creating an H5N1 influenza vaccine
stockpile and to gain experience in
manufacturing the vaccine in large
quantities. Several months later, the
U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services (HHS) awarded the company
an additional $41-million contract for
establishing and maintaining year-round
flocks of egg-laying hens, necessary
for pandemic vaccine production at any
time of the year.
Then, in April 2005, HHS awarded
an additional $97-million contract for
sanofi pasteur to develop an influenza
vaccine produced by a new manufacturing method called cell-culture, which
does not require the use of eggs. Later
in 2005, the company received two
contracts worth $150 million to produce
more doses of H5N1 strain for the
government’s stockpile and investiga-
tional doses of other strains for further
clinical studies.
These are exciting opportunities for the
company, the community, and its educational institutions and programs.
the company’s and the nation’s interests
with those of our beautiful Pocono
Mountains home.
Responsible expansion
Fulfilling these contracts is important to
the company, to the community, and
to the state of the nation’s health. Of
course, as the company continues to
rise to the challenge of producing new
vaccines in the volumes needed, we
must continually invest in research and
development as well as state-of-the-art
manufacturing technology equipment
and facilities. During the past several years, new
building projects
and other capital
investments at the
Swiftwater site
have totaled over
$200 million, and
we will continue
to expand to keep
pace with growing
demand.
The planning for this ongoing expansion
always includes strong efforts aimed at
preserving — as much as possible — the
natural environment in which our campus resides. The sanofi pasteur family
of employees and
contractors shares a
common goal: a responsible approach to
growth that balances
(Above) Our distribution
center in Taylor, PA.
(Left) Vaccine packages being
prepared for shipping out of
our Taylor distribution center.
Growth at sanofi
pasteur brings with
it a myriad of new
opportunities for
jobs and training
to develop essen­
tial new skills.
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Breaking Ground for a New Influenza Vaccine Manufacturing Facility
“It is this type of
business growth…
which will help
solidify a
promising future
for Pennsylvania
for generations.”
— Governor Edward Rendell
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n July 2005 company executives
joined federal, state, and local
officials at the groundbreaking of a new
influenza vaccine manufacturing facility
in Swiftwater. This newest addition to
our campus will comprise 145,000square feet, cost about $150 million,
and effectively double our influenza
vaccine-making capability when it
begins production for the 2008 – 2009
influenza season.
At the groundbreaking ceremony,
Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell
stated, “The Commonwealth has
great respect for sanofi pasteur — a
company that has continued to grow
and expand right here in Pennsylvania
while protecting and saving lives each
and every day. It is this type of business
growth within high-technology areas,
combined with responsive state
and local government and targeted
federal support, which will help solidify
a promising future for Pennsylvania
for generations.”
Sanofi pasteur added more than 870
jobs in Monroe County from December
1999 to June 2005; the new expansion
will add about 100 more jobs at our
Swiftwater site.
Wielding shovels at the groundbreaking are (L-R):
James Robinson, VP, Industrial Operations, sanofi
pasteur US; Pennsylvania State Representative
Todd Eachus; Pennsylvania State Representative
Mario Scavello; Pennsylvania State Senator Ralph
Musto; Damian Braga, President, sanofi pasteur
US; David J. Williams, Chairman & CEO, sanofi
pasteur; Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell;
and Pat Ross, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Pocono Township.
Governor Edward
Rendell addresses
an audience of
media, employees,
and state and local
officials at the
future influenza
vaccine manufacturing site.
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Great Strides: Highlights at our Swiftwater Campus
Three products were launched
in 2005
• Decavac ™ – The latest formulation
of tetanus vaccine (also known as Td).
• Menactra ® – Designed to protect
adolescents and adults aged 11– 55
years from meningococcal disease
(meningitis). The U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention’s
(CDC) Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP)
recommended immunization with
Menactra vaccine for young adolescents (11–12 years old), adolescents
at high school entry (15 years old),
and college freshmen living in dormitories. The committee recognized
the need to reduce the threat of this
potentially fatal bacterial infection
among segments of the population
found to be at increased risk of infection relative to the general population.
• Adacel ® – The first and only tetanus,
diphtheria, and pertussis booster
vaccine for both adolescents and
adults. The ACIP recommends that
adolescents aged 11–18 years be
given a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular
pertussis vaccine (Tdap) booster in
place of the tetanus-diphtheria (Td)
booster currently given to adolescents. The ACIP also recommends
vacci­na­­­tion to protect against pertussis in adults, including immunization
with Tdap in adults who have close
contact with an infant 6 months of
age or younger, and a Tdap booster
in all adults 10 years following the
previous Td immunization. These recommendations are an important step
to help counter the rise of pertussis in
the U.S.
Paving the way for the future
• Pentacel™ – An application was
accepted by the FDA on Septem­ber
26. This candidate for licensure is the
first combination vaccine in the U.S.
designed to protect infants and
young children against diphtheria,
tetanus, pertussis, polio, and haemo­
philus influenza B in a single injection.
• In July, we broke ground on the new,
145,000-square-foot, $150 million
facility that will expand the ability of
the United States to produce influenza
vaccine for both routine influenza
immunization and in case of a global
influenza pandemic (slated to open
in the 2008–2009 influenza season).
On the horizon for completion
in 2006/2007
The opening of:
• New Administration Building
…$26 million
• Formulation and Filling Building …$77.5 million
• Fully validated and licensed
Meningitis Vaccine Plant
…$30 million
The following are trademarks of sanofi pasteur:
Menactra (Meningococcal [Groups A, C, Y & W-153]
polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine)
ADACEL (Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria
Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed)
Pentacel (Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccine [Tetanus
Toxoid Conjugate] - ActHIB® Reconstituted with
Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis
Vaccine Adsorbed Combined with Poliovirus Vaccine
Inactivated)
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Entering a New Era as Part of the sanofi-aventis Family
D
sanofi aventis
corporate values
Courage
Creativity
Respect
Solidarity
Audacity
Performance
To learn more about sanofi pasteur and sanofi aventis,
please visit us on the Web:
sanofi pasteur: http://www.sanofipasteur.us
sanofi-aventis Group: http://www.sanofi-aventis.us
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riving past our campus on
routes 611 and 314, Monroe
County residents shouldn’t notice any
difference, except for the name on the
sign: sanofi pasteur.
roots that trace back to 1898, when
Dr. Richard Slee’s Pocono Biological
Laboratories made the first glycerinated
smallpox vaccine on the doctor’s fouracre property.
Sanofi pasteur is the name of the vaccines
business of the sanofi-aventis Group.
Today, sanofi pasteur produces more
than 20 different vaccines (several made
exclusively at Swiftwater) and ships to
countries all over the globe. Through
the years, the Swiftwater site has
continuously provided quality vaccines
to protect people against infectious
diseases. Following the merger, we
continue to move forward vigorously
with new projects, new employees, and
new construction.
Headquartered in Paris, the sanofiaventis Group was formed in 2005
through a merger between Sanofi
Synthelabo and Aventis Pharmaceuticals
(which included Aventis Pasteur) to
create the third-largest pharmaceutical
company in the world.
The sanofi-aventis Group maintains
operations in over 100 countries around
the world and employs about 100,000
people dedicated to providing medicines targeted at seven major therapeutic areas: cardiovascular, thrombosis,
the central nervous system, oncology,
metabolic disorders, internal medicine,
and vaccines.
Sanofi pasteur, the vaccines business, is
based in Lyon, France. Its U.S. facility
is right here in Swiftwater — home to
a vaccine-producing facility for over
100 years. The Swiftwater site has a
long history in Monroe County with
In the aftermath of natural disasters such
as the tsunami, earthquake, and hurri­
cane devastation, sanofi aventis has
given generously to various relief efforts.
Sanofi pasteur has been part of that
response, sending hundreds of thousands of doses of vaccines to aid people
in need of protection from disease. Our
employees also made their own charitable donations to the disaster relief fund,
which were matched by the company.
With our parent company’s global
footprint, humanitarian values, and
leadership role in the pharmaceutical
industry and with sanofi pasteur Chairman and CEO David Williams’ highly
visible global role, the Swiftwater site
is well positioned to continue moving
forward and growing.
Locally, in addition to sanofi pasteur’s
1,700 Monroe County employees, the
company also employs more than 100
people at VaxServe, a vaccine-sales unit
in downtown Scranton.
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A Night to Shine: Local Companies
Join Forces to Benefit Community Organizations
C
ommunity supporters and
contributors gathered in force at
Skytop Lodge on July 28 for the Second
Annual Pocono Mountains Community Fundraiser. Three area non-profit
organizations were presented with
donations totaling over $80,000. The
Fundraiser made a transition from
being a company event in 2004 to a
broad-based community event in 2005
that had the support of several of the
area’s leading companies and community groups. Sanofi pasteur was pleased
to be one of the corporate sponsors of
the event, which featured 250 people
enjoying a lobster bake dinner, dancing,
and a festive atmosphere — all for a
good cause. We’re
pleased to lend
our backing to
non-profit organizations that provide critical support
services to serve
our area’s growing
population base.
Fundraiser program
Representatives of the three winning non-profit organizations display presentation checks
totaling nearly $49,000 donated in the Second Annual Pocono Mountains Community
Fundraiser. Two-hundred and fifty donors and supporters attended the July 28 event at
Skytop Lodge, where corporate sponsor sanofi pasteur announced an additional $35,000
in gifts to the groups.
Pictured left to right: Gary Olson, ESSA Bank & Trust*; Mark Hodgson, from VNA/
Hospice­of Monroe County, third-place recipient for the fundraiser, receiving more than
$12,000; Bob Phillips, Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce*; Sharon Taylor, of
Pocono Area Transitional Housing, first-place recipient for the fundraiser, receiving almost
$50,000; Edward Mayotte, Skytop Lodge*; Paul Canevari, PPL*; Judith Pobuda, from
Visual Impairment and Blindness Services, second-place recipient for the fundraiser, receiving more than $22,000; Damian Braga, President, sanofi pasteur US*; Ellyn Schindler,
Manager, Community Relations, sanofi pasteur US; and Larry Crimi, PNC Bank.*
Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce President and CEO
Bob Phillips announces the first-place, non-profit organization
winner at the Second Annual Pocono Mountains Community
Fundraiser. Accepting the $29,299 donation for Pocono Area
Transitional Housing is Sharon Taylor.
(*Pocono Mountains Community Fundraiser Executive Committee member.)
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People Powered
A sanofi pasteur
employee volunteer helps
spruce up the grounds at
Burnley Workshop during
the 2005 United Way
Day of Caring.
Sanofi pasteur employees are encouraged to volunteer their time and talent to the community. Following are just a
few of the many who take pride in making a difference.
United Way of Monroe County
Through the generosity of our employees, sanofi pasteur remains the largest
single contributor to the United Way of
Monroe County. In the 2005 Campaign,
the company’s gift repre­sented more
than 100% of our goal and a significant
portion of United Way of Monroe County’s
total goal. “We think of sanofi pasteur
employees as the keystone of our campaign,” said Tim Kelly, Executive Director of United Way of Monroe County.
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You’ll find sanofi pasteur employees
involved with the United Way throughout the calendar year — including 28
who, in September, volunteered as part
of United Way of Monroe County’s
annual Day of Caring.
More of our employee-volunteers,
painting at the Day of Caring.
Hurricane Relief Donations
In addition to the 2005 United Way
Campaign contribution, sanofi pasteur
employees raised $55,000 for hurricane
relief. The company matched each
contribution dollar for dollar, bringing
sanofi pasteur’s total hurricane relief
contributions to $110,000. Earlier in
2005, the sanofi-aventis Group also
raised money for tsunami relief.
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Relay for Life
Head Start
Participants in the American Cancer
Society’s Relay for Life, held at Pocono
Mountain High School, don’t just stick
to the track when raising money for the
cause. In 2005, the sanofi pasteur team
chose to go above and beyond by raising funds in other creative ways. These
employees volunteered to sell flower
angels and hold raffles and basketball
shooting contests. They also devised a
“memory booth,” where people could
write messages to loved ones who have
or have had cancer. And they still found
time to race! Sanofi pasteur employees
raised more than $3,000, with overall
event pledges topping $50,000 for the
benefit of the American Cancer Society.
In the spirit of the holiday season, for
the 11th straight year, sanofi pasteur
employees organized a Thanksgiving
Food and Snow Boot Drive and a Holiday Adopt-A-Family Drive for Head
Start participants. Head Start is a child
devel­opment program that has served
low-income children and their families
since 1965. The Head Start program
supports many families throughout
Monroe County.
In November, employee-volunteers
collected non-perishable food, supermarket gift cards, and new and gently
used winter clothing to support
Monroe County Head Start — part of
Co-captains (and
sanofi pasteur Quality
Control Technicians in
Sterility Assurance),
from left, Erica Kent,
Heather Kent, Sarah
Balmer, and Erica
Reinhardt organized
the sanofi pasteur
Relay for Life team.
(Left) On December 19, sanofi
pasteur volunteers joined the
staff of Mount Pocono Head
Start for a commemorative photo
at the conclusion of the annual
Holiday Adopt-A-Family Drive.
Pocono Services for Families
and Children. In addition to
providing boots to 181 children,
employee-volunteers filled
shelves with food and filled a
room with clothing.
In December, employees in departments
throughout sanofi pasteur participated
in the Adopt-A-Family program, the
second of our two annual Head Start
Drives. The com-pany received holiday
wish lists from 30 Head Start families.
Departments then picked out appropriate items to fill their wish lists and
gift-wrapped the items for the families.
Employees again donated the items to
Monroe County Head Start.
(Above) Sanofi pasteur volunteers
“wrapped up” a season of giving
by delivering a truckload of gifts,
non-perishable food items, and
supermarket gift cards to the Mount
Pocono Head Start Office.
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2005 Charity Softball Tournament
Our annual charity softball tournament has been organized by company
employees for 10 years. It’s a fun event
for all who participate. For the 2005
tournament, about 350 employees split
up into 19 teams. Employees raised
$3,830, which the company matched
with an additional $3,830. A raffle
and a 50/50 drawing were also held
at the tournament, where the dunk
tank is always a very popular event!
All told, $8,511 was donated to
Developmental Education Services
of Monroe County.
Community Relations
Volunteer Fair
Sue Folk (3rd from left), Executive Director, Developmental Education
Services of Monroe County, accepts donations totaling $7,660. From left to
right: Charles Telese; Karrie Koder; Ms. Folk; two clients from Developmental Education Services of Monroe County; Jason Jacoby; and Todd Ferranti.
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In September, sanofi pasteur’s Community Relations Team held its annual
Community Relations Volunteer Fair,
bringing in over 20 community groups
and non-profit organizations seeking
volunteers. Sign-ups at this and other
events give solid, hands-on support to
causes such as Burnley Workshop,
Equi-librium (Equine-Assisted Services),
Girl Scouts, Gregory Moyer Defibrillator
Fund, Habitat for Humanity, MakeA-Wish Foundation, Pocono Services
for Families and Children, United Way,
Women’s Resources of Monroe County,
the local chapters of the Ameri­can
Cancer Society, American Red Cross,
and others. The 2005 Volunteer Fair
also featured a table for collecting
matching funds for Hurricane Katrina.
About the photographs
Many of the photographs in this Report to Our Community were taken by
David W. Coulter Photography in Henryville, PA. After studying photography at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, David started his professional career
in New York City, freelancing for several newspapers and assisting photographers Eva Rubinstein and Duane Michals. In 1982, he returned to his
hometown of Stroudsburg to join the staff of the Pocono Record, where
he served as photo chief until 1998.
David has worked as a fine-art photographer, primarily in landscapes, and
has shown his photography at Pocono Arts’ Artspace in Stroudsburg and
the Dutot Museum in Delaware Water Gap. He curated three photography
group shows at the former Foxglove Gallery in Stroudsburg, and has works
in private collections in London and Paris. David has also photographed the
Celebration of the Arts jazz festival in Delaware Water Gap since 1984.
In 1998, David turned to his freelance photography business full time.
His work includes executive portraits, event photography, and medical illustration. Customers also call on him for professional photography of people,
architecture, and for aerial assignments. Photography of fine-art and fine
crafts are also his specialties.
David’s most important ambitions are works in progress: his son Harry,
now three, and his marriage with his wife Michelle, a freelance writer.
For a sampling of David’s work, visit www.davidwcoulterphotography.com.
Photo credits
David W. Coulter Photography: Cover theme photo and right inset; inside front cover; page 2 background and inset;
page 3; page 4 background; page 6; page 8 background; page 9; page 11 Head Start
Michael Brygider: Page 10; page 12
Jenagraphics: Page 5, distribution center interior
Design
Riger Communications
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