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RIDGID® EMPLOYEES DONATE SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO BENEFIT THE ELYRIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
RIDGID, part of Emerson’s professional tools portfolio, has a long history of supporting local education
ELYRIA, OHIO – September 21, 2021 – As part of its ongoing commitment to support education, RIDGID®, a part of Emerson’s professional tools portfolio, and its employees donated a variety of school supplies to the Elyria City School District as part of a back-to-school supply drive sponsored by Mosaic, an Emerson employee resource group focused on serving the community, celebrating cultural diversity, and supporting future leaders through educational initiatives. The supplies, including writing utensils, glue sticks, scissors and backpacks, will be used in elementary school classrooms across the district so all students have the resources needed to learn and succeed. “RIDGID is proud to be able to support Elyria students by providing additional school supplies to classrooms through our Mosaic school supply
young students that encouraged them to welcome
drive,” said Manirajan Manivannan, sr. project
inclusive cultures within their classrooms. “We
manager, Professional Tools and Founder/Global
want to provide the next generation of leaders
Chair, Mosaic for Emerson. “One of our goals
with information regarding the benefits of cultural
through Mosaic is to take part in activities that
diversity and empathy,” said Manivannan.
bring us together as a community and embrace how our diverse cultures make anything possible.”
As part of RIDGID’s ongoing commitment to education and fostering the skills of the next
As part of the donation, Emerson’s Mosaic team
generation, employees regularly volunteer in the
created special age-appropriate activity sheets for
school district and demonstrate the role science,
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