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Employee Efforts

Over the years employees of Alcas Corp. and its subsidiaries, Cutco Cutlery and Vector Marketing, have supported many community organizations and causes, including the following:

Rebuilding Together
Beginning with its first project in 1992, Alcas employees have been coming together to help preserve and revitalize homes in the community for the Rebuilding Together (previously the Christmas in April) program. Company volunteers take part in painting, carpentry and other maintenance at the homes of families and individuals in need.

Eastview Partnership
In 1989 Alcas employees extended a collective hand of partnership to the Eastview Elementary School, one of the Olean City Schools a few blocks from the corporate headquarters. Through programs like tutoring, job shadowing and character education, the Alcas-Eastview "Partners in Education Program" aims to foster better understanding of the school system, enhance school programs and give students a chance to develop skills that can help them succeed.

The Salvation Army

For more than 20 years employees and retirees of Alcas Corp. and its subsidiaries have supported The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign, raising funds during the holiday season. Employees have been known to donate as much as 340 hours of bell-ringing time at a local grocery store. Also during the holidays employees of Alcas, Cutco Cutlery and Vector Marketing donate money to the Toys For Children Campaign to buy toys for needy children during the holidays. In 2006, employees donated over $2,200. With the company matching those funds, Alcas, Cutco Cutlery and Vector Marketing donated more than $4,400 worth of toys to The Salvation Army.

March of Dimes

Walk America is the March of Dimes’ largest annual fund-raiser. In cities nationwide, volunteers organize teams of people to gather walk sponsors’ donations. An Alcas team has been counted among the thousands of volunteers across the country for many years. On more than one occasion the company has been recognized by the March of Dimes for the amount of money its employees have raised and for their outstanding participation.

Community Blood Bank
Employees of Alcas Corp., Cutco Cutlery and Vector Marketing donate blood twice a year during a Community Blood Bank blood drive that is set up at Alcas headquarters in Olean, N.Y. It’s typical for employees to donate as much as 50 to 100 units of blood at one of their blood drives.