2018 Global Service Month Each year during our global service month, Westlake employees around the world participate in a local service activity benefiting their community. In April 2018, Westlake had approximately 2,500 employees and families sign up for activities worldwide. With an average service activity lasting three hours, that equaled more than 7,500 volunteer hours! The following photos are some examples of the various projects performed by Westlake employees worldwide. Burghausen, Germany At our Burghausen, Germany site, approximately 30 Vinnolit team members created an environmental education garden for the Jugendbüro Burghausen (translated “Burghausen Youth Welfare Office”), a part of the City of Burghausen. This city garden is used as a social and environmental education tool to teach students to become good caretakers of nature and to augment their life skills with an increased appreciation for the environment. Houston, Texas, USA In Houston, approximately 80 Westlake team members packed weekend “backpacks” for elementary aged children who receive subsidized breakfasts and lunches. While these students are fed breakfast and lunch at their schools through the week, on the weekend, they might not have regular meals. To ensure that these children have nutritional food during the weekend, they receive a backpack loaded with non-perishable items. Through the Houston office volunteer efforts, we packed nearly 8,500 backpacks for children, which provided approximately 48,000 meals. Natrium, West Virginia, USA At our Natrium, West Virginia plant, approximately 20 Westlake team members held a waste collection day where the community could safely discard its waste materials such as tires, light bulbs, paint, batteries and other items. The Westlake team collected about 15,000 pounds of material, which is roughly equivalent to the weight of 30 dumpsters at full capacity. Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada At our Woodbridge (Ontario) Royal Building Exteriors Sidings site, the team of about 250 hosted a raffle with the proceeds going to Youth Without Shelter (YWS). YWS is an emergency residence and referral agency serving homeless youth ages 16 – 24. In addition to the proceeds of the raffle, the employees donated new siding and provided volunteers to install the siding onto the YWS’s Toronto building. 16
