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Hoffman Enclosures Makes Philanthropy a Priority
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Need something boxed up? Look no further.
Mt. Sterling’s Hoffman Enclosures makes metal boxes of all kinds‚ and the subsidiary of Pentair Corp. employs more than 300 people. But the company is probably best known in town for its philanthropic efforts.
Ask Tom Toland‚ director of Kentucky operations‚ what Hoffman Enclosures does for charity‚ and he can tick off a list that would put some nonprofits to shame.
“We’re sponsoring the junior pro football program‚ a summer camp in Montgomery County‚” he says. “We provide T-shirts and footballs with the Hoffman logo on them‚ so the parents and schools don’t have to buy those things.”
The company also has donated $10‚000 to the area’s Boy Scout camp so a former cafeteria can be converted into a training center with wireless Internet access and full audio-visual capabilities. Then there’s the $10‚000 for renovating the former firehouse downtown to be the new home for the Montgomery County Historical Society; the donation to nearby Gateway Services‚ which provides a variety of social services to area residents in need; the graphing calculators for McNabb Middle School’s accelerated-math program; the $20‚000 donation to help Hope Hill‚ a children’s home‚ with additional office space for its foster-care staff.
“We’ve got a committee of four people here who look at our budget‚ see what we have to give away‚ and then start looking at where we can do the most good for the community‚” Toland says. “Then we write grants and get money approved through the foundation‚ so we’re able to give money in two different ways. We’re very involved with our community.”
Story by Joe Morris
