PTDA Foundation establishes Champions Club.
Press Release Summary:
Member companies of PTDA have been generous in their support of initiatives of the PTDA Foundation, in particular the Industrial Careers Pathway®. Recognizing that the collective efforts of many are more effective than one company alone, companies in PTDA Foundation Champions Club have contributed funding at unprecedented levels. Champions Club includes Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze members who have contributed $100,000+, $75,000–$99,999, $50,000–$74,999, and $25,000–$49,999, respectively.
Original Press Release:
PTDA Foundation Establishes Champions Club to Recognize Companies for Their Exceptional Financial Support
Chicago, Ill. — Member companies of the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) have been incredibly generous in their support of the initiatives of the PTDA Foundation, in particular the Industrial Careers Pathway® (ICP). Recognizing that the collective efforts of many are much more effective than any one company alone, the companies in the PTDA Foundation Champions Club have contributed funding at unprecedented levels in support of the PTDA Foundation. Thank you to the companies below for their cumulative contributions since 1998.
Platinum Champions Club ($100,000+)
Harold C. Schott Foundation
Gates Corporation
Motion Industries Inc.
Gold Champions Club ($75,000 - $99,999)
BDI Americas
IDC Charitable Trust
Silver Champions Club ($50,000 - $74,999)
NSK Americas
SKF USA, Inc.
The Timken Company
Bronze Champions Club ($25,000 - $49,999)
Altra Industrial Motion
Baldor Electric Company
Bearing Service Inc.
Canadian Bearings Ltd.
Diamond Chain Company
Jason Industrial Inc. A Megadyne Group Co.
Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation
Koyo Bearings North America, LLC
Martin Sprocket & Gear Inc.
NTN Bearing Corp. of America
Oilite Bearing Division (Beemer Precision, Inc.)
Regal Power Transmission Solutions
Renold Jeffrey
Rexnord Industries, LLC
Timken Drives LLC
U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission LLC (UST)
The PTDA Foundation Fund Drive is underway with a goal of raising $400,000 in 2016. To join these contributors, download a pledge form at IndustrialCareerspPathway.org/Support.
The PTDA Foundation, whose work is funded solely by donations, was founded in 1982 to enhance knowledge, education, professionalism and productivity within the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry. The Foundation is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation; contributions are tax deductible to the full amount allowed by law.
The Foundation’s core initiative, Industrial Careers Pathway (ICP), is a collaboration of industrial distribution associations working together to bring tomorrow’s North American employees to the industrial distribution channel, develop programs to teach business and distribution basics and create affordable resources for current employee development.
For more information or a complete list of donors, visit IndustrialCareersPathway.org/Support.
Contact:
Ginger Wheeler, Director, Marketing & Communications
+1.312.516.2100
gwheeler@ptda.org
www.ptda.org
www.IndustrialCareersPathway.org