RANDALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL benefits from local donation

From Dave Herndon at The News-Herald Newspapers:

For employees at Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies in Taylor, it’s all about giving back to the community they live and work in.

That spirit saw them donate more than $1,000 to the students and staff at Clarence Randall Elementary as a back to school present this year.

Bradley Janes, a representative from the company, spearheaded the donation drive at Faurecia. More than 20 employees went out and bought school supplies, while others made cash donations that were turned into more supplies to be taken to the school.

There were dozens of backpacks, more than 500 notebooks and thousands of pencils donated according to Janes.

“We’ve been doing this for a couple of years through other people’s donation drives,” Janes said. “This year we wanted a more active part in the process.”

The only rule they had in selecting a school was it had to be in Taylor.

“That’s where we are located,” Janes said. “That’s where we wanted to give back.”

Janes said they picked the building at random off of a list of local elementary schools.

The company makes exhaust systems for all three of the major automotive companies in Detroit, and is working with Taylor Public Schools to possibly create a co-op to give students on the job training.

“We recently had to hire about 20 employees and had to go through hundreds of candidates to find the ones we needed,” Janes said. “We’re hoping to create a co-op that would allow us to train students and then have qualified candidates to hire in the future.”