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In Light of Zika Outbreaks, SC Johnson Donates More than 60,000 Units of Mosquito Repellent for U.S. Territories
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(OPEN):
"S-C
JOHNSON"--THE MAKER OF PEST-CONTROL PRODUCTS "OFF!" AND
"RAID"--RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A DONATION, OF AT LEAST 15-MILLION DOLLARS, TO HELP PROTECT FAMILIES FROM THE MOSQUITOES THAT CARRY THE
"ZIKA"-VIRUS. AND, AS PART OF THAT EFFORT, THE COMPANY IS NOW PROVIDING MORE THAN 60-THOUSAND CANS AND BOTTLES, OF PERSONAL
INSECT-REPELLENT--WHICH WILL BE PART OF "ZIKA"-PREVENTION KITS, DISTRIBUTED BY THE
"C-D-C", IN PUERTO RICO, THE U-S VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND AMERICAN SAMOA.
KELLY SEMRAU [LIKE "ROE"] IS THE COMPANY'S SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT FOR GLOBAL CORPORATE-AFFAIRS, COMMUNICATION, AND
SUSTAINABILITY...
(SEMRAU):
"WE'VE RAMPED UP OUR
PRODUCTION--IN THE U-S, AND AROUND THE WORLD--SINCE THE 'ZIKA'-OUTBREAK BEGAN, IN BRAZIL, IN THE FALL.
WE DID THIS, BOTH TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF 'OFF!', AND OTHER PRODUCTS, IN
STORES--AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOR DONATIONS LIKE THIS. WE'RE PROUD THAT THIS, AND OTHER DONATIONS, WILL HELP THOSE WHO ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE DANGERS OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES.
WE'RE A 'FAMILY COMPANY' THAT'S BEEN PROTECTING FAMILIES FROM MOSQUITOES FOR
DECADES--SO WE FEEL A PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP FIGHT THE SPREAD OF
'ZIKA'."
(CLOSE):
THE COMPANY RECENTLY MADE A SIMILAR DONATION, TO HELP COMBAT AN OUTBREAK OF DENGUE-FEVER, IN
HAWAII--AND WILL BE MAKING ADDITIONAL DONATIONS, IN THE U-S. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PREVENTING MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES, GO TO
"S-C-JOHNSON"-DOT-COM-SLASH-"MOSQUITOES".
