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SeverCorr Donates $100,000 to Area Organizations

(Columbus, MS) Apr 18, 2006- SeverCorr presented donations today totaling $100,000 to three local organizations. The "Community Commitment" ceremony was held at 4:30 PM at the SeverCorr Industrial site. SeverCorr has identified these organizations as being key to the success of improving the lives of children in the GTRA area. The beneficiaries are East Mississippi Community College, the Institute of Community Services, "Head Start," and H.E.A.R.T.S., "Helping Every Age Reach and Teach Students."

SeverCorr President and CEO, John Correnti, stated, “This is SeverCorr’s way of saying a small thank you to the GTRA area. SeverCorr is a big supporter of children and supplying scholarships is a means to enact our vision of being a community partner.” SeverCorr has been vocal about their commitment to giving back. When the mill is fully functional 3Q2007, they plan to encourage employee contribution to the community.

When asked about being selected to receive the donations, the recipients had enthusiastic responses. “We are extremely grateful for the generous donation from SeverCorr,” said E.M.C.C. President, Dr. Rick Young. Dr. Young continued, “These funds will be used to enhance our career and technical training programs' scholarships. Donations such as this play an integral part in E.M.C.C.’s ability to train a competent, professional workforce.”

Arvern Moore, Executive Director of ICS stated, “We’re excited at ICS about the support we’re getting from SeverCorr. SeverCorr is certainly meeting one of our greatest needs, I can’t say it enough.”

And Board President of H.E.A.R.T.S, Rev. Sandra DePriest exclaimed, “We postponed our fall fundraiser after Katrina hit, and this contribution from SeverCorr comes at a perfect time."

The event demonstrated SeverCorr’s desire to be a valuable component in helping further our community.

In conclusion, John Correnti added, “We know that there is nothing more important to our future than its children. We plan to invest for the future."

SeverCorr is scheduled to begin operating in 3Q2007. SeverCorr will bring approximately 450 permanent jobs to the area and 1,500 construction related jobs.

About The Organizations East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) centrally located in Scooba, MS, offers a wide variety of career-technical programs designed to prepare students for immediate entry into the workforce and academic programs for transfer to a senior college. Information about this organization can be found via the internet at http://www.emcc.cc.ms.us/index.php. Institute of Community Services’ (ICS) "Head Start" is a non- profit organization created to assist children and their families who come from low socioeconomic conditions. The ICS vision is to serve infants to children 5 years of age, as well as expectant mothers. The HEARTS Program is in its 4th year of providing after-school tutoring for kindergarten through 4th graders who are at-risk for falling behind academically. HEARTS is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation and depends totally upon community support for its operation expenses and supplies.