Anderson Packaging employees donate over $60,000 to Rockford area charities
12-21-2009 

Rockford, IL (December 21, 2009) - Anderson Packaging is pleased to announce the completion of its third annual Project E.L.L.F. charitable giving campaign. The program, "Project E.L.L.F.: Enriching the Lives of the Less Fortunate," is a holiday themed voluntary charity donation effort for company workers. The effort is organized and administered by individual Anderson Packaging employees. Over a three-week period, from December 1st to December 17th, workers submitted donations to nominate teams in a companywide competition. Teams raising the most money will greet workers at the plant entrances on December 22nd in holiday themed costumes at each of the company's three shifts and multiple facilities.

"This is our third year of the Project E.L.L.F. campaign, and we set a rather ambitious goal of raising $25,000 in employee contributions," states Rosalyn Wesley, Vice President of Human Resources. "Given the state of the economy we knew it would take everyone's best efforts. Once again we were amazed how generous people can be. Each year we have held the event we greatly exceeded our lofty goals. Anderson employees really look forward to helping out the Rockford community. That spirit combined with the holidays brought out some real creativity when it came to fundraising. It really is a great story."

The Project E.L.L.F. campaign concluded with employee contributions exceeding $30,000. Once again, Anderson Packaging will match the employee contributions 100%, bringing the total funds generated to over $60,000. Individual $15,000 donations will be made to the Rockford Rescue Mission, Carpenter's Place, Remedies (formerly known as P.H.A.S.E./W.A.V.E.), and Patriots' Gateway Center. In addition, a donation will be made to Court Street Methodist Church for their annual Thanksgiving dinner.

About Anderson Packaging

Anderson Packaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of the AmerisourceBergen Corporation, is one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical contract packagers in the United States. With extensive experience in new-product launches and process startup, Anderson offers specialized services such as package development, including design of child-resistant and patient compliance prompting features, as well as process development, including in-house tooling design and manufacture. Anderson also maintains one of the most progressive process, facilities and validation programs in the contract packaging industry, while maintaining a record of superior quality and service.

For more information:
Justin Schroeder
Anderson Packaging, Inc.
4545 Assembly Drive
Rockford, IL 61109
815-484-8900
Fax: 815-484-8904
E-mail: JSchroeder@andpkg.com
www.andersonpackaging.com