| Eaton Corporation Supports Local Food Movement |
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Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton recently demonstrated its commitment to Cleveland County’s rapidly growing local food movement by providing a $25,000 grant to Foothills Farmers’ Market. Designated toward a permanent market facility in Uptown Shelby, Eaton’s gift provided the impetus to move forward with construction of the facility this year.
Eaton, which employs approximately 400 workers at its transmission division plant in Kings Mountain, directs all of its philanthropic efforts toward making a difference in the quality of life in communities where they operate. Joe McClain, EHS manager at the plant, served as project sponsor and helped secure the gift from the Eaton Charitable Fund. Each year, the fund contributes approximately $5 million to nonprofit organizations in support of community improvement, education, and arts and cultural programs.
McClain and his colleagues have supported a number of hands-on community projects, including filling backpacks with food and school supplies for students at Grover Elementary School. County extension director Greg Traywick, who made the funding request, is working with McClain to identify other ways for NC Cooperative Extension and Eaton Corporation to collaborate. Possibilities include making local foods readily available to the plant’s cafeteria, composting cafeteria waste and providing the environmentally-friendly byproduct to local farmers as a soil amendment, and creating school or community gardens to combat hunger and food insecurity in Grover and Kings Mountain.
Ed Faylo serves as plant manager and heads Eaton’s local leadership team. “Eaton strives to be a good corporate citizen and to conduct our business in a way that respects the world around us,” Faylo says. “We’re committed to making the communities where our employees live and work vibrant and sustainable, and we’re proud to support Foothills Farmers’ Market in their efforts promote the economic, environmental, health, and social benefits of local foods.”
Eaton is a diversified power management company providing energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. With 2012 sales of $16.3 billion, Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical products, systems and services for power quality, distribution and control, power transmission, lighting and wiring products; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton acquired Cooper Industries plc in 2012. Eaton has approximately 103,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.
Pictured from left to right: Paco Vela (OpEx Manager), Mark Patterson (Project Architect), Chuck Dyer (Materials Manager), Ed Faylo (Plant Manager), Joe McClain (EHS Manager – Project Sponsor), Greg Traywick (County Extension Director), Mac McDowell (Plant Controller), Steve Hyso (Product Line Manager), AJ Joshi (Product Line Manager), Joe Gadani (Product Line Manager), and Lori Wild (Human Resources Manager).
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