As part of Bayer’s 150th Anniversary celebration the Bayer Care Foundation has donated $790,000 to 150 projects from around the world. Nine of them are from the United States and three of them are based out of Bayer CropScience’s home state of North Carolina.

The projects were chosen based on employee volunteer projects from across the country. The North Carolina recipients include The Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen, Passage Home and the North Carolina Botanical Garden.

• The Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen of Raleigh is awarded $3,300 to support the feeding of men, women and children of every faith and ethnicity, serving more than 300 people each day.
• Passage Home is awarded $3,300 to fight poverty and homelessness in Wake County, and provides children in Southeast Raleigh with year-round educational enrichment through its Safety Club.
• The North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, which is part of the University of North Carolina, is awarded $1,600 to support programs that inspire understanding and appreciation of plants to advance a sustainable relationship between people and nature.

Chuck spoke with Adrian Percy, Global Regulatory Affairs at Bayer CropScience and Tamara Gregory, Executive Director for Shepherd’s Table, about their partnership and commitment to community support.

Listen to Chuck’s interview with Adrian and Tamara here: Interview with Tamara Gregory & Adrian Percy