Henkel brightens the season for the Village for Families & Children

ROCKY HILL, Conn., December, 2009 -- On December 18, Henkel helped make the season a bit brighter for the children of the Village for Families & Children, Inc. a Hartford-based non-profit human services agency. Henkel, headquartered in Rocky Hill, Conn., purchased new coats, hats, and mittens for 45 children of the Village. Henkel also gave each child a toy and provided the food for the Friday evening holiday party. Henkel employee and part-time professional “Santa Claus,” Bill Niedbala, dressed in his full Santa uniform, passed out toys and apparel to the children, ages 2 to 13.

Henkel is the maker of Loctite® adhesives, Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents, and Right Guard® antiperspirants,

“When the Village approached me last year to donate my Santa services for their holiday children’s party”, Niedbala said, “I was so impressed with the organization that I decided to ask my employer, Henkel, to help contribute to the event. I was pleasantly surprised with Henkel’s quick agreement to provide funds for pizza and gifts. Henkel again proved the company’s generosity by donating more than $4,000 toward this year’s party.”

Henkel in North America

Henkel markets a wide range of well-known consumer and industrial brands in North America, including Dial^® soaps, Purex^® laundry detergents, Right Guard^® antiperspirants, got2b^® hair gels, and Loctite^® adhesives. 

Henkel has been committed to making people's lives easier, better and more beautiful for more than 130 years. A Fortune Global 500 and Germany's most admired company according to a recent Fortune survey, Henkel offers strong brands and technologies in three areas of competence: Home Care, Personal Care and Adhesive Technologies. Each day, more than 52,000 employees in 125 countries are dedicated to fulfilling Henkel’s claim "A Brand like a Friend.” In fiscal 2008, Henkel generated sales of 14,131 million euros and adjusted operating profit of 1,460 million euros.