Sappi Fine Paper Hosts 2012 Green Community Day August 11th

Submitted: The Two Sides Team August 15, 2012

Sappi engages local communities on sustainability. August 8, 2012

Boston, MA

PRNewswire

Sappi Fine Paper North America today announced it will be hosting the
first annual 2012 Green Community Day, a fun, informative and
activity-packed day held on August 11, 2012 at the Sappi Westbrook paper
mill. Aimed at educating local residents on how they can positively
impact the environment, Sappi’s Green Community Day will invite the
community to participate in hands-on activities and interactive displays
for the entire family.


        Who:   Sappi Fine Paper North America, Westbrook and the surrounding communities
        What:  2012 Sappi Fine Paper Green Community Day
        When:  Saturday, August 11, 2012 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
        Where: Sappi's Westbrook Paper Mill
                     300 Warren Street
                     Westbrook, ME 04092
 *Please note, free parking for the event is available across the street by the Sappi Technology Center

“As a manufacturing company, it’s important for Sappi to constantly be
thinking about ways we can minimize our impact on the environment,” says
Laura Thompson, Ph.D., Director of Technical Marketing and Sustainable
Development, Sappi Fine Paper North America. “We also recognize that our
sphere of influence extends beyond our mill gates – with suppliers and
customers across the supply chain – and within our local communities.
With this event, and thanks to the collaboration of our co-sponsors, we
are hoping to share our knowledge and help educate the community on
sustainable practices, large and small, that everyone can implement into
their everyday lives.”

2012 Green Community Day Highlights


        Event Stations                                  Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Sponsor

	Recycling
        Shredfest Confidential                 Bring your waste paper for free confidential shredding of your documents.                                                                                                                      Casella (Pine Tree Waste)
        Sneaker Recycling                      Bring in your old sneakers to have them recycled into running tracks.                                                                                                                              The Scarborough High School ECOS Club and Nike
        Electronics Recycling Education  Learn what everyone should know about end-of-life electronics.                                                                                                                                       eWaste Alternatives

	Education
        Kid's Bike Rodeo                         Learn the "Rules of the Road" in a fun, safe, informative environment. Kids must bring their own bicycles, helmets, and a parent to sign a waiver.       The Bicycle Coalition of Maine
        Tree Seedlings                            See how important trees are to the environment and plant your own to make a difference.                                                                                                Sappi Forestry
        Bone Marrow Registry                 Learn about bone marrow donation and how you can help save a life.                                                                                                                               DKMS
        ME Chip                                     Take advantage of this comprehensive child identification and protection tool.                                                                                                                 The Grand Lodge of Maine
        Stream Management                    Understand the effect a stream's course can have on stream flow, waterfalls and pools by reconfiguring a model stream with miniature trucks.            Sustainable Forestry Initiative

	Arts & Crafts
        Paper Making and Crafts             Find out how paper is made, and make your own bookmarks and other crafts.                                                                                                                  Sappi Fine Paper North America
        Bird House Building                     Learn how to build a bird house for your feathered friends.                                                                                                                                                Lowe's
        Make Recycled Paper Beads       Turn unwanted paper into fun fashion accessories.                                                                                                                                                           The Girl Scouts

	Food
        Human Powered Milkshakes         Make your own milkshakes using a human powered bicycle milkshake machine.                                                                                                        The Community Bike Center
        Food Vendors                             Buy lunch and a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to The Center for Grieving Children.                                                                                Panera Bread, Hoggy's Market, and North East Ice Cream in conjunction with The Center for Grieving Children and Kohl's

	Safety 
        Smoke House and Ladder Truck   Discover how quickly a room can fill with smoke and practice crawling out to safety in this demonstration with local firefighters.                           Westbrook Fire Department

Additional activities include face painting, technology demonstrations,
wildlife information, and volunteer opportunities. Free recycling
facilities will be available on-site to help keep personal documents,
CD’s, used sneakers, eyeglasses and other electronics out of the waste
stream and turn them around to be reused or recycled.

Attendees can also enter to win raffle prizes and giveaways including
VISA gift cards the day of the event. Collect raffle tickets at vendor
and informational booths, which will be drawn at 1:30 p.m.

Admission to the 2012 Green Community Day is free and open to the public
with one non-perishable food item. All food collected will be directly
donated to local food pantries.

Co-sponsors for the Sappi Green Community Day include: Casella (Pine
Tree Waste), Hannaford Supermarkets, Poland Spring Water, Lowe’s Home
Improvement Warehouse, Hoggy’s Market and Panera Bread.

Our employees at Westbrook Mill, South Portland, and The Technology
Center have been actively involved in organizing this event and look
forward to the surrounding communities to join them and enjoy the day.
Please visit
www.sappigreencommunityday.com for more information.

For media requests please email Joanna Rieke at joanna.rieke@sappi.com or Shannon McLoughlin at shannon.mcloughlin@bm.com.

About Sappi Fine Paper North America

Sappi Fine Paper North America,
known for innovation and quality, is a preeminent North American
producer of coated fine and release papers and market pulp headquartered
in Boston, Massachusetts. Its coated fine papers, with highly
recognized brand names such as McCoy, Opus, Somerset and Flo, are used
in premium magazines, catalogs, books and high-end print advertising.
The company is also the world’s leading supplier of release papers for
the automotive, fashion and engineered films industries, including the
globally recognized Ultracast brand. Sappi’s release papers provide the
surface aesthetics for synthetic fabrics used in footwear, clothing,
upholstery and accessories, as well as the textures for decorative
laminates found in kitchens, baths, flooring and other decorative
surfaces. An integrated pulp and paper producer, with state-of-the-art
pulp mills, Sappi is the third largest seller of hardwood pulp in North
America.

Sappi Fine Paper North America is a subsidiary of Sappi Limited, a
global company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with
manufacturing operations on four continents in eight countries, sales
offices in 35 countries, and customers in over 100 countries around the
world. For more information, visit:
www.sappi.com/na .

Source: Sappi Fine Paper North America