POTASHCORP – AURORA EMPLOYEES ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN

March 22, 2011

Each year, the Beaufort County United Way staff waits in anticipation for the results of their annual campaign. In 2011 employees of PotashCorp’s Aurora facility (PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.) yet again did not disappoint them, as they responded with an unprecedented increase in giving. This year’s campaign resulted in a contribution of $121,381. Matching funds from the company brings the final total to $242,762.

Steven Beckel, general manager of PotashCorp-Aurora, expressed his sincere gratitude to the many participating employees and noted, “Because of your generosity, many families in our communities will receive much-needed support.”

“Words fall short in expressing the profound gratitude the Beaufort County United Way and its 20 locally-funded community partners have for PotashCorp-Aurora and its employees for the community investment they make year after year” said Mary Elizabeth McNeill, executive director of the Beaufort County United Way. “PotashCorp-Aurora employees exemplify compassionate leadership in action. And, the outcome of the combined philanthropic efforts clearly demonstrates how finding the balance between business goals and social responsibility benefits the overall community in powerful ways.”

Donations to the Beaufort County United Way support 20 agencies, all of which count on United Way donations to provide assistance and services to the many Beaufort County residents in need.

Lt. Chris Lyles, commanding officer of the Salvation Army states, “PotashCorp-Aurora exemplifies what a community partner should be. Without their contributions and support, it would be extremely difficult for The Salvation Army to meet the needs of our community.”

The PotashCorp-Aurora pledge represents fifty-eight percent of the Beaufort County United Way’s total campaign goal of $420,000.

“The folks at PotashCorp-Aurora have set the highest standards of "giving back" to this community, showing us all what a group of people can do if they set their minds and hearts to it” notes Catherine Partrick of the Beaufort County United Way Board of Directors. “This organization's level of generosity shows their love and commitment to Beaufort County as well as the trust they've put in BCUW to be good and trusted advocates for its partner agencies. May PotashCorp-Aurora and its employees hear our resounding “thank you” for all the ways they make Beaufort County a more resourceful and happier place to live.”

PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. is a subsidiary of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., (together with its subsidiary, “PotashCorp”), the world’s largest fertilizer enterprise and a leading supplier to agriculture, animal nutrition, and industrial chemical markets. The Aurora facility employs approximately 1,100 employees with 90 percent of them native to the area.

PotashCorp is the world's largest fertilizer enterprise by capacity producing the three primary plant nutrients and a leading supplier to three distinct market categories: agriculture, with the largest capacity in the world in potash and third largest in phosphate and nitrogen; animal nutrition, with the world's largest capacity in phosphate feed ingredients; and industrial chemicals, as the largest global producer of industrial nitrogen products and the world's largest capacity for production of purified industrial phosphoric acid.

PotashCorp-Aurora presents the Beaufort County United Way with a check for $242,762. Pictured from Left to Right: Bill Matthews, Mary Elizabeth McNeill, Chris Lyles, Steve Beckel, Inez Dudley, John Robinson, Sandra Buckman, and Chris Toppin.

For further information please contact:

Michelle C. Vaught
Public Affairs Manager
PCS Phosphate
Phone: (252) 322-8136
Fax: (252) 322-8061
Email: mcvaught@pcsphosphate.com

Mary Elizabeth McNeill
Executive Director
Beaufort County United Way
Phone: (252) 975-6209
Email: memcneill@unitedwaybc.net

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