December is the time for holiday giving, but one Connecticut manufacturing company has been giving back to those who served our country all year long. Specifically, Watertown-based Packaging and Crating Technologies (PACT), today presented a $3,000 check to the Water-Oak VFW Post 5157 in Watertown based on a charitable campaign that it launched in November for
National Military Appreciation Month. The local nonprofit’s mission is to speed rehabilitation of the nation’s disabled combat veterans, assist their families and provide education and community service.
“Although we, as an American company, are always patriotically minded, we consider it a privilege to highlight key military holidays and commemorative milestones like Memorial Day, Veterans Day and most recently, Military Appreciation Month,” said Rodger Mort, president of PACT. “In doing so, we are raising both awareness and financial donations for our heroes and their families.”
Mort noted that PACT has strong ties to the military, which uses its various shipping and packaging container line when individual soldiers are moved from station to station, including its patented LiftVan, PleatWrap, J-Crate, Spiral Foot, MP40, Sofa Crate and Motorcycle Crate.
PACT is a global leader in manufacturing sustainable, packaging products for the commercial, industrial and military industries. With more than 25 years of experience, the family business was founded by three green packaging professionals and continues to embrace a green future by designing cost-effective, patented, crating solutions.
As the nation’s oldest major war veterans’ organization, the VFW has an impeccable and longstanding record of service and stewardship. With more than 4.4 million VFW and Auxiliary members in nearly 6,000 posts around the world, the VFW provides vital assistance and support for America’s service members, veterans and their families.
