BUSINESS: 476 PRACTICES
Pelikan Group GmbH, based in Falkensee near Berlin, is a leading supplier of high-quality paper, stationery and stationery products. The product range includes more than 12,000 items, from scratch pads and paper towels to school bags and high-quality writing instruments.
Creating / Enhancing a School Library and Art Lab in Preschools and Elementary Schools. Maximum number of accepted entries 180 in total for the 2 years.
Public and Private Kindergartens & Primary Schools & Parents & Guardians Associations
Program Started September 2018, Program Ends June 2020.
Pelikan has purchased 700 new literature books and collected 400 used books in good condition, donating painting materials (markers, wood paints, brushes, watercolors) as well as sending them to schools participating in the program.
In these schools there is the possibility of presenting a free of charge art program that connects literacy to art (Reading '' Daedalus and Icarus' '(Phil Mandilaras) analysis of the emotions of the heroes, linking the text to the work of Henri Matisse' Icarus', reproduction of the work using the mixed collage method, degradation and re-composition of the artist's work.
38 Public and 1 Private Primary
24 Public and 8 Private Kindergartens
To date they have participated in the 2-year program
The action has been completed in 34 schools and will be completed by the end of October in the remaining aforementioned, with new entries expected.
Mainly Attica 6 entries from Province
For the collection of 400 used books - Museum of Education (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) As part of a wider collaboration in the showroom of the museum, a specific program of visits was created for this purpose replacing the cost of the entrance fee for the Museum with the offer of a used book in good condition.
Marketing Department
Initiating a relationship with the school community, better responding to teachers' requests, initiating communicating with Parents and Guardians Associations. Better communication in order to inform teachers about the company's products and activities.
The profile of the company as a Corporate Responsible Citizen is strengthened, while at the same time daily contact with schools and the disclosure of their needs leads to new partnerships and plans for the next CSR step.
