B-I-N-G-O! Spectrum Plastics Employees Play for United Way

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Walk through Spectrum Plastics Group’s facility during the next couple weeks and you might hear someone yell “BINGO!” That’s because employees are in the midst of a company-wide BINGO tournament as part of their annual United Way Giving Campaign. Employees can purchase BINGO cards for $2 apiece; then two numbers are drawn daily until a winner is determined. Two games are played and winners receive either a paid PTO (personal time off) day or 50% of the total dollar amount collected from game cards. The remaining 50% is donated to the Valley United Way. The company kicked off its campaign with staff meetings on November 21, and employees can make campaign pledges through December 12. Planning committee members Sue Testone, Carol Semanchik, Dave Kelly and Edmund Meyer report that pledges are already coming in and employees are buying up game cards.

In addition to the BINGO games, Spectrum also runs a raffle to encourage employees to donate through the convenience of payroll deductions. Everyone who makes a pledge during the campaign receives a raffle ticket to win a PTO day or a gift card in the amount of $50 or $75. First time givers and those who increase their donation by $26 from last year receive additional raffle tickets. Plus, the company is offering a second raffle for a $100 gift card if they achieve a collective goal of $3,500 in employee pledges and a second PTO day if they reach their stretch target of $5,000. Spectrum also provides a corporate match based on employee donations.

Spectrum Plastics Group, a long time supporter of the Valley United Way, manufactures injection molding services and offers a full range of services to customers from prototyping through production. Their 66,000 square foot state-of-the art molding facility in Ansonia employs approximately 65 Valley residents.