ArcelorMittal Dofasco President and CEO Juergen Schachler announced the company is investing $1.6 million in 31 community organizations in the region. The organizations will each receive a grant from the company’s Corporate Community Investment Fund.

The announcement was made at an event at the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s Design Annex on James Street North and comes just weeks before the company celebrates its 100th Anniversary on September 27, 2012.

"I believe steel was, and remains, a key pillar of Hamilton’s economy," Schachler said in his remarks. "And at ArcelorMittal Dofasco, we know that our success is strongly tied to that of the city’s. This is why building Community Strength is a longstanding tradition for our company."

Each year, the company and its employees invest up to $3 million in organizations in the region through its Corporate Community Investment and Employee Donations Funds as well as Event Sponsorships.

"I want to thank the grant recipients for tremendous work they are doing in Hamilton," Schachler said. "Collectively, their programs directly impact hundreds of thousands of people. They are enriching our community and changing lives. I believe that together we are transforming tomorrow… building a better and more sustainable Hamilton."

2012 Grant Recipients:

Art Gallery of Hamilton
Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair
Brott Music Education Concerts
Burlington Arts Centre
CityKidz Ministries
Dundas Valley School of Art
Dundas Youth Chaplaincy
Food for Life Canada
Good Shepherd Centre
Greater Hamilton Food Share
Habitat for Humanity Hamilton
Halton Food for Thought
Hamilton Music Collective
Hamilton Partners in Nutrition
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Hamilton Printmakers Arts Association
Hamilton Wentworth Green Venture
Mark Preece Family House
Mission Services
Neighbour to Neighbour Centre
Opera Hamilton
Pathways to Education Canada
Robert Land Community Association
Royal Botanical Gardens
St. Joseph’s Health Care
St. Matthew’s House Hamilton
Theatre Aquarius
United Way of Burlington & Greater Hamilton
Wellwood Centre of Hamilton
Wesley Urban Mnistries
YMCA of Hamilton Burlington