Every year Rubicon partners with Ascension Parish Sherriff’s Department (APSO) for their annual Christmas Crusade for Kids. The program collects toys and monetary donations for less fortunate families in the community. Rubicon associates have the choice to participate in adopting a child to purchase gifts for them to open this Christmas.
This year Rubicon adopted 30 children and provided them with toys, clothing, and games.
Rubicon and APSO – Lasting Partners in the Community.
Rubicon hosted its annual barbeque luncheon for the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office on September 8, 2023. Each year Rubicon has this fun filled event as a thank you for the Sheriff’s department for all they do to support our site and its employees.
This year’s event was held at the APSO shooting range Training Center across from Lamar Dixon. After enjoying lunch provided by Chop Shop, two speeches were given by both Sheriff Bobby Webre and Rubicon General Manager, Mark Dearman.
Concluding the event, the Rubicon HR department raffled a variety of twelve ice chests to the lucky attendees.
Our 2023 Engineering Interns visited the Huntsman headquarters in The Woodlands, TX, to deliver project presentations to top executive leadership team members in August. Each internship, we carefully curate meaningful projects for our interns to work on so students can take theories learned in university and apply them to real-world engineering problems.
Several weeks after the project presentations, Chairman, President and CEO, Peter Huntsman hosted a Lunch and Learn session with our interns, where they had the opportunity to ask questions about the history and future of the company and gain tools and insights for their professional development.
Rubicon celebrated its twenty-fifth annual golf tournament on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The tournament was hosted at the University Club with thirty-six team sponsors and thirty-four hole sponsors and raised a total of $150,000! The tournament’s funds went to benefiting Dreams Come True of Louisiana, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Huntsman Career Institute.
Many sponsors also donated food and door prizes to the event. Many thanks to the committee members and all the volunteers for their efforts to ensure the tournament was an incredible success. (Committee Members: Sherrie Kinamore, Valerie Allbritton, Laurie Holden, Wade Patrick, Jared Bercegeay and Rory Mumphrey)
The Ascension Chamber of Commerce recognized the 2022 Award Nominees and Recipients at their 2023 Annual Awards Banquet presented by Our Lady of the Lake Ascension at the Lamar Dixon REV Center. The night began with a networking hour including live music and cocktails presented by Express Employment Professionals and continued with hors d’oeuvres/food stations to conclude with the awards programs.
Rubicon is a continued proud Platinum Sponsor of the Ascension Chamber of Commerce gaining business value across multiple aspects. This program continues to lead not only Rubicon but all other businesses in our community to a healthy, expanding economy, which creates more demands for good and services.
Rubicon presented their annual donation check to the Ascension Parish School Board on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Each year Rubicon supports their adopted school Duplessis Primary along with East Ascension, St. Amant and Dutchtown High Schools.
Each campus allocates the funds they receive to areas that benefit both the students and the staff. Academic program subscriptions and licenses and the purchase of additional Robotics Programs supplies are just a few of the areas that our donation helps to fund. Rubicon is proud to support the schools in our parish that are creating brighter futures for students.
Junior Achievement’s mission is to inspire and prepare young people in the Greater Baton Rouge area to succeed. Volunteers deliver lessons and share personal experiences serving as role models to positively impact young people’s perceptions about the importance of education, as well as critical life skills. The Junior Achievement team prepares lessons that promote financial capability, work and career readiness, and business ownership.
Rubicon associates, Jared Bercegeay and Jeff Fontenot, volunteered with the Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge to discuss financial literacy in addition to work and career readiness at two local primary schools. On Wednesday, February 15, 2023, Jared Bercegeay spoke with the kindergarten and first grade at Lakeside Primary School. On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Jeff Fontenot spoke with PreK, first and second grades at Prairieville Primary School. We are grateful to the associates who volunteer their time in support of our community as well as the JA for their mission in preparing the next generation to succeed!
Jack Guidry – Son of Craig Guidry in MDI 1
Ariana Zerangue – Daughter of David Zerangue in S&OP
Ethan Arceneaux – Son of Seth Arceneaux in EHS
Olivia Jackson – Daughter of Darren Jackson in Polyols
JUNE 2022
Ibrahim Mohammed, Stephy Leyoub, Tanner Mayo and Tracy Babin
JULY 2022
Alex Marse, Brett Hebert, Cody Anderson, Jody Rasch, Justin Holt, Kristie Forbes, Mark Mcllwain and Scott Donaldson
AUGUST 2022
Anthony Nelson, Mark Graham, Seth Arceneaux, Steve Guerin and Wade Patrick
SEPTEMBER 2022
Adam Brown, Brett Juneau, Carlos Arauz, Isaac Gutierrez Rodriguez, Nell Guedry, Richard Venable, Tracy Babin and Carla McCallister
OCTOBER 2022
Adam Brown, Brandon Samanie, Brooke Laird, Christopher Seese, Chuck Jubin, Cole LeBlanc, Devin Rodosta, Gabriel Rouge, Jason Talbot, Jeffery Fontenot, Jonathon Simpson, Justin Boudreaux, Kevin Pearson, Khalil Hamed, Kyle Martinez, Lance LeBlanc, Liz Warren, Nicholas Amoroso, Paul Merritt, Ryan Melancon, Troy Marino, Warren Roberts and Zachary Dornier
NOVEMBER 2022
Alex Watts, Bruce Pennington, Craig Guidry, Darren Samanie, Ibrahim Mohammed, Tanner Mayo, Troy Bass, VJ Saurage, Luis Murillo, Donald Primeaux, Matthew Imme, Robert Harp, Cameron White, Tonka Delatte, Kyle Dugas, Landon Sing, Chaz Bourgeois, Adam Rouillier, Chad Chauvin, Cole LeBlanc and Stanley Gibbs
DECEMBER 2022
Cody Anderson, Leroy Williams III, Jared Hidalgo, Paul Merritt, Kolton Delaune, Kyle Devall, Andrew Paulsen, Lane Savoy, Brian Hebert, Allen Villnuve and Devin Rodosta