NEWS RELEASE

DATE: December 13, 2007
FOR RELEASE: Immediately
CONTACT: Alicia Hollis, Director of Community Relations
PHONE: (302) 422-4014 ext. 3015

Playtex Products Named Kent County Employer of the Year by Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities

     Playtex Products Inc. was selected by the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) as the Kent County Employer of the Year. Nominated for this award by Kent-Sussex Industries, Inc. (KSI).  Playtex Products was recognized at a luncheon in Wilmington attended by approximately 300 guests.  

     Playtex Products created an employment opportunity for nearly 90 individuals with disabilities at its' facility in Dover. The dedication of this workforce has proven to be efficient and beneficial to the operation in Dover. Playtex Products is in its second year of staffing a department with a work crew provided by KSI. 

     KSI provides training and employment opportunities to individuals in Kent and Sussex Counties. KSI provides supported employment, community based work services, and facility based work services. To learn more about KSI, call to  schedule your own personal tour with Alicia Hollis, Director of Community Relations, at (302) 422-4014 ext. 3015.

     Thomas Spiezio (center), on behalf of Playtex Products Inc., accepts the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Kent County Employer of the Year Award presented by Thomas Sharp, Secretary of Labor, (left) and Lt. Governor, John Carney.