Preserving Our Community’s Past, Investing in its Future
As a small business in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Materials and Chemistry Laboratory, Inc (MCL) has a longstanding commitment to community and educational programs.During 2010-2011, MCL sponsored The Street Painting Festival, a fundraiser organized and hosted by the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge. All profits fund student scholarships at Roane State Community College. MCL donated $10,000 to the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation and an additional $10,000 to the Roane State Foundation.
Moreover, MCL contributes financial resources, time, and energy to support the mission, values, and programs of local youth organizations including Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Altrus a International Inc. of Oak Ridge / Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club Annual Literacy Fundraiser, East Tennessee Middle School Science Bowl, Girls Inc., Boy Scouts of America, and The Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge. Contributions help these organizations continue to improve the lives of young men and women in the community.
Mr. Barry Stephenson, President/CEO of MCL, serves on the Board of Directors for the Roane State Foundation, which strives to make higher education accessible to Roane, Anderson, Cumberland, Knox, Loudon, Campbell, Scott, Fentress, and Morgan Counties.
MCL’s active involvement in local associations and organizations, including The Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association (ETEBA), East Tennessee Economic Council (ETEC), Chambers of Commerce, Tennessee Valley Corridor (TVC), etc. contributes to the sustainable growth, fiscal stimulation, and economic development of the Oak Ridge area.
MCL was recently honored as the 2010 recipient of the Innovation Valley Technology Council Presents Annual Navigator “Community Spirit of the Year” Award. MCL received this award as an exemplary corporate citizen for its participation in support of community activities. As a business in the Oak Ridge community, MCL employees believe they have a responsibility to support the Oak Ridge area community and schools, and hope that their contribution will encourage other organizations to support the community.