3M & the Community
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3M Engages the Community
“By contributing to, and participating in civic projects, 3M and 3M employees have helped to strengthen the bond of community relationship. The unique characteristic of 3M's contribution to the many communities of which it is a part, is the scope and enthusiasm in which 3Mployes enter into many of these various programs and activities.” — 3M Megaphone, July 1953
3Mers Give Blood The company set up a blood donation program with the Red Cross. A bloodmobile came to the plant regularly.
3M and the Local High Schools 3M worked with local schools such as Johnson and Harding High Schools to recruit employees. Young men and women could work part-time while still in school, then move on to full-time jobs after graduation.
3M and Junior Achievement 3M provided advisors to the Saint Paul Junior Achievement program. The program offered practical business experience to high school students by helping them set up their own businesses.
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Elsie Brandhorst in 1941
Elsie Brandhorst, member of the 3M marching band, with drum and uniform. | Source: Minnesota Historical Society
3M Club Float, 1938
The 3M Club and the 3M Band have been active participants in the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. | Source: Minnesota Historical Society
Red Cross Fund Campaign Poster, 1949
The company set up a blood donation program with the Red Cross. A bloodmobile came to the plant regularly. | Source: Minnesota Historical Society
3M Blood Drive, 1952
The company set up a blood donation program with the Red Cross. A bloodmobile came to the plant regularly. | Source: Minnesota Historical Society
High School Students, ca. 1950s
3M worked with local schools such as Johnson and Harding High Schools to recruit employees. | Source: Minnesota Historical Society
Archibald G. Bush Congratulates Junior Achiever
3M provided advisors to the Saint Paul Junior Achievement program. The program offered practical business experience to high school students by helping them set up their own businesses. | Source: Minnesota Historical Society