AALC OUR GOOD NEWS 1Q16

AALC OUR GOOD NEWS 1Q16

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OUR GOOD NEWS

AALC JJDCC, Horsham (Janssen), Consumer at Love Connection Ministries, Philadelphia with Founders, IN THIS ISSUE:

(top right: Walter Joppy, VP J&J IT Global Q&C and his wife (bottom left: Pastor, Priscilla Joppy)

Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Companies
AALC Day of Caring

On February 1st we kicked off BHM ℘ Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care
hosting a cross ERG membership Companies AALC Day of Caring (pg 1)
drive and began collecting food for
the Love Connection Ministries. On ℘ Ambassador Andrew Young visits J&J
top of building Employee Resource Vision Care (pg 3)
Group awareness we had an
amazing opportunity to share with ℘ “Zumba with Yolanda - Caribbean
employees the resources that are Carnival Edition” (pg 3)
available to them.
℘ Advancing Diversity & Inclusion at
A special thanks to the members of (Just one of the full bins shown) Johnson & Johnson (pg 4)
our clinical team for driving home the
℘ Lupus Awareness & Brainstorming
Food Drive and filling up the back of a Suburban with food. Event (pg 4)

℘ Happy Hour Mixer (pg 4)

℘ Partnership with Children’s Scholarship
Fund of Philadelphia (pg 4)

℘ Field Based AALC Little Free Library
Book Drive (pg 5)

℘ Field Based AALC Careers & Cupcakes
(pg 5)

℘ Future Leaders Over-the-Rhine Career
Event (pg 6)

℘ Raynham AALC Math Drive (pg 6)

℘ Neutrogena Hallowed Grounds: Sites of
African American Memories“ Highlights
(pg 6)

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JDCC sponsored diabetes education during the
Love connection Ministries Monthly food pantry.
During this event, with product provided JJDCC,
PHMC medical clinic was also able to provide
diabetes testing to the local residents attending
the event. Nearly 50% of the residents that
attended the event tested positive for being at
risk for having diabetes and was referred to the
physician for follow-up. During this time the
volunteers from JJDCC, Janssen & Consumer
participated in the distribution and packing of
the food from the pantry.

“AALC sponsoring a day of caring. In the
moment giving back to our community

through a local food pantry and fostering
diabetes awareness! So proud of this
team”
– Christina Costantini (Director WW HR)

“Amazing accomplishments Andrew.
I’m proud of our entire team for all
the hard work and the wonderful

impact on the local community.
Please pass along my sincere

appreciation to our outstanding
group!” – Mike Alleva (VP, Product

Management – Diabetes Care
Franchise) JJDCC Executive Sponsor

“On behalf of the staff of Love Connection “I wanted to personally thank each one of
Ministries Outreach Center I would like to you for coming out and making this a
thank the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care remarkable event for a struggling
community. We have received so many
organization for providing positive comments from people in the
Diabetes screening, food for our food pantry, neighborhood about the event. I am

and information on healthy eating for always proud when I wear something with
members of the West Philadelphia the J&J logo on it but I was especially
proud wearing my J&J jacket on
community. We were all excited by the Saturday. What you did is a living
number of individuals from your organization
example of the Credo in action. So thank
that came out to volunteer early on a you for positively impacting the lives of
Saturday morning. You are a great those less fortunate than us and for your
representation of Johnson & Johnson's Credo leadership. I can see the Diabetes
commitment to helping struggling
communities. I received a great deal of Franchise is in good hands.”
feedback from members of the community - Walter Joppy (VP IT Quality &
about how informative, caring and helpful
you all were. We were all blessed by the time Compliance)
you spent with us.” –Priscilla Joppy (Love

Connection Ministries leader)

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Ambassador Andrew Young visits
J&J Vision Care
AALC was honored to host Ambassador He stated race is not the problem but race is
Young during Black History Month at used to keep people emotional and distract Ambassador Andrew Young
JJVC. This is Young’s second visit to the JJVC us from the problem. He stated economics
campus and in similar fashion there was and education are the problem. Where Ambassador to the United Nations
standing room only as this living legend there is no economics and education then
shared. Valerie Love WW VP HR moderated there you will find problems. “Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. is an American
the conversation with Young and when she politician, diplomat, activist, and pastor from
asked Young asked how he got involved in the “don’t get mad get smart” Georgia. He has served as a Congressman
Civil Rights Movement, he responded he was from Georgia's 5th congressional district, the
born into it. He stated “white supremacy is a Diversity, diversity of opinion, inclusion, United States Ambassador to the United
sickness and you don’t get angry because you inclusion of women, and economic diversity Nations, and Mayor of Atlanta. He served as
will catch it” and you “don’t get mad get are all factors to help move us President of the National Council of Churches
smart” and referenced Jessie Owen’s as an forward. When asked about the CREDO USA, was a member of the Southern
example of not getting angry. He reflected on Ambassador Young reflected on a time Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
his childhood and spoke of his diverse when he was invited to meet with the during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and
neighborhood where an Irish store owner gave Johnsons in New Brunswick and he was was a supporter and friend of Dr. Martin
him too much change after a purchase and struck by how if J&J figured out if we take Luther King, Jr.”
although he thought it was the store owners care of our customers, employees,
fault his father made. As he continued to community the stakeholders will be taken “..there is still work to be done.”
reflect on then and now he stated “everything care of. ~Ambassador Andrew Young
has changed and nothing has changed” siting
back in 1962 when homes were being torched Even at 84 years old Ambassador Young is
in Alabama no one in Georgia knew about it still very active heading organizations and
but now when anything happens there is foundations, public speaking, public and
someone there with a cell phone to record it television appearances. When asked when
and post it for the world to see. he planned on retiring he responded he
doesn’t. As there is still work to be done!

AALC Spring House BHM Events “Zumba with Yolanda - Caribbean Name That Scientist Contest
Carnival Edition”
At Janssen R&D, AALC Spring House hosted At Janssen R&D, the Spring House AALC
multiple events—both on-campus and off—to AALC member and Zumba instructor Chapter launched a Month-long trivia contest
engage campus employees with AALC Yolanda Carroll hosted an AALC Promo to raise awareness about our presence on
members and raise awareness about our Zumba exhibition class where participants campus and promote Black History in the
culture as well as inform colleagues about danced to African-influenced beats Sciences.
health issues facing blacks and African- including Soca, Calypso, Reggae ton and
Americans today. The month ended with an Afro-beats. Class participants received a
interactive event focused on eliminating an free CD give-away featuring Afro-Latino,
industry-wide barrier to research: Caribbean and African songs to keep the
underrepresentation of minorities in clinical party going.
studies.

Happy Hour Mixer

This happy hour event kicking off Black
History month was held at Relish Philadelphia,
one of the most well-known black-owned
businesses in the area. It brought together our
local PA Chapters to raise support across
businesses and facilitate goal alignment.

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Lupus Awareness &
Brainstorming Event

Collaboration with Janssen’s Estrela Venture, and
New York based Advocacy group, The Alliance for
Lupus Research and Lupus Awareness Institute.

Happy Hour Mixer

Partnership with Children’s Scholarship Fund of Philadelphia This event focused on capturing resolutions
to remedy ethnic and racial representation
Janssen R&D’s AALC Spring House members volunteered for events with the Children’s discrepancies in clinical trial participation.
Scholarship Fund of Philadelphia. In addition, they held a 2-week School Supply Donation The lecture series presented the problem and
Drive at the Spring House campus which collected common school supplies. The gift featured a guest speaker currently battling
packages will be given out at CSFP’s Lottery Night for Scholarship winners. the disease. After the event, we held a
breakout session where a diverse group
Weekend at the Academy of Science Ice Skating at Dilworth Park volunteered personal insights as to how
Advocacy groups could better advocate,
support and facilitate healthcare options for
minorities and underrepresented
populations.

“Advancing Diversity and Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson” Check out our website:

I also want to give a special thanks to our http://aalc.jnj.com
executive sponsor, Mike Alleva, for
providing lunch to the entire organization
that day.

JJDCC welcomed Wanda Bryant Hope, Johnson For questions about the AALC website
& Johnson Chief Diversity Officer, presenting a contact Melanie Waters
key note address on “Advancing Diversity and
Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson”. That event If you have a story you’d like to include in the
brought out nearly 200+ employees and next issue of the OUR GOOD NEWS, please
opened the door for our continued diversity send your stories with pictures to Melanie
conversation today. Waters ([email protected])

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What an AWESOME February! Field Based AALC Little
Free Library Book Drive
The Field Based AALC executed several initiatives to positively impact the community.
We had a successful Cupcakes & Careers event in Indy, followed by the Little Free Library
Book Drive, and Future Leaders Over-the-Rhine Career Event.

Special thanks to all who donated, and those
who actually assisted with collecting books:

• Ohio: Mechell Stroud, Nichole Heap,
Alicia Mills

• Michigan: Joe Jones

• Kentucky: Ashley Payne, Mary Quinn
• Indiana: Heather Johnson

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Field Based AALC Testimonial, Ashley Payne:

I truly enjoyed this project for many reasons:
• We were most importantly living our credo -Having the opportunity to
include our children in the selection of books to donate
• We worked collaboratively across operating companies -We were
strategic in our delivery to the inter-city focusing on different ethnic
groups
• This was just a heartfelt project and humbling to ride down streets we
normally do not pass going to our offices

Career Exposure Workshop organized by CVI Reps, Future Leaders Over-the-Rhine Career Event
Mechell Stroud, & Lawrence Williams
Field Based AALC (IN/OH/KY/MI)

The first of a series of career exposure workshops occurred at the Future Leaders
Over-the-Rhine meeting in meeting in Cincinnati. Future Leaders OTR is a grass
roots program that creates an environment and an expectation of success and
commitment by providing tools in the form of education and experiential
opportunities to help young men and women in OTR forge their futures. Future
Leaders OTR is a year-round program for youth, grades 7-12, living in OTR.

This event was a part of the Field Based AALC’s African American History Month
community outreach activities. David Kirk of DNK Architects, Inc. gave a brief
presentation on career path to architecture and facilitated a hands-on activity
where students created structures from 100 pieces of a single medium. This was a
very fun and engaging activity for the students that they will remember for a long
time!

Raynham AALC BHM Recap Raynham AALC at Silver City On Feb 10th, we held an event titled
Galleria “Creating Your Personal Brand” presented
Held a Math Drive to support the after school by Scott Foley in J&J Talent Acquisition. We
math program at Orchard Garden School in We held a fellowship bowling event for the had an attendance of around 30 employees.
Roxbury, MA. AALC members at the Silver City Galleria in
Taunton, MA. On Feb 23rd, we held an event titled
Collected a total of: “Taking Care of Your Whole Self (Body,
• 15 Packs of Notecards 90 Dry Erase The Black History Month 2016 was a huge Mind, and Spirit)”, presented by the J&J
Markers success! We had record attendance at all Wellness Professionals. We had an
• 13 Packs of Flashcards events and around 45 people signed up for attendance of around 45 employees.
• 2 Dry Erase Sprays more information or membership into
• 4 Packs of Markers AALC.
• 3 Dry Erase Boards
• 18 Pencil Erasers
• 4 Math Tablets
• 17 Notebooks
• 15 Calculators
• 5 Dry Erasers
• 136 Pencils
• 12 Rulers
• 104 Pens

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Neutrogena Celebrates Black History Month 2016: "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African
American Memories“ Highlights

Watts Tower and Art Center: Preview the “50 Years and I Still The monument also features a gazebo with a circular bench, three
Can’t Breathe” Special Exhibit followed by a guided tour of bird baths, a center column and a spire reaching a height of 38 feet.
The Watts Towers of Simon Rodia Rodia's "ship of Marco Polo" has a spire of 28 feet, and the 140-foot
long "south wall" is decorated extensively with tiles, sea shells,
On February 26th the Neutrogena AALC hosted a trip to Watts to see pottery, glass and hand-drawn designs.
a special exhibit “50 Years and I Still Can’t Breathe” an exhibit
remembering the 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Watts Rebellion and
current events fighting the same struggle. After touring the museum
the group toured this historic Watts Towers of Simon Rodia.

The Watts Towers, consisting of seventeen major sculptures
constructed of structural steel and covered with mortar, are the work
of one man - Simon Rodia. Rodia, born Sabato Rodia in Ribottoli, Italy
in 1879, was known by a variety of names including Don Simon,
Simon Rodilla, Sam and Simon. Although his neighbors in watts knew
him as "Sam Rodilla", the official name of his work is "the Watts
Towers of Simon Rodia". In 1921, Rodia purchased the triangular-
shaped lot at 1761-1765 107th Street in Los Angeles and began to
construct his masterpiece, which he called "Nuestro Pueblo"
(meaning "our town").

For 34 years, Rodia worked single-handedly to build his towers While the Towers fall into no strict art category, international
without benefit of machine equipment, scaffolding, bolts, rivets, authorities and the general public alike have lauded them as a unique
welds or drawing board designs. Besides his own ingenuity, he used monument to the human spirit and the persistence of a singular
simple tools, pipe fitter pliers and a window-washer's belt and buckle. vision. The Watts Towers, listed on the National Register of Historic
Construction worker by day and artist by night, Rodia adorned his Places are a National Historic Landmark, a State of California Historic
towers with a diverse mosaic of broken glass, sea shells, generic Park and Historic-Cultural Monument No. 15, as designated by the
pottery and tile, a rare piece of 19th-century, hand painted Canton City of Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission.
ware and many pieces of 20th-century American ceramics.

Rodia once said, "I had it in mind to do something big and I did it."
The tallest of his towers stands 99½ feet and contains the longest
slender reinforced concrete column in the world.

Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum Tour Mayme A. Clayton

On February 5th the Neutrogena AALC visited the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum.
The group was able to take a two hour private tour with Lloyd Clayton, son of the late Mayme
Clayton. We were able to view many private parts of the collection including original letters
from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., private photos of the Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five
and a rare signed first-edition copy of Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects Religious
and Moral (1773). The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum (MCLM) is committed to telling
the story of African-American experience in all its variations: family life, arts and
entertainment, history, sports, medicine, architecture, politics, religion, law, technology, etc.
The visionary, Mayme A. Clayton, Ph.D. (1923-2006), established the Western States Black
Research Center (WSBRC) in 1975 because she believed that “children should know that black
people have done great things.” In 2007, the organization was renamed in her honor as a
testament to her contributions and legacy. Dr. Clayton, a librarian, collector, and historian,
believed that preserving and sharing the often neglected and overlooked history of Americans
of African descent was imperative for current and future generations. For over 40 years she
independently and meticulously amassed a collection characterized as “as one of the most
academically substantial collections of African-American literature, manuscripts, film and
ephemera independently maintained.”

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Step Up Women’s Network: Panelists were: The Co-op’s talked with the girls about what
“Pathways to Professions” • Jan Muela: Manger, Training, Neutrogena to look for when selecting a college, about
• Ganesha Cruise: Sr. Specialist, Human mentoring programs and co-op programs.
On February 17th the Neutrogena AALC The final part of the program consisted of
hosted 25 young women from Step Up Resources, Neutrogena volunteers working with the girls in small
Women’s Network for a “Pathways to • Katherine Han: Project Manager, New groups to teach them how to come up with
Professions” Workshop. Step Up Women’s and write a product concept. The program
Network is a national, nonprofit membership Project Development, Neutrogena ended with the girls going home with a bag
organization dedicated to connecting and • Elizabeth Gibson: Research Associate of Neutrogena goodies.
advancing women and girls. “Pathways to
Professions” is a career exploration program Director, TT/TA, Neutrogena
designed for teens to gain exposure to • Lynn Cutchin: Executive Oncology District
professional women in a variety of different
fields. The after consisted of a three part Manager, Janssen
program. We began with a Professional • Suzanna Ojeda: Executive Cardiovascular
Women’s panel who shared information about
their background, their career field, challenges Sales Representative, Janssen
they had to overcome and ways that mentors • Silvia Paredes: Account Executive, Pep
and advocates helped them along the way.
Promotion Project Management

The second part of the program was an
interactive panel session with the Spring
2016 Co-op class led by Jasmine Martin.

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