Nutricap Labs' Community Involvement

Nutricap Labs, in conjunction with New Vitality, recently teamed up with the Suffolk County Chapter of Make-A-Wish Foundation to grant the wish of a local child. Both companies participated in several fundraising activities such as buying raffle tickets, Make-A-Wish bracelets and Make-A-Wish Stars. Staff members were also encouraged to come up with a variety of innovative activities such as dress-down days, bake sales and pasta lunches to help reach our fundraising goal. Through the generosity of our employees, we're proud to report that in a matter of a few weeks we raised the funds necessary to grant our child's wish. The entire staff at Nutricap Labs is extremely proud of our involvement in the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Suffolk County and we are hopeful that in some way our efforts helped bring a smile to the face of a very deserving child.

In the summer of 2009, Nutricap Labs became a corporate donor of Vitamin Angels. Vitamin Angels is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to mobilize and deploy private sector resources to advance availability, access and use of micronutrients, especially Vitamin A, by newborns, infants and chidren in need. Vitamin Angels reduces child mortality worldwide by connecting essential nutrients, especially vitamin A, with infants and children under the age of five. We at Nutricap Labs are proud to partner with an organization such as Vitamin Angels that is dedicated to helping children attain good health and the opportunity to lead meaningful and productive lives. For more information about Vitamin Angels and how you can become a corporate donor, please visit their homepage.

In both February, 2010 and March, 2011, Nutricap Labs joined forces with the American Red Cross of Greater New York to provide much-needed assistance, food, water and supplies to the devastated nations of Haiti and Japan. As a result of our various fundraising efforts and donations, we raised nearly $10,000 toward the organization's Haiti Relief Effort and are in the process of raising funds for the people of Japan. For more information about the American Red Cross in Greater New York, please call 212-875-2617 or visit their website.

The Belmont Child Care Association (BCCA) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to creating and sustaining a child care center for the benefit of families working in New York's Thoroughbred racing industry. Thanks to broad and generous support for sponsors such as Nutricap Labs, BCCA has constructed a 7,500 square foot child care center just inside Gate 6 at New York's Belmont Park. The center has been named Anna House, for Laura and Eugene Melnyk's daughter Anna, in recognition of their one million dollar lead gift. Anna House became ready for operation on January 1, 2003. A 3.5 million dollar Capital Campaign was implemented in 2001 to fund the cost of the building, to equip the facility, and to create a scholarship fund. Please visit their homepage for more information about the BCCA and Anna House.

In the spring of 2009, Nutricap Labs became a proud sponsor of the Long Island Stars, a post-collegiate women's lacrosse team based on Long Island, New York. The team is comprised of several All-American players from different towns and universities throughout Long Island. Among their many accomplishments, the team was signed to the Women's Division Post-Collegiate Committee in 2006, making them only the second women's post-collegiate team on Long Island. Visit the Stars homepage for more information about the team or to learn more about how your donation can help contribute to its continued growth.

In the winter of 2010, Nutricap Labs became a member of the Natural Products Association (NPA). The mission of the NPA is to advocate for the rights of consumers to have access to products that will maintain and improve their health, and for the rights of retailers and suppliers to sell these products. Ultimately, the NPA strives to achieve a broader, more accessible marketplace for natural products that will improve the quality of life for consumers worldwide.

In 2010 and 2011, Nutricap Labs partnered with the Family Service League for Operation T.O.Y. Operation T.O.Y. is a very special program that will give parents who are struggling financially the opportunity to "shop" at no cost for holiday gifts at one of FSL's Family Centers. Throughout the month of November, Nutricap Labs employees donated new, unwrapped toys and gift cards and participated in a variety of fundraising events to help raise money for this very worthy cause. In total, our employees raised nearly $3,600 in cash, gift cards, checks and toys. Because of our efforts, hundreds of children on Long Island will have presents to open this holiday season!

In 2010 and 2011, Nutricap Labs partnered with Island Harvest to end hunger and food waste on Long Island during the holiday season. Island Harvest is the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island. Since 1992, it has delivered more than 63 million pounds of food to soup kitchens, food pantries and other local feeding programs. Throughout the month of December, Nutricap Labs employees will be donating canned and packaged goods to hungry Long Islanders. Our goal is to donate 200 pounds of food by the end of the month.

In the summer of 2011, Nutricap Labs became a corporate sponsor of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America's Take Steps Walk to be held at Suffolk County Community College on October 1, 2011. Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis is the nation's largest event dedicated to finding cures for digestive diseases. Funds raised for the event will help support patient programs, education efforts and further crucial research. Since 1967, the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation has raised more than $150 million and has enabled many groundbreaking treatments, improved the quality of care for individuals with these conditions and brought hope to countless lives. For more information about this very worthy cause, please visit the CCFA's website.

In the winter of 2011, our team collected new pajamas and books for the Pajama Program. Pajama Program provides new pajamas and books for children in need in the United States, and around the world, many who are waiting and hoping to be adopted. In its 10 years of existence, the program has provided more than one million pajamas and books to children in need nationwide. For more information about the Pajama Program, please visit their website.

In the spring of 2013, Nutricap Labs' Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Greenhut, announced that our company had made a monetary contribution to HelpUsAdopt.org of New York. HelpUsAdopt.org is a national non-profit 501 (c) (3) financial assistance grant program providing qualified couples and individuals - regardless of race, ethnicity, marital status, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability - with grants of up to $15,000 towards their domestic, international, foster, or specials needs adoption expenses.