PERRYSBURG — O-I Glass has gifted $50,000 to the Victory Over COVID-19 Through Vaccination (VProject)
through its O-I Charitable Foundation.
As Northwest Ohio enters Phase 1B for vaccine distribution, the VProject is engaging more than 250
community leaders to ensure vaccine access and information to all populations represented in the area.

Through the formation of committees, the VProject coordinates the logistics, education and communications
to remove barriers for vaccine distribution. O-I is supporting the VProject in its goal to ensure that
more than 70% of the population in Wood and Lucas counties is vaccinated against COVID-19.
“O-I and its foundation are committed to taking an active role in the communities where we live and
work,” said Andres Lopez, CEO of O-I Glass Inc. “The VProject is an important initiative to raise
vaccine awareness in Northwest Ohio and promote inoculation. We are proud to kickoff fundraising efforts
with a gift of $50,000. We look forward to continued collaboration with other community leaders to help
move this project forward and support its mission to build knowledge and trust in the vaccine.”
The O-I Charities Foundation was established in 1937 to support charitable donations in the United States
in the areas of education, the environment, social need and arts and culture. The Foundation annually
donates more than $1.5 million to charities along with numerous grant programs. It also matches employee
giving and provides longer-term investments in areas where the company can support broad movements for
social change.
With global headquarters in Perrysburg, O-I has more than 25,500 people at 72 plants in 20 countries. O-I
achieved revenues of $6.7 billion in 2019. For more information, visit o-i.com.
The VProject is an area-wide initiative to educate, motivate, and vaccinate the entire Northwest Ohio
corridor to dramatically slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. To accomplish this, leaders from
industry, government, non-profit, health care, education, and religious organizations have united in
this unprecedented effort to effectively mobilize the community. To learn more about VProject, visit
vproject.org.