BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LLC BEA

BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LLC BEA THE ASSOCIATION SOLICITS EMPLOYEES OF BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC (BEA) AND CH2M-WG IDAHO, LLC (CWI), WHICH ARE IDAHO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES AND THE OPERATORS OF IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY, TO DONATE FUNDS TO THE ASSOCIATION BY SALARY DEDUCTION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN ALLOCATES THOSE FUNDS TO NEEDY FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FROM AMONG THE EMPLOYEE GROUP. THOSE FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE SUFFERING SEVERE FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS CAUSED BY MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, HOUSING EMERGENCIES, OR OTHER DISASTERS IN A FEW CASES.