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Roper steps up donations to local groups amid COVID-19 crisis

Maurine Carter works on the wiring of a stove Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at the GE Appliances' Roper Plant in LaFayette, Georgia. / Staff file photo
Maurine Carter works on the wiring of a stove Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at the GE Appliances' Roper Plant in LaFayette, Georgia. / Staff file photo Maurine Carter works on the wiring of a stove Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at the GE Appliances' Roper Plant in LaFayette, Georgia. / Staff file photo

By Mike Pare, compiler 2 min read

GE Appliances’ Roper Corp. in LaFayette, Georgia, has stepped up donations in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Lois Crandell, president of Roper Corp. and its oven production plant in Walker County, said the millions of people across the country sheltering at home are relying on its washers and dishwashers to sanitize their clothes, its ovens to cook meals and its refrigerators to keep food and medicine safe.

(READ MORE: Complaints leveled at Roper plant amid coronavirus as company says employee health, safety is ‘No. 1 priority’)

“GE Appliances and the Roper Corp. have an essential mission – helping families live in clean and sanitary environments at home,” she said. “The team takes our essential mission to heart, not only as a manufacturer but also as a good community citizen.”

Roper’s donations include: