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The JERRYs—The People Who Make it Possible

By Marcella Kanfer Rolnick, Vice Chair

Innovation, collaboration and learning have been
part of the GOJO story since our founding in 1946. My
Aunt Goldie and Uncle Jerry set out to solve a
problem – finding a safer way to clean hands. Their
determination and ingenuity changed the way we
clean our hands, and today those characteristics
can be seen in everything we do.

Each year, we celebrate our successes by honoring
our past, celebrating the present, and looking to the
future through The JERRYs Employee Recognition
Program. To my aunt and uncle, it was always about
Pictured above GOJO cofounders, much more than just business. It was about the
Goldie and Jerry Lippman, of people who made it possible, and it still is.
blessed memory. Circa 1939
My uncle Jerry was, first and foremost, a man
dedicated to the notion that when you provide opportunity to people, great things can
and will happen. He believed that the success of the Enterprise was truly owed to the
employees, and that those employees should be recognized for their accomplishments.
It’s those accomplishments that have helped shape GOJO into the company it is, and
those accomplishments are what continue to set us apart.

The JERRYs are also a time for us to continue to expand our knowledge. Learning about
our business and the unique role each and every one of us plays in our success. We
learn about new programs, new innovations, new ideas and new ways of working – all
of which are helping to
shape the future of
GOJO. And, as my Uncle
Jerry would always say,
“Everything I know I
learned from something
else.” The JERRYs is the
perfect venue to carry on
this commitment to
lifelong learning.

Pictured right: GOJO cofounders,
Goldie and Jerry Lippman, of
blessed memory. Circa 1965
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