Herman\u2019s Modern Bakery has been socially responsible since it first opened in 1944, according to Michael Robert Guerrero.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe we have been doing what we now call \u2018corporate social responsibility\u2019 since the bakery\u2019s beginnings because my grandfather, Herman R. Guerrero, used to bake bread for the community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
That included giving away bread for free to the community and donating bread to the Mercedarian nuns for a number of years.<\/p>\n
Over the years, the bakery has actively joined activities that help the community. \u201cWe are aware that the environment is very fragile\u2026so we participate in beach cleanups and we have adopted (trash) bins from the Marianas Islands Nature Alliance, which means providing funds to keep the bins up and running,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
To lessen the impact of human activity on the environment, Herman\u2019s Modern Bakery is trying to eliminate plastic in their daily operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe aim to be less driven on plastic items but it is a challenge with our bread as we deal with food safety and longer shelf life. With a paper bag, that is going to be difficult, but we are finding ways,\u201d Guerrero said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do offer reusable bags [at the bakery] and we don\u2019t use plastic stirrers anymore for our coffee. Instead, [we offer] paper straws for our drinks, paper cups for takeout, and we are doing our best to switch to paper bento boxes for our food,\u201d Guerrero added.<\/p>\n
Herman\u2019s Modern Bakery involves itself with worthwhile causes such as the Governor Tournament of Champions and participates in different fundraising events that includes schools, medical outreach and various non-profit organizations,<\/p>\n
Herman\u2019s Modern Bakery also accommodates educational field trips to the bakery by public and private schools \u201cso that the children will have an idea how bread is made. It also gives the children a chance to learn outside the classroom and experience something new,\u201d Guerrero said.<\/p>\n
As part of those educational efforts, the American Memorial Park did a history feature last Oct. 19, about the life and contributions to the community of Herman\u2019s Modern bakery patriarch, Herman R. Guerrero, as part of the park\u2019s feature on community icons. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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