Shipley Company Supports Scholarships for Camp Invention

Shipley Company, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE:ROH), today announced that it will support scholarship funding for Camp Invention®, a national, hands-on science and creativity day camp for elementary school children. Shipley will provide funding for twelve children, grades second through sixth, to attend Camp Invention at the Marlborough Intermediate Elementary School July 14-18, 2003.

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Marlborough, MA (PRWEB) May 1, 2003 - Shipley Company, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE:ROH), today announced that it will support scholarship funding for Camp Invention®, a national, hands-on science and creativity day camp for elementary school children. Shipley will provide funding for twelve children, grades second through sixth, to attend Camp Invention at the Marlborough Intermediate Elementary School July 14-18, 2003.

Camp Invention provides an interactive curriculum for elementary school children designed to inspire interest and aptitude in science, math, history and the arts. Children participate daily in five inventive modules, which includes exercises that require disassembling machinery and using these parts to make new inventions, building a command center to make contact with outer space, and studying and replicating ancient cultures.

Steve Robinson, President of Shipley Microelectronics said, Part of our companys mission is to be a good neighbor as well as an active and responsible corporate citizen. By supporting creative educational programs in our community, like Camp Invention, we are able to demonstrate our commitment to our local community".

Rebecca Murphy, Camp Director of the Marlborough Camp Invention said, We are so grateful to the Shipley Company for their generosity. It will provide an unforgettable and fun-filled adventure into the world of creativity and invention for deserving children."

In addition to the Marlborough Camp Invention, area locations and dates include: Abby Kelley Foster Charter School in Worcester (July 7-11), the Douglas School in Acton (July 28-August 1), the Alcott School in Concord (July 7-11) and the Wayland Middle School in Wayland (July 28-August 1). Other schools throughout Massachusetts will also host Camp Invention this summer.

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About Camp Invention
The National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio, a nonprofit center for creativity, founded Camp Invention that is available to elementary school children in 41 states. Camp Invention is presented in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. For further information, please contact Camp Invention at 800-968-4332 or see www.campinvention.com.

About Shipley Company, L.L.C.
Shipley Company, L.L.C., develops and delivers advanced, high-performance specialty materials and breakthrough process technology solutions to leading semiconductor and electronics manufacturers around the world. As part of Rohm and Haas (NYSE: ROH), a $5.7 billion specialty materials company, Shipley and sister organization, Rodel, Inc., form the Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Business Group. With annual sales of nearly $1 billion, the Electronic Materials Business Group focuses on the circuit board, semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging industries. Shipley products and technologies are integral elements in cell phones, smart cards, computers, digital cameras, flat panel displays, PDAs, automotive electronics, as well as equipment that powers the internet and much more. Additional information is available at www.shipley.com.

Contacts:
Camp Invention
Kelley Conrad
Regional Coordinator
508-529-3381
kelleyc@charter.net

Shipley Company, L.L.C.
Janice White
Director of Communications
508-229-7075
jwhite@shipley.com