The Forest Workforce Training Institute is honored to recognize the generous support of Independent Stave Company and its owners, the Boswell family.

In an ongoing partnership with Washington State University (WSU), Cooperages 1912 recently donated 18 oak wine barrels to the Viticulture and Enology (V&E) Department.

FRANKFORT, KY.— The Kentucky Distillers’ Association, alongside universities and colleges throughout the state, is proud to launch the Kentucky Coalition for Responsible Alcohol and Substance Misuse Education (RASME) to reduce underage drinking and impaired driving among college students.

Summer 2021 will mark the fifth year of Cooperages 1912’s scholarship donation to the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University. Cooperages 1912 has donated $10,000 per year for the past five years to the Wine Industry Scholars Program (WISP), which began in 2017.

Stefanie Fernandez usually spends her work week in the finance office of Independent Stave, a company that manufactures oak barrels for bourbon and other spirits, headquartered in Lebanon, Missouri. But once every week or two since in December, Fernandez has trailed her son into his middle school when she drops him off for classes. She checks in at the office, collects a binder of “sub notes,” and reports to a classroom.

In a continued effort to aid the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease, Independent Stave Company and The Boswell Family recently donated a total of $200,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association. The donation will be divided between the clinical trial “DIAN-TU Tau Next Generation” and local Alzheimer’s Association Chapters in Missouri and Kentucky.

Independent Stave Company is proud to announce the launch of the ISC Volunteer Firefighter Initiative. This initiative supports fire departments who rely on volunteer firefighters within the communities where Independent Stave Company cooperage facilities, mills and sales offices are located.

Independent Stave Company and The Boswell Family donated $250,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association to fully fund two Alzheimer’s Association Research Grants (AARG) awarded to Celeste Karch and Thomas Brett of Washington University in St. Louis.

LEXINGTON, Ky., (Feb. 27, 2020) — Independent Stave Company and the Boswell Family are giving $1 million to the University of Kentucky to further spirits research at the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits. The gift will fund a maturation facility that will allow the Beam Institute to experiment with barrel aging spirits produced in its research distillery.

Independent Stave Company is excited to partner with the University of Kentucky and Maker’s Mark in mapping the white oak genome to ensure it’s health, high quality and plentiful supply for future generations. [VIDEO]

Cooperages 1912 and the Boswell Family recently announced a $250,000 donation to Cal Poly’s new JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture.

Morehead Wood Products presented a check to the Peoples Clinic for $1,500 on Sept. 13, 2018, at the stave mill.

In late September Missouri Cooperage recently utilized their ISCO Cares funds to donate $1,000 to Ezard Elementary School in Conway.

The Benton Wood Products team and ISCO Cares donated $10,000 to the Marshall County Exceptional Center.

Benton Wood Products Donates $5,000 to Marcella’s Kitchen In September, our employees at Benton Wood Products used ISCO Cares funds to donate $5,000 to Marcella’s Kitchen. Marcella’s Kitchen feeds the hungry of Marshall County, KY. Their mission is to unite a community of believers to be Christ’s hand extended by loving and providing meals for those in need.

At KFIA (Kentucky Forest Industries Association) convention in Central City, KY ISCO Log Procurement donated a barrel to the silent auction benefiting Log A Load for Kids, Inc – United States.

Kentucky Cooperage recently donated $2,400 through ISCO Cares to Girls on the Run Central Kentucky. GOTR’s mission is to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Thank you to the Kentucky Cooperage employees for this donation.

Kentucky Cooperage recently donated $2,500 to Honor Flight Network for veterans in American Legion Post #49. Sixteen of the legion members qualify for an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials established for them in 2004.

Missouri Cooperage is excited to support Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced Professional Studies – GO CAPS GOCAPS Lake Region is a unique, yearlong learning experience that allows high school juniors and seniors to test drive future career options. Students develop real world professional skills as they are embedded in partner businesses.

A big thank you to our Missouri Cooperage employees who donated $4,000 to the 2018 Back to School Fair hosted by The Free Store Ministry. This event provides free haircuts, school supplies, vision screenings, books to over 1,200 kids in Laclede County.

Sister companies Cooperages 1912 and Oak Solutions Group are pleased to announce their donation to The Tipping Point and the Redwood Credit Union for wildfire relief efforts in northern California wine country. The companies are making a joint donation of $100,000, which includes employee donations and a company match.

Morehead Wood Products donated new classroom supplies and technology equipment to over 25 classrooms in Bath, Rowan, Fleming and Carter counties. Donations totaled $20,000.

Independent Stave Company is pleased to announce its ongoing support to establish a sustainable training program for teachers in the Lebanon Public Schools to improve learning conditions for students with dyslexia. The family-owned business made an initial donation of $30,000 in 2016, and is now making a subsequent donation of $30,000 for 2017 to continue the effort.

Independent Stave Company is pleased to announce its support of a new program focused on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention in the Marion County School System. Support totaling $318,000 will be donated by the Boswell family to establish the program and carry out the new curricula.

Cooperages 1912 recently partnered with Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture Department to donate wine barrels to support the education and research of Cal Poly students studying to be winemakers. Cooperages 1912 has been donating to northern California universities for the last 10 years, with donations totaling half a million dollars.