SWAN LAKE: GIFT ALSO REPRESENTS CORPORATE COOPERATION

Harry Sanders, vice president of M&W Packaging, received a unique birthday present July 31 a pair of swans.

The swans were given to Sanders Wednesday morning by Hans Rath, vice president of Saueressig, an engraving company affiliated with M&W.

The two swans make their home in a small pond on the M&W property.

"These two swans sitting here indicate the close relationship of M&W and Saueressig," Sanders said. "We also know that swans have a very long life; what we also hope is that this partnership has a long life."

Rath added that the idea for swans came during a walking tour of the grounds with Sanders.

"We have this nice pond here and we thought it should have a little bit of life. We came up with the idea of swans," Rath said. "Then we found out about the star constellation."

The swans' names are Cygnus and Deneb, which represent stars in the constellation.