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= Joseph (“Joe”) Hara = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia dJoseph (“Joe”) Hara  (b. December 29, 1925) is an American businessman and philanthropist, who led Tupperware for more than 35 years. Without the benefit of a college degree, Hara utilized street smarts and his thoughtful leadership style to grow the largest Tupperware distributorship in America. In 1966, Hara was named as the President of Tupperware, U.S. and four years later was elevated to President of Tupperware, International, a role he held for 20 years.

Biography
Hara was born on December 29, 1925. During World War II, he served in the South Pacific as a radio operator on ships and submarines. His first job out of the Army was working as a door-to-door stocking salesman. Shortly after, he went into business with a cousin, owning and operating Chicago children’s clothing stores called Hara’s Linen and Children’s Wear.

After marrying Anita (Greenberg) Hara, his high school sweetheart, Hara learned of a burgeoning product called Tupperware. In 1951 he established his first distributorship, Par-T-Wise, with his cousin. Par-T-Wise quickly grew to become the largest distributorship in the U.S.

In 1963, Hara sold off his Midwest distributorship to move to Orlando with his family to join the Tupperware management team as Vice President of Sales. In Orlando, Hara forged strong relationships with Tupperware President Hamer Wilson and Chairman, Justin Dart.

In 1966, Hara was named as the President of Tupperware, U.S. and in 1970 he was promoted to President of Tupperware, International. Under Hara, Tupperware experienced unprecedented growth worldwide.

Family
Hara and his wife, Anita Greenberg (1925-), were married on George Washington’s birthday, Feb 22, 1947. The couple have three children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Joe and Anita are both philanthropists that have been extremely active in Orlando and the Jewish community. They are particularly proud of their involvement with Jewish Family Services, along with: Jewish Federation of Orlando, the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center, TOP Jewish Foundation, Foundation for Blindness, Habitat for Humanity, Orlando Museum of Art, United Way, Human Resources, Friends of Santa Claus, The Jewish Academy, Temple Ohev Shalom, the Brevard Music Festival, among others. Hara has also served on many of their boards during the years.