ExxonMobil donates 10,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to U.S. Air Force
ExxonMobil has donated 10,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to the U.S. Air Force to support COVID- 19 response efforts. The hand sanitizer was delivered to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The hand sanitizer was produced in ExxonMobil Baton Rouge's Chemical Plant and packaged at the Port Allen Lubricants Plant for distribution to Air Force bases across the country.
Initial transport of the medical-grade sanitizer was provided by Lard Oil, who donated time and delivery vehicles, from the Baton Rouge facility to the Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse. The sanitizer was loaded on a C-130 aircraft and distributed to bases in various states across the U.S., including Georgia, Florida, Texas, New Jersey and Maryland.
For more information, visit www.exxonmobil.com or https://energyfactor.exxonmobil.com.
Dominion Energy pledges $5M to social justice, community rebuilding
RICHMOND, Va. -- Dominion Energy and its charitable foundation are committing $5 million to help community reconciliation and rebuilding across the company's 20-state footprint. The funds will support nonprofit organizations advocating for social justice and equality. Grants will also be designated to help minority- owned and small businesses recover from recent disruptions to their business operations.
Additional resources for community support are expected to come from the foundation's matching gifts program -- which matches dollar-for-dollar personal donations made by employees to qualifying nonprofit organizations -- and the Dollars-for-Doers program, which encourages employees to volunteer by making grants to charities of their choosing based on the number of volunteer hours recorded.
For more information, visit www.DominionEnergy.com/Foundation.
Aramco Americas responds to Houston's need during COVID-19
HOUSTON -- Aramco Americas has contributed more than $2 million in donations to organizations in Houston, where the company's headquarters is located, and other cities across the U.S. to fight hunger and help find medical treatments for COVID-19.
Financial, in-kind and employee-volunteer support is helping local communities, as well as contributing to medical research in support of a global effort to control the spread of the virus.
Aramco Americas has committed to funding coronavirus blood transfusion therapy, supporting food banks across the U.S., funding mobile COVID-19 testing in Houston, funding the "Our Houston Heroes" campaign, matching funds with an employee-driven campaign for the Houston Food Bank, and providing 30,000 KN95 masks for City of Houston first responders.
Aramco's donations in the U.S. are centered around efforts to provide food security and support the medical response to the virus.
For more information, visit https://americas.aramco.com.
BASF, employees donate $355,000 to Capital Area United Way
GEISMAR, La. -- BASF has made a $355,000 donation to the Capital Area United Way in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This represents the total amount pledged during the 2019-2020 United Way campaign by BASF and employees from the Geismar and North Geismar sites. The total includes $40,000 directed to COVID-19 response for women and veterans.
Jerry Lebold, BASF senior vice president and general manager of the BASF Geismar site, said, "Through United Way, our contributions have the greatest impact on individuals and families in our community year-round, as well as in times of crisis."
BASF's donation also provides annual funding and leadership to United Way's Ascension Parish Vision Council, a group of representatives from local companies, nonprofit organizations and community leaders who help to identify any gaps in services so United Way can provide solutions specific to Ascension Parish residents.
For more information, visit www.basf.us/la or call (225) 339-7476.
