Chevron’s Fuel Your School Program benefits 124,262 OC students

For Immediate Release

Chevron’s Fuel Your School Program Benefits 124,262 Students in Orange County

Collaboration with DonorsChoose.org generated $1 million to help fund 1,051 eligible classroom projects for local public school teachers and students

BREA, CALIF., Jan. 6, 2014 – Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and DonorsChoose.org today announced that the 2013 Fuel Your School program generated $1 million in Orange County, benefitting 1,051 local public school classroom projects, including nearly 600 resources to help support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum, and impacting 124,262 students. 

Through Chevron’s Fuel Your School program, teachers at more than 300 Orange County public schools received valuable classroom resources. Through the program, students at the Taft Elementary School in Orange received legos and building books. These materials will enrich the curriculum and allow students to use their own creativity to become excited to learn.

“The legos and building books have helped bring more excitement and enjoyment to my science lessons. Now my students are able to use their own creativity as they learn,” said Nancy Marosi, recipient second grade teacher at Taft Elementary School. “Chevron’s donation will not only benefit my students this year but it will also benefit the hundreds of students who I will teach over the next few years.”

Fuel Your School is a part of Chevron Corporation’s multimillion dollar holistic education commitment to support educational programs, especially those in STEM, that help increase access to and the quality of education and career and technical training at every level — from education to employment. To achieve this, Chevron works with education organizations, government officials, non-profit organizations and community leaders to develop and support innovative programs that invest in tomorrow’s workforce by educating students, supporting teacher training, providing classroom resources, supporting educational standards, funding out-of-school activities and preparing workers to excel in their jobs, including possible engineering positions at Chevron.

“We know that California schools are facing some tough economic times, and now more than ever, public and private collaborations are critical to the success of our students’ future, said Hector Infante, policy, government and public affairs manager for Chevron in Orange County. “The Fuel Your School program exemplifies Chevron’s commitment to supporting teachers, students and schools by helping them receive the resources and tools they need in their classrooms.”

Through the Fuel Your School program, Chevron contributed $1 when consumers purchased eight or more gallons of fuel during the month of October at participating Chevron and Texaco stations in Orange County, generating $1 million, to help fund eligible classroom projects at local public schools.

This year, the Fuel Your School program generated nearly $7.1 million to local classrooms in 16 U.S. communities and positively impacted more than 900,000 students with needed supplies. In 2013, the program was available in parts of California, Oregon, Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alaska and Hawaii. Two of the communities, Ector County, Texas and Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino counties (North Coast), Calif., were supported with the help of local marketers. Chevron also supported similar international programs in Canada, Johannesburg, South Africa, and Johor and Kedah, Malaysia.

Since its inception in 2010, Fuel Your School has helped fund more than 17,000 classroom projects at more than 3,000 schools in the U.S. The program has grown each year to support students in various communities where Chevron has business operations. 

About Chevron

Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com. 

About DonorsChoose.org

Founded in 2000, DonorsChoose.org makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need.  At this nonprofit website, teachers at half of all the public schools in America have created project requests, and more than a million people have donated $218,127,939 to projects that inspire them. All told, 10,574,365 students—most from low-income communities, and many in disaster-stricken areas—have received books, art supplies, field trips, technology, and other resources that they need to learn.

Editor’s Note: An infographic showing the impact of the 2013 Fuel Your School program and top most requested STEM resources for classrooms is available at http://www.fuelyourschool.com/docs/Chevron_FYS_Nat.pdf. Portions of projects may have been funded through third-party donations since anyone can also independently fund classroom projects on the DonorsChoose.org website by making separate, individual donations.