Human Services Support

United Way of Jackson & George Counties

Chevron and its Chevron Pascagoula Refinery employees historically contribute 20 percent, or more, of the total amount raised during the annual campaign of the United Way of Jackson & George Counties. Chevron employees make their United Way pledges during a six-week campaign conducted each fall.

A number of Chevron volunteers serve on the local United Way organization's Allocation Committees, which determine the amount of United Way funding each affiliated agency receives. Steve Renfroe and Amy Brandenstein represent the company on the United Way Board of Directors.

For more information on the United Way of Jackson and George Counties, visit this web site: www.unitedwayjgc.org

Chevron Public & Government Affairs Community Affairs Representative Amy Brandenstein shows her co-workers how to donating to United Way can help the community.

United Holiday Turkey Give-away – Chevron's Jeffrey Belk (left) helps Larry Hammonds and Billy Barton of the Home of Grace pick up turkeys donated by the refinery for the agencies’ holiday meals

Salvation Army Christmas Toys Program

Since the mid-1990s, Pascagoula Refinery employees have donated thousands of dollars in toys to the local Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Christmas Program. Initiated and managed by a group of volunteer employees, the Refinery Christmas Toys Drive collects hundreds of toys and an average of $2,500 to purchase additional toys for needy children.

Toy Drive committee volunteers, use the cash to purchase "Wish List" items that are listed with the Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program. Also, a portion of the toy and cash donations go to make Christmas a memorable experience for children at St. Mary’s Home for Children in Mobile.

Additionally, about 30 Chevron employees and family members spend hours after work and on the weekend assisting the Salvation Army in sorting donated toys and new clothing gifts for the Angel Tree program. They also help sort the thousands of canned and dry goods donated to the Salvation Army’s Holiday Basket Food Program.

Angel Tree Sponsors - Volunteer Chevron employees deliver packaged Christmas toys donated by refinery personnel for distribution to needy children.

Santa's Helpers - Refinery Toy Drive Volunteers sort through the many toys donated by Chevron employees.

American Cancer Society's Relay for Life A volunteer team of Chevron Pascagoula Refinery employees and family members donated their time and talent for Chevron's participation in Pascagoula's annual Relay for Life. For more information, email pasms@chevron.com American Heart Association's HeartWalk Each year the Chevron HeartWalk Team comes out in full force for the Jackson County Heartwalk to raise funds for the American Heart Association. For more information, email pasms@chevron.com Chevron's Al Greenough donates blood for the American Red Cross during a blood drive held at the Refinery. American Red Cross and The Blood Center Chevron Pascagoula Refinery sponsors two annual on-site blood drives where employees donate an average of 200 units of blood. Coordinated by the refinery’s Occupational Health Nurse and the Refinery Clinic staff, one drive benefits the American Red Cross while blood units from the second drive go to The Blood Center, a nonprofit group that supplies blood to the local Singing River Hospital System. Chevron's Chris Melcher represents the refinery on the local American Red Cross Board of Directors.

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