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VA L E R O E N E R G Y C O R P OR AT I O N 17
Charity has come full circle for Valero
employee Kayla Moore.
Once a vulnerable 17-year-old in
foster care, Kayla learned about the
importance of giving back when she
benefited from the contributions that
Valero made to a local charity that
helped her out when she needed it
most.
With the support of Seton Home – a
beneficiary of Valero’s United Way
contributions and Valero Texas Open
proceeds – Kayla was able to provide
a nice life for herself and her little boy,
Isaac. Seton Home provided them with
shelter and meals, taught Kayla how
to care for her son, and enabled her
to resume her education. Best of all,
this agency helped her get a job at a
company she loves – Valero!
Kayla says that without Seton Home
and Valero, she has no idea where
she and Isaac would have ended up.
Today, she is one of the people that
makes Valero such a success. And,
this story of giving back has come full
circle because Kayla has embraced the
company’s philosophy of helping those
in need.
For 27 years, Valero employees like
Kayla have been making a difference in
the company’s communities. In 2006
alone, Valero employees volunteered
nearly 275,000 hours – doing
everything from mentoring children
and building Habitat for Humanity
homes to delivering hot meals to
homebound seniors. The company and
its employees also contributed nearly
$47 million to charities stretching from
Canada to the Caribbean in 2006.
There are countless examples of Valero
employees’ generosity. They gave a
record $13 million to United Way with
company match, and helped raise an
unprecedented $1.5 million for the
MS Society through the Valero MS150.
And, the company’s retail employees
generated $1.1 million for Children’s
Miracle Network and $1.3 million for
the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
But there’s no better example of
Valero’s commitment to community
service than the Valero Texas Open.
Before the company signed on as title
sponsor, the most that the tournament
had ever raised for charity was
$500,000. In 2006, the tournament
netted a record $7 million for charity,
which was the largest contribution in
the PGA TOUR’s history. So in the span
of just five years, Valero helped take
the tournament from the bottom of the
TOUR’s charity rankings to the very top.
What’s more, the Texas Open has
brought in $25.6 million for charity
over its entire 84-year history, and $21
million of that amount has been raised
since Valero became title sponsor just
five years ago.
Through their good works in the
community, Valero employees have
provided shelter for the homeless,
meals for the hungry, healthcare for
the disabled, companionship for the
elderly, and much more. They have
offered hope, healed hearts, and saved
lives.
Through their many contributions, they
have made the world a much better
place.
Making our World a Better Place
Valero Employees Give Back to their Communities