Valero 2010 Annual Report Download - page 21

United Way and helping nearly 50 United Way
chapters across the United States. In addition, the
Valero Energy Foundation contributed more than
$20 million in 2010 to improve the lives of children,
families and senior citizens living in or near the
communities where Valero has major operations.
Valero’s 23 Volunteer Councils, comprised
of employees from every level of operation,
coordinated hundreds of projects in the U.S., Canada
and in Aruba. The eorts generated more than
140,000 volunteer hours, saving the organizations
we served an estimated $3 million in labor and
make-ready costs. This year and every year, the
impact of Valero Volunteers can be felt at every
level of society. Our people enjoy the gift of service,
and we support them every chance we get. We
make hope happen through a ood of nancial
support, community leadership and outreach for
eorts such as Habitat for Humanity, the Valero Texas
Open Benet for Children Golf Classic, the National
MS Society fundraising bike rides, local area food
banks and the United Way. In a majority of locations,
child- and education-related eorts are part of our
volunteer activity because we deeply believe in the
investment in our nation’s children. In education,
business, government and community leadership,
children hold the keys to a better future.
At our facilities and in the community, we are a
stronger Valero because of our people. The hard
work and dedication of our 20,000 employees across
North America and the Caribbean allowed us as
a company to be nimble in tough times. We cut
costs. We improved operations. Most importantly,
we improved the lives of our neighbors and
communities.
19OUR PEOPLE AND OUR COMMUNITIES
SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES
Below is a sampling of agencies and organizations
that received nancial support in 2010.
4H Clubs Organizations
American Diabetes Association
American Red Cross
Any Baby Can Alliance
Benicia Community Action Council
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Boy Scouts of America
Child Abuse Prevention Services
Dress for Success
Epilepsy Foundation
Foster a Dream Inc.
Girls Scouts of America
Girls Inc.
Habitat for Humanity
Junior Achievement
Komen Race for the Cure
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Memphis Child Advocacy Center
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Audubon Society
National Kidney Foundation
National MS Society
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Rise School of Corpus Christi Inc.
Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital
Solano County Foster Parents
Special Olympics
Spina Bida Association
Teach for America
Texas City ISD
United Negro College Fund
United Way
Urban Connection
Young Life
YWCA