Chevron Contributes $1 Million for Hurricane Irma Relief Efforts

Chevron USA Inc has contributed $1 million from Chevron Corporation and the Chevron Global Community Fund to assist with efforts to recover from the damage done by Hurricane Irma.

The commitment includes a $600,000 donation to the American Red Cross from the Chevron Global Community Fund to support immediate relief efforts throughout the impacted regions.

Another $400,000 is from Chevron’s Fuel Your School program, which would normally be made available based on fuel sales, going to DonorsChoose.org for local public-school classroom projects in south Florida.

In addition, the company will match any donations made to the relief efforts by its employees and retirees.

Chevron has a large retail presence in Florida, Georgia and Alabama, supplying more than 2,000 independently-owned Chevron and Texaco stations from a total of 17 terminals – including five terminals owned and operated by Chevron.

The Fuel Your School program has raised a total of $2 million since 2013 to fund public school classroom projects in Miami-Dade County, with the support of local Chevron and Texaco marketers. In addition to Chevron’s $400,000 contribution for 2017, another $100,000 will be donated by local marketers.

"Chevron makes every effort to support the communities where we operate, particularly in times of need. Our hearts go out to all those affected by this storm," said Dale Walsh, president of Chevron Americas Products.