Chevron’s 2015 Fuel Your School Program Launches with up to $8.8 Million Available for Education Projects in the U.S.
01 September 2015 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Public school teachers and students in 21 U.S.
communities can receive new classroom materials through an
innovative collaboration with DonorsChoose.org
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (NYSE:CVX) today announced the launch of its
2015 Fuel Your School program, an innovative collaboration with
DonorsChoose.org to support public education in 21 U.S.
communities, with the help of local Chevron and Texaco marketers in
five markets. Now in its sixth year, Chevron’s Fuel Your School
program will provide up to $8.8 million this fall to help fund
classroom supplies and materials, including materials focused on
science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and hands-on
activities to help connect real world experiences to classroom
learning.
“Investing in STEM education will help the U.S. build a highly
skilled workforce that can fuel innovation and help solve some of
our biggest challenges,” said Dale Walsh, president of Chevron
Americas Products. “Chevron is proud to invest in programs like
Fuel Your School that help strengthen education and encourage
students to pursue STEM careers.”
Beginning Sept. 1, 2015, public school teachers from
participating communities are invited to post classroom projects at
www.DonorsChoose.org. From Oct. 1 through Oct. 31, 2015, the Fuel
Your School program will donate $1, up to a total of $8.8 million,
to help fund eligible classroom projects when consumers purchase
eight or more gallons of fuel at participating Chevron or Texaco
stations.
“Each year, hardworking teachers spend an average of $400 of
their own money to pay for materials and supplies needed for
student learning,” said Charles Best, founder and CEO of
DonorsChoose.org. “Chevron has helped fund thousands of projects
through Fuel Your School, delivering books, microscopes, lab
supplies – even rocket kits and 3D biology models – directly to
classrooms to promote and inspire engaged learning.”
Fuel Your School is one of the many education programs Chevron
supports. As part of its STEM education initiatives, Chevron’s goal
is to arm students with the critical skills they will need to
succeed in the jobs of the future. Chevron has invested over $200
million in STEM education worldwide since 2013. Since its inception
in 2010, the Fuel Your School program has helped fund more than
23,500 classroom projects at more than 4,000 schools in the U.S.
Chevron recognizes the importance of STEM education to the future
and encourages classroom project requests that support STEM
subjects. Some of the top most requested STEM items include math
manipulatives, hands-on biology kits, lab safety gear, digital
microscopes, as well as tablets and laptops for individual
learning.
For a full list of participating communities in the 2015 Fuel
Your School program and to track progress, please visit
www.FuelYourSchool.com. In addition to funds generated through Fuel
Your School, anyone, including consumers and Chevron employees, may
also independently browse and fund inspiring classroom projects on
DonorsChoose.org by making separate, individual contributions.
About Chevron
Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading integrated
energy companies. 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 petrochemicals and additives; generates power and produces
geothermal energy; and develops and deploys technologies that
enhance business value in every aspect of the company’s operations.
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 $335 million
to projects that inspire them. All told, 15 million 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. Visit
www.donorschoose.org/intro to hear Oprah Winfrey and Stephen
Colbert tell the DonorsChoose.org story.
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Chevron CorporationBrent Tippen,
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