Chevron’s 2016 Fuel Your School Program Aims to Inspire Students & Support Public School Teachers, Making Nearly $6 Million...
September 01 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (NYSE: CVX) today announced the launch of
its 2016 Fuel Your School program. Nearly $6 million will be
available to help fund eligible classroom projects, including STEM
(science, technology, engineering and math) projects to help bring
dynamic learning opportunities to students. The program is
available to teachers at public schools in 18 U.S. communities,
with the support of local Chevron and Texaco marketers and
retailers in seven of the communities.
“Chevron’s Fuel Your School program helps equip teachers with
the resources they need for engaging lessons and activities –
including hands-on science based activities to spark curiosity in
young minds and inspire future engineers and scientists,” said Dale
Walsh, president of Chevron Americas Products.
Now in its seventh year, Chevron’s Fuel Your School program is a
collaboration with DonorsChoose.org:
- Beginning Sept. 1, through November 15,
2016, public school teachers from participating communities are
invited to post classroom projects at www.DonorsChoose.org.
- From Oct. 1-Oct. 31, 2016, the Fuel
Your School program will donate $1, up to nearly $6 million, to
help fund eligible classroom projects when consumers purchase eight
or more gallons of fuel at participating Chevron or Texaco
stations.
Project requests submitted to DonorsChoose.org are based on the
needs of each classroom. Karla Jones, a teacher at Centennial
Middle School in Yuma, Arizona, and one of the over 10,000 teachers
who received funding for their project last year, requested
materials to help her apply principles of engineering, math and
physics to real world scenarios for her students. With the help of
the Fuel Your School program, Jones received materials to make mock
bridges, roller coasters, catapults and other structures, enabling
her students to explore these subjects in new ways.
“Teachers are paying more money out of their own pockets for the
supplies they need to provide meaningful learning opportunities for
students,” said Charles Best, founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org.
“Chevron has helped to fund thousands of these immersive learning
projects, many that have introduced the field of STEM to numerous
students, providing them with new experiences that help connect
what they read to real-life applications.”
Since its inception in 2010, Chevron’s Fuel Your School program
has helped fund more than 33,685 classroom projects – 16,063 of
which focus on STEM – at 5,155 schools in the U.S. The Fuel Your
School program is part of Chevron’s overall support for education,
which has totaled over $300 million worldwide since 2013, helping
to provide students with the critical skills they will need to
succeed in the jobs of the future.
For a full list of participating communities in the Fuel Your
School program and to track progress, please visit
www.FuelYourSchool.com. In addition to funds generated through the
Fuel Your School program, 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 is one of the world’s leading integrated energy
companies. Through its subsidiaries that conduct business
worldwide, 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. Teachers at over 70 percent of all the
public schools in America have created project requests, and more
than 2 million people have donated $440 million to projects that
inspire them. Over 19 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.
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