NEW ORLEANS -- Chevron Corp. said it has made a $50,000 donation to the Cameron Parish, La., Sheriff's Office Hurricane Rita relief fund.
"We hope this donation will help bring back a sense of security and safety for those working to return their lives back to normal in Cameron Parish in the wake of Hurricane Rita," said Melody Meyer, vice president of Chevron's Gulf of Mexico strategic business unit.
Cameron Parish was devastated by Hurricane Rita, losing most of its physical and law enforcement infrastructure. Most of the parish's [image-nocss] law enforcement vehicles were swamped by the storm surge, Chevron said.
This donation is on top of previous donations. The company said in October that the Chevron Humanitarian Relief Fund had accrued over $720,000 in donations. This fund channels money directly to Chevron employees affected by both Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and is in addition to the $5 million corporate commitment to post-Hurricane Katrina relief efforts ($3 million to the American Red Cross and $2 million to agencies providing community relief along the Gulf Coast). Chevron matched employee contributions made to the Humanitarian Relief Fund on a one-to-one basis through November 30, with no cap on the matching funds the company will provide.
The company's support to agencies from the community relief fund included $250,000 contribution to the Project Rebuild Plaquemines Parish to provide rebuilding assistance including stocking homes with necessities for living; $250,000 contribution to Jackson County Day Care Centers to assist with restoration of hurricane-damaged licensed childcare facilities; $100,000 to support Kid's Clinics in New Orleans which are affiliated with the Children's Hospital. Also, Chevron purchased a van for the Mississippi Blood Services to use for emergency response, including transporting equipment, personnel and blood products throughout New Orleans and statewide.
In addition, Chevron has assisted local agencies through in-kind donations including school supplies including more than 3,700 children's books to Houston-area schools, as well as donation of 400 gasoline cards valued at a total of $20,000 to teachers in the Houston area.
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