BOSTON -- Two local institutions serving children's medical needs will benefit from Hess Corp.'s Home Run Program with the Boston Red Sox. Children's Hospital Boston's Trauma Program and the Jimmy Fund through the Red Sox Foundation each received a $50,000 check from Hess retail territory manager Dana Jackson at an on-field presentation at the Red Sox game on September 20.
Hess promised to alternate $500 donations to the two institutions for every home run hit during a New England Sports Network (NESN) televised game during the 2011 season. To date, 193 Red Sox home runs have been televised by NESN, and Hess is rounding up its donation to a total of $100,000. With this donation, Hess has donated a total of $410,000 through the Home Run Campaign since its launch in 2008.
"We're delighted to once again lend our support to the Jimmy Fund and Children's Hospital Boston through this year's Home Run Campaign," said Rick Lawlor, vice president of retail marketing at Hess. "Hess has been part of this community for over a decade, so it means a great deal to us to help two outstanding institutions in their work with children who have serious medical needs."
Since its founding in 1948, the Jimmy Fund has supported the fight against cancer in children and adults at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, helping to raise the chances of survival for cancer patients around the world.
The Trauma Program at Children's Hospital Boston is a leading center in the treatment and care of injured children. It ranks among the top 10 hospitals nationwide for the volume of injured children treated. Children's Hospital Boston is one of only a few hospitals in the United States to earn a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center verification from the American College of Surgeons, indicating that it provides the highest level of pediatric injury care. Today, some 50,000 patients come through the Children's Emergency Department each year. Approximately 11,000 of those cases are injury-related, from minor to severe.
Hess, with headquarters in New York, is a global integrated energy company engaged in the exploration, production, purchase, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas, as well as the production and sale of refined petroleum, natural gas and electricity products.
It is one of the leading independent gasoline-convenience retailers on the East Coast with more than 1,360 stations and convenience stores in 18 states from Massachusetts to Florida. Hess operates more than 170 locations in New England.
Hess, with headquarters in New York, is a global integrated energy company engaged in the exploration, production, purchase, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas, as well as the production and sale of refined petroleum, natural gas and electricity products.
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