mpc in your community - Marathon Petroleum Corporation
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mpc in your community - Marathon Petroleum Corporation
MPC IN YOUR COMMUNITY In addition to the hundreds of activities you’ll see in this report, MPC donates millions of dollars to dozens of national, state and local charities in the areas of arts and culture, education, environment, health and human services, and more. The causes include local neighborhood projects, such as our commitment of $2 million to the Kemeny Recreation Center in Detroit, Mich., as well as national organizations, such as our $300,000 contribution to the Ronald McDonald House and $450,000 commitment to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. STEVE MARSH, Machinist at MPC’s Canton, Ohio, refinery and Boy Scout Leader MARLA GIBBS, Technical Writer at MPC’s headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, and United Way Volunteer MPC’s commitment to the communities in which it operates is steadfast. It is driven by our thousands of employees who care deeply about their friends, neighbors and the institutions that make our communities better places to live. WHERE’S MY COMMUNITY? To see what pages your community appears on, go to page 46. TRENT JUNGA, Health, Environment and Safety Professional at MPC’s Texas City, Texas, refinery and Volunteer Fireman MICHAEL FILKINS, Operator at MPC’s Catlettsburg, Ky., refinery and Volunteer for Relay for Life MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 5 MPC IN YOUR COMMUNITY Neighborhood green space created from the Oakwood Heights Property Purchase Program, near MPC’s refinery in Detroit, Mich. ◗ MPC’s Garyville, La., refinery donated $15,000 to each of its four adopted schools in St. John the Baptist Parish, La. The schools include Garyville Mt. Airy Magnet School, East St. John Elementary, East St. John High School and South Central Louisiana Technical College. MPC also donated $1,000 each to every other K-12 school in the parish. ◗ MPC employees in Findlay, Ohio, participated in a “build-a-bear” workshop, at which they assembled stuffed animals for children. The furry toys were donated to the Findlay Fire Department to be distributed to children who have suffered traumatic events. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Canton, Ohio, dispatched technical advisors and airmonitoring equipment to support federal, state and local emergency services that were responding to a fire in northeast Canton that was the source of pollutant emissions. ◗ MPC’s Texas City refinery in Texas City, Texas, won the company’s President’s Award for Responsible Care® for its safety, environmental and other values-driven performance in 2012, and distributed its $10,000 prize money received in 2013 to three local charities: Teen Health Center of Galveston County, Gulf Coast Chapter of Big Brothers Big 6 MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 Sisters, and the Texas City Independent School District Foundation for the Future. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Garyville, La., presented a $10,000 check to Louisiana Technical College – River Parishes Campus to fund scholarships for students in the school’s Process Technology and Industrial Maintenance Technology courses. ◗ MPC employees at its headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, coordinated a Coats for Christmas collection, gathering and donating about 140 winter coats, as well as hats and scarves, for local families in need. ◗ In Norcross, Ga., MPC employees who were there for a series of meetings took time from business matters to unload school supplies from trucks at the Norcross Cooperative Ministry and pack them into backpacks for underprivileged kids in Gwinnett County. They also helped accomplish some office work while they were there. ◗ Volunteers from MPC’s refineries in Texas City, Texas, helped build a Habitat for Humanity home for a family in financial need. ◗ MPC employees in Garyville, La., visited schools in the St. John the Baptist Parish, La., to share with kids the importance of calling 811 before digging to avoid pipelines or other underground features. The employees also provided information and tools about hurricane preparedness, including hurricane-tracking maps, magnets with emergency information, glow-in-the-dark pencils and more. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Detroit, Mich., completed its Oakwood Heights Property Purchase Program, through which it purchased most of the properties in the Oakwood Heights neighborhood directly adjacent to the refinery in order to create a green space. The vast majority of eligible owners chose to participate in the program. ◗ MPC employees at the company’s Texas City, Texas, refinery maintained their ongoing focus on education in 2013. Employees served as judges in the Texas City Independent School District (TCISD) Science Fair, and representatives from the Texas City refinery and the Galveston Bay refinery serve on the board of the TCISD Foundation for the Future, which raises funds for educational initiatives that aren’t state-funded. ◗ MPC’s Marine Transportation organization donated $2,500 each to Boyd County Family Resource Center East and Boyd County Family Resource Center West in Boyd County, Ky. The organizations provide services that connect schools, communities and families to help those in need. ◗ As MPC organizations compete with each other for the company’s President’s Award for Responsible Care®, finalists receive a cash prize to donate to charities of their choice. Marathon Pipe Line LLC, an MPC subsidiary, chose the Palmer Home for Children in Columbus, Miss.; Embarras River Basin Agency in Greenup, Ill.; Toys for Tots, St. John Center for Homeless Men, Chained Inc., and the Wounded Warrior Project in the Ohio Valley region; and Children’s Mentoring Connection, Homework Central, Findlay City Mission and Blanchard Valley Center in Findlay, Ohio. ◗ Various groups and individuals at MPC’s Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, adopted 26 families over the holidays through the Mainland Children’s Partnership, providing items from the families’ Christmas wish lists. ◗ During a series of business meetings in Nashville, Tenn., MPC employees took time off to pack boxes into a cooler at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, and presented the food bank with a $1,250 check. ◗ MPC employees in Findlay, Ohio, sponsored the Back to School Backpack Program, providing 63 backpacks full of new clothing to children of families being helped by the Hope House and Open Arms Domestic Violence Shelter. ◗ MPC employees assembled and donated backpacks full of basic school supplies to Fairview Elementary School in Westwood, Ky., and Wayne Middle School in Wayne, W.Va. ◗ Employees at MPC’s Marine Transportation facility in Catlettsburg, Ky., participated in an American Red Cross blood drive, donating a total of 26 units of blood. ◗ MPC employees from the company’s Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, collected toiletries and other household goods for local senior citizens, assembling the donations into “Senior Baskets,” along with food items, and delivered them to 50 seniors at a low-income senior citizen apartment complex. ◗ MPC employees in Findlay, Ohio, adopted dozens of families during the Christmas season, providing food, clothes and gifts for the families through local charitable organizations like the Salvation Army. ◗ MPC employees in Speedway, Ind., volunteered their time to clean up a vacant property, collecting and disposing of several bags of trash right before the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon and Indianapolis 500 races increased pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area. ◗ MPC employees in Nashville, Tenn., met with students at the Bordeaux Enhanced Option Elementary School to discuss the oil industry and the importance of math and science education. MPC volunteers also spent an afternoon landscaping and building an outdoor classroom area at the school. ◗ MPC employees at the company’s headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, received the Light of Hope award from Court Appointed Special Advocates/Guardian Ad Litem (CASA/GAL) for volunteer efforts to assist CASA/GAL in its mission to serve as the voice for children involved in the court system. MPC employees from the company’s refinery in Garyville, La., conduct science experiments with St. John the Baptist Parish elementary-school students. MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 7 MPC IN YOUR COMMUNITY Speedway employees pose with toy bears they donated to the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. ◗ Through generous donations from its customers, vendors and employees, Speedway’s fundraising efforts for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) exceeded $7.6 million in 2013. Since 1991, Speedway has raised more than $60 million for CMNH. ◗ MPC’s Garyville, La., refinery donated $500 checks to each of the athletic programs of East St. John High School, St. Charles Catholic High School, Riverside Academy and West St. John High School. Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) annual Freedom Fund banquet in Ashland, Ky. MPC was lauded for consistently demonstrating its “commitment to diversity and outreach” in the community, according to the local NAACP’s president. 300 workers who received Skills Development Fund grants from the Texas Workforce Commission. The training prepares workers for jobs that pay an average wage of more than $38 per hour. ◗ MPC employees from the company’s Robinson, Ill., refinery purchased school headquarters took part in the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk in Findlay, Ohio, raising more than $22,000 – the top fundraising team for the sixth consecutive year. supplies and about 75 backpacks, filling them up and delivering them to Crawford County school children in need. ◗ MPC employees at the company’s ◗ MPC’s refinery in Robinson, Ill., $42,000 for the United Way of Greater Stark County. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Detroit, Mich., made its yearly contribution to Epiphany, a Detroit-based organization that coordinates college visits for local highschool students. ◗ MPC employees at its refinery in Detroit, Mich., donated 480 coats and ◗ About 20 MPC employees from Martinsville, Ill., raised funds and ◗ Employees in Nashville, Tenn., raised funds to purchase an additional 120 new winter coats, donating the total of 600 coats to those in need through the Salvation Army. participated in the Wabash Valley Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in ◗ MPC employees at its refinery in Canton, Ohio, raised more than Terre Haute, Ind. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Catlettsburg, Ky., ◗ MPC partnered with the College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas, was the Silver Sponsor of the National to provide job training to almost 8 MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 provided volunteers and financial resources to support the curriculum and other offerings at the Lincoln Trail College. participated in the Christmas 4 Kids event, which provides about 400 children the opportunity to receive a new winter coat and spend $150 at a local Wal-Mart for Christmas. MPC employees also presented the Christmas 4 Kids organization with a $1,250 check. “WHEN MARATHON PETROLEUM SHARES INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS IN OUR COMMUNITY, IT HELPS ASSURE THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY’RE DOING A GOOD JOB, AND IT AFFIRMS THEIR COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IT’S LIKE NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS.” JOSÉ BOIX Coordinator, Texas City-La Marque Community Advisory Council Texas City, Texas ◗ At MPC’s Catlettsburg, Ky., refinery, 200 employees organized its annual Career Day, which brought almost 3,000 eighth-grade students from 25 schools in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia to learn about the refinery and what types of work its employees do. Booths provided information on a wide variety of jobs, including mechanical, fire and rescue, marine, laboratory, accounting, security, safety, environmental and many more. ◗ MPC volunteers in Findlay, Ohio, participated in a Christmas luncheon and holiday sing-along at the Blanchard Valley School and Industries, which increases opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. Employees provided and served a Christmas feast, and provided ukulele accompaniment for the sing-along. ◗ In 2013, MPC’s refinery in Detroit, Mich., completed its fourth year of funding process-technology scholarships at Detroit’s Henry Ford Community College. MPC has committed to funding up to 10 scholarships per year for 10 years. ◗ MPC employees attending a series of business meetings in Holland, Mich., volunteered their time at the local Salvation Army, helping to move and organize boxes of toys for underprivileged children, and weeding and landscaping the front yard of the Salvation Army office. ◗ In Greenville, S.C., MPC employees volunteered on a Habitat for Humanity home for a single mother of two. ◗ MPC’s Garyville, La., refinery donated $1,000 to the Louisiana State University chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants. ◗ MPC employees in Catlettsburg, Ky., volunteered to be “Test Champions,” helping students at Catlettsburg Elementary prepare for standardized tests. ◗ Dozens of volunteers from MPC’s refinery in Garyville, La., have sponsored luncheons at the St. John Council on Aging in Reserve, La., where they serve meals, sing songs and sponsor bingo games with prizes. Eighth-grade students try on firefighting gear at the annual career fair held by MPC’s Catlettsburg, Ky., refinery. MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 9 MPC IN YOUR COMMUNITY MPC employees in Indianapolis, Ind., take a break from cleaning up a public park. ◗ MPC employees and retirees participated in an Adopt-A-Highway cleanup on U.S. 224 in Findlay, Ohio, cleaning up a two-mile stretch of the road four times during 2013. ◗ MPC employees raised almost $14,500 for the March of Dimes March for Babies in Ashland, Ky. ◗ MPC volunteers partnered with help participants in events such as foot races and the long jump. ◗ MPC employees in Garyville, La., donated $13,000 to the John L. Ory Communication Magnet School to help with recovery from a fire and the effects of Hurricane Isaac. ◗ MPC’s 2013 United Way campaign at its headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, the Army Corps of Engineers in the Yatesville Lake Kids Fishing Day near Louisa, Ky. The event encourages kids to enjoy the outdoors, and provides food and prizes along with the fun of fishing. raised more than $1.6 million with a variety of efforts by hundreds of individual employees and groups contributing to the final tally. ◗ MPC employees volunteered at the recognized by the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, Tenn., with the organization’s Oscar Award, which Special Olympics event at Huntington High School in Huntington, W.Va., to ◗ MPC employee Carole Raley was recognizes volunteers who go above and beyond the call of duty in organizing and championing United Way events in their companies. ◗ To help the St. John Council on Aging in Reserve, La., recover from the effects of Hurricane Isaac, MPC’s refinery in Garyville, La., donated $5,000 to the organization. ◗ MPC employees at its refinery in Canton, Ohio, held a fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation to fight breast cancer. For each employee donation, local hair stylists volunteered their time to provide pink hair extensions or temporary dye to the donors. “BEFORE MPC’S MARINE TRANSPORTATION GOT INVOLVED, WE WERE TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO ASK TEACHERS AND STAFF AT THE SCHOOLS FOR DONATIONS, AND YOU CAN ONLY ASK FOR SO MUCH. IT’S NICE TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE NOT NECESSARILY CONNECTED WITH OUR SCHOOLS HAVE A HEART FOR THE KIDS AND A DESIRE TO HELP WITH THEIR BASIC NEEDS.” RUTH ELLEN CHANEY Coordinator, Boyd County Family Resource Center West Boyd County, Ky. 10 MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 ◗ About 40 MPC employees volunteered to clear out and rehabilitate a dilapidated park in Indianapolis, Ind. The team cleared brush, pulled weeds, removed debris, and cleaned and painted playground equipment and picnic tables. ◗ MPC employees in Findlay, Ohio, assisted the local Salvation Army in its annual food drive by picking up donated food items from collection points at Findlay city schools and helping sort the donations into 1,500 boxes. The donations helped feed 750 families during the holiday season. ◗ MPC employees in Nashville, Tenn., partnered with other local organizations to engage two dozen third-graders in wildlife education and a discussion about petroleum and MPC’s role in manufacturing, transporting and marketing petroleum products. The day’s events took place at MPC’s certified wildlife habitat at its asphalt terminal property. ◗ MPC was recognized by the Hancock County, Ohio, Parks Department for the number of volunteer hours spent by employees who helped clean up various park areas and prepare them for visitors. ◗ MPC employees at its refinery in Garyville, La., donated $4,700 to purchase backpacks and school supplies for students in need at East St. John Elementary School and Garyville Mt. Airy Magnet School. ◗ MPC employees in Texas City, Texas, provided career guidance to almost 700 fifth- and sixth-grade students at Barber Middle School in Dickinson, Texas, and College of the Mainland in Texas City. ◗ A group of MPC employees from its Canton, Ohio, refinery worked with representatives from the Stark County Educational Service Center to develop real-world scenarios for local students to solve, boosting interest in science, math, engineering and technology. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Detroit, Mich., donated state-of-the-art surveillance cameras to monitor the parking lot at the Southwest Detroit Business Association to help prevent vehicle break-ins. ◗ MPC employees in Findlay, Ohio, supported our military by mailing boxes of food, magazines, personal care items and signed Christmas cards to four soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. The employees also adopted a local military veteran family, delivering food, wrapped presents for the kids, and Christmas cards. ◗ About 30 MPC volunteers from the company’s Catlettsburg, Ky., refinery participated in the 13th annual Ashland, Ky., Repair Affair, which provides homeimprovement help to homeowners based on financial need. Volunteers cut grass, removed trash, cut saplings, made minor repairs and painted siding. ◗ MPC donated $4,000 to the Kenova, W.Va., police department to help fund law enforcement activities. ◗ For the fifth consecutive year, MPC’s Garyville, La., refinery hosted dozens of ninth- and 10th-grade girls as part of Louisiana State University’s Exploration Camp for Inspiring Tomorrow’s Engineers (XCITE) program, which introduces young high-achievers to engineering disciplines through handson demonstrations, field trips and contact with industry professionals. Third-graders learn how to use a compass during a visit to the certified wildlife habitat at MPC’s Nashville, Tenn., asphalt terminal. MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 11 MPC IN YOUR COMMUNITY At MPC’s Neil Pit certified wildlife habitat in Robinson, Ill., employees from its refinery volunteered to provide educational activities and nature walks to hundreds of elementary school students. ◗ MPC employees in Robinson, Ill., ◗ MPC employees in Wood River, Ill., sponsored a food-drive for the Oblong Children’s Christian Home, providing non-perishable food, toiletries and personal items. assisted local emergency responders as they contained a diesel fuel spill and fire that resulted from an automobile accident on Illinois Route 3 near ◗ MPC employees at its refineries in Texas City, Texas, volunteered to help set up the Miles for the Mainland race, which raises funds for the United Way Galveston County Mainland. Volunteers from MPC’s Galveston Bay refinery prepared and served hot dogs after the race, and the refinery won the Industry Cup for having the most participants in the race – more than 100. ◗ MPC employees at the company’s headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, which was partly sponsored by MPC. Participants from the company raised more than $2,500. ◗ MPC employees in Martinsville, Ill., read The Skin You Live In – a book that teaches about diversity and inclusion – to kindergarteners and first-graders at Martinsville Elementary School, and conducted an accompanying drawing activity. 12 MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 Hartford, Ill. ◗ MPC employees collaborated with contractors and vendors supporting MPC’s Owensboro-to-Catlettsburg pipeline project to host a charity golf outing in Mt. Sterling, Ky., that raised more than $20,000 for the American Cancer Society in Lexington, Ky. ◗ Volunteers from MPC’s refinery in Robinson, Ill., provided educational activities and nature walks to hundreds of students from local elementary schools at the refinery’s Neil Pit certified wildlife habitat. Participating schools were from Hutsonville, Oblong, New Hebron, Robinson and Palestine. ◗ After receiving a donation of a swing set, Children’s Mentoring Connection needed help transporting and building the playground equipment. MPC employees in Findlay, Ohio, picked up the swing set, transported it to Camp Beck in Wyandot County, Ohio, and put it together. ◗ More than a dozen volunteers from MPC’s Garyville, La., refinery volunteered to restore two homes in St. John the Baptist Parish that were damaged by Hurricane Isaac. ◗ More than 320 MPC employees from its headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, ran in the inaugural Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio Race for the Cure. MPC was the presenting sponsor of the race, and its runners were the top fundraisers for the event, donating more than $35,000 to the cause. ◗ At the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in St. John the Baptist Parish, La., MPC’s Garyville, La., refinery was a $5,000 Gold Sponsor of the event and sponsored two teams to participate. MPC volunteers also raised an additional $6,600 on the day of the event by selling food, T-shirts and more. “MARATHON PETROLEUM IS AN EXCELLENT AND DEPENDABLE NEIGHBOR. ITS HELP RANGES FROM OUTRIGHT FINANCIAL AID TO COACHING VARIOUS TEAMS AT SCHOOL, COOKING AT A BOOTH AT OUR FALL AND CHRISTMAS FESTIVALS, HOLDING OFFICES AT EVERY LEVEL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATION, AND THEIR EMPLOYEES’ GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION OF TIME AND EXPERTISE ANYWHERE IT IS NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY.” ROBERT BERTY Director, Crawford County Development Association Robinson, Ill. ◗ About 20 Speedway employees participated in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk in Canton, Ohio. Their participation, as well as donations from generous Speedway customers, provided almost $15,000 to the charity. ◗ MPC funds the annual Step Back in Time event at the historic San Francisco Plantation in Garyville, La., which was held for the 10th time in 2013. The event hosted fourth-grade students from St. John the Baptist Parish, La. ◗ Through its annual $5,000 donation to the Canton South High School, the MPC refinery in Canton, Ohio, contributed to the school’s ability to purchase a mill that allows students to make models of engineering drawings. The purchase was part of the school’s Project Lead the Way program, which works to spark interest in math and science. ◗ MPC donated $46,500 to the Texas City Independent School District Foundation for the Future in Texas City, Texas, to help fund the organization’s educational initiatives. ◗ MPC employees at its refinery in Detroit, Mich., collected and donated more than 2,000 personal care items to the Detroit Rescue Mission to help individuals and families in need. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Catlettsburg, Ky., sponsored the Gus Macker charity basketball tournament in Ironton, Ohio, which had its best year ever in terms of participation: 210 total teams, three of which were from the Catlettsburg refinery. ◗ As a charter member of the Supriya Jindal Foundation for Louisiana’s Children, MPC helped to fund interactive, high-tech instructional technologies for every public-school kindergarten classroom in St. John the Baptist Parish, La. An MPC employee in Texas City, Texas, participates in the Marathon Petroleum Skeet Tournament, which raises funds for United Way Galveston County Mainland. MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 13 MPC IN YOUR COMMUNITY A student from Patoka, Ill., shows off her winning entry from MPC’s “Call 811 Before You Dig, Safe Digging Month” contest. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Robinson, Ill., ◗ MPC employees in Findlay, Ohio, donated $2,500 to the Oblong Children’s Christian Home to help fund the organization’s equestrian therapy center. Employees also volunteered to install emergency lighting, clean donated furniture, remove dirt from the arena to replace it with sand, and other tasks to bring the center to completion. raised almost $3,900 for the Reeves Northrup Memorial Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Bike to the Bay event, which provides funding to combat MS and to support people in northwest Ohio living with the disease. The volunteers then rode the 150 miles of the event route over two consecutive days. ◗ MPC employees at the company’s headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, helped ◗ MPC donated $16,000 to the College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas, move donated items at the Findlay City Mission to higher ground to protect them from potential flooding. The group also helped prepare food boxes for distribution to food banks in the area. in support of the school’s Collegiate High School and Process Technology programs. ◗ In Akron, Ohio, MPC employees volunteered at the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank to prepare food for distribution throughout the eight counties served by the bank. ◗ MPC employees volunteered at the Forgotten Harvest food packaging warehouse in Oak Park, Mich., where they prepared food boxes for distribution to families in need. 14 MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 ◗ About 20 employees from MPC’s two refineries in Texas City, Texas, volunteered during the Christmas Senior Share, which brought about 700 seniors from throughout Galveston County together for a meal, entertainment and prizes. The volunteers helped decorate the venue for the event and served food to the attendees. ◗ In Charleston, S.C., MPC employees spent an afternoon volunteering at the Charleston Animal Society, putting together hundreds of dog treats and cat toys for the animals there, as well as creating educational materials for children about the promotion of animal welfare. ◗ MPC’s Garyville, La., refinery contributed $20,000 to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Department for post-Hurricane Isaac disaster relief efforts. This is in addition to the $50,000 donation made in 2012 for the same purpose. ◗ MPC employees participated in the annual Ohio River Sweep, in which volunteers collect and dispose of litter along the length of the river. MPC volunteers focused on the river’s banks in Catlettsburg, Ky. ◗ MPC employees volunteered their time to construct a parade float that won second place in the Ironton, Ohio, Memorial Day parade. ◗ MPC employees volunteered at the Grayson Lake Cleanup in Grayson, Ky., collecting debris for proper disposal. ◗ MPC donated medical supplies to the Ebenezer Medical Outreach, which provides free health care to those in need in Huntington, W.Va. ◗ MPC’s employees at its refinery in Garyville, La., conducted a fundraising drive for the St. John the Baptist Parish United Way, resulting in a donation of $312,000. ◗ MPC employees at the company’s Texas City, Texas, refinery and its Galveston Bay refinery volunteered their time to participate in Junior Achievement, providing educational activities that teach students about civics and the role of industry in communities. ◗ In cooperation with the Canton Joint Engineering Council, MPC employees at the Canton, Ohio, refinery hosted an Engineer for a Day program, through which 20 local students spent a day learning what an engineer’s workday is like. ◗ MPC employees at its refinery in Robinson, Ill., sold safety-related T-shirts to raise money for local food pantries. The effort resulted in a $1,350 donation. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Garyville, La., was title sponsor for the San Francisco Plantation’s Annual Arts and Crafts Festival, which raised $137,000 for the historic antebellum museum. ◗ MPC’s Detroit, Mich., refinery prioritized education in 2013, making financial contributions to various local schools and educational organizations, including Mark Twain Elementary, Pierre Toussaint Academy, Cornerstone Schools, Matrix Head Start and the Mercy Education Project. ◗ More than 550 MPC employees at its headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, volunteered their time during the United Way Days of Caring. Employees provided hands-on assistance to 21 United Way agencies during the event, helping them with maintenance, cleanup and other projects. ◗ Employees from MPC’s two refineries in Texas City, Texas, volunteered in the annual Trash Bash, the largest waterway cleanup event in the state, collecting trash for proper disposal. ◗ MPC employees in Detroit, Mich., raised more than $145,000 for the United Way for Southeastern Michigan through various fundraisers, including a March Madness bracket contest and an employee chili cook-off. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Catlettsburg, Ky., donated $2,500 to the Good Samaritan Center in Kenova, W.Va., for the organization’s Walking Out Hunger project, which raised funds for food banks throughout West Virginia. ◗ At Christmas time, MPC employees from its refinery in Robinson, Ill., purchased gifts for 50 children from families in need. ◗ MPC employees in Findlay, Ohio, held collection drives for clothing items, books and more for Specialized Alternatives for Family and Youth, an organization that works to place children into adoptive or foster homes. ◗ MPC employees in Texas City, Texas, volunteered at the July 4th Senior Share, where more than 500 senior citizens from across Galveston County took part in a celebration with a meal, patriotic music and prizes. ◗ In Lucas, Ohio, MPC employees volunteered to clean, weed and plant flowers at the Malabar Farm State Park visitor’s center to get it ready for an influx of visitors during the Ohio Heritage Days. ◗ MPC employees in Indianapolis, Ind., collected and donated more than 70 large grocery sacks filled with non-perishable food for Community Caring and Sharing, a nonprofit that provides weekly food deliveries to those in urgent need. During the United Way Days of Caring in Hancock County, Ohio, MPC employees help get a public park ready for summer crowds. MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 15 MPC IN YOUR COMMUNITY The Marathon Classic LPGA charity golf tournament in Toledo, Ohio, raised $378,000, which was donated to more than 20 children’s charities throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. ◗ About 120 MPC employees gathering at a multiday meeting in Lexington, Ky., divided into 17 teams that each built, painted and named a rocking horse. The rocking horses were donated to four local charities: the Kentucky Children’s Hospital; Lexington Hearing and Speech Center; Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program; and the Center for Women, Children and Families. A rocking horse also was donated to the Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center in Findlay, Ohio. ◗ The MPC refinery in Canton, Ohio, hosted a “Lunch and Learn” with the Louisville, Ohio, High School Diversity Initiative Team, with the objective of contributing to the team’s efforts to increase diversity awareness in their school and community. ◗ About 100 volunteers at MPC’s Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, organized its 13th annual United Way Golf Tournament, which attracted almost 300 golfers and raised more than $83,000 for local charities funded by United Way Galveston County Mainland. ◗ On Earth Day, MPC employees from its refinery in Detroit, Mich., visited four 16 MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 local schools – Mark Twain Elementary, Pierre Toussaint Academy, Allendale Elementary and Matrix Simpson Center – to talk to students about environmental stewardship. Volunteers gave each student a spruce tree seedling. ◗ MPC employees at its refinery in Catlettsburg, Ky., sponsored a team in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk in Ashland, Ky. The refinery’s team was the largest single fundraising team, donating more than $5,300 to the cause. ◗ MPC employees from its Robinson, Ill., refinery provided a Christmas lunch for the clients at Lawrence/Crawford Association for Exceptional Citizens. Employees served the meal and provided entertainment. ◗ In Indianapolis, Ind., 35 MPC employees volunteered to help build two Habitat for Humanity homes, working on interior framing, exterior trim work, painting and more. ◗ About 100 MPC employees and family members volunteered for various functions at the Marathon Classic LPGA charity golf tournament in Toledo, Ohio. The Marathon Classic raised $378,000, which was donated to more than 20 children’s charities throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. Since the tournament was founded almost 30 years ago, it has donated $8.1 million to more than 100 children’s charities in the region. MPC began serving as the title sponsor of the event in 2013. ◗ MPC employees at its headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, held a fundraiser for the Red Cross Armed Forces Family Network, raising almost $700 for the charity. ◗ Dozens of employees from MPC’s Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, volunteered at the Special Kids’ Day at the Galveston County Fair and Rodeo, cooking and serving about 1,000 hot dogs to the children and their caregivers, and helping kids get on and off rides safely. ◗ MPC donated funds to Rogers Elementary School in Detroit, Mich., to help fund a garden project. MPC employees from its refinery in Detroit helped students and parents build the garden, which was then used in the school’s curriculum. “MARATHON PETROLEUM IS A GOOD NEIGHBOR. THEY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES AND THE SCHOOLS. SOME COMPANIES ONLY CARE ABOUT MAKING A DOLLAR, AND IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. BUT MARATHON PETROLEUM TAKES CARE OF US… THEY WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR NEIGHBORS.” TIM OSBORNE Community Advisory Panel member Canton, Ohio ◗ About a dozen MPC employees from its refinery in Catlettsburg, Ky., volunteered weekly at the Big Brothers Big Sisters school-based mentoring program at Catlettsburg Elementary School. MPC employees also fundraise for the organization by selling Christmas trees each year. ◗ Every Friday, MPC employees from the refinery in Robinson, Ill., delivered lunch to 15 senior citizens’ households in Crawford County. ◗ MPC employees in Findlay, Ohio, sponsored a Christmas party for residents at the Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center. Employees made about 500 desserts, donated gifts for 150 children and provided $20 Marathon gift cards to 100 families. City, Texas, prepared meals for the Galveston Ronald McDonald House once each quarter. ◗ At the Gleaners Food Bank in Indianapolis, Ind., MPC employees ◗ MPC employees at its headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, volunteered in Habitat assembled almost 7,000 backpacks of individually packaged food items and donated $3,000 to the organization. for Humanity’s “Women’s Build,” which brought together a group of men and women to help finish roofing and other aspects of a home being built for a local family. ◗ MPC employees from the company’s Canton, Ohio, refinery volunteered at Dueber Elementary School to share age-appropriate science experiments with students. Dueber Elementary is the refinery’s local adopted school. ◗ Members of the Hispanic Network at MPC’s Galveston Bay refinery in Texas ◗ MPC employees in Detroit, Mich., volunteered at Mark Twain and Allendale Elementary Schools in Detroit as part of the schools’ Career Day, telling kids about their jobs in engineering, operations, health, environment and safety. MPC employees in Indianapolis, Ind., prepare food boxes for the Gleaners Food Bank. MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 17 MPC IN YOUR COMMUNITY MPC employees working on a Habitat for Humanity build in Findlay, Ohio. ◗ MPC employees at its refinery in Catlettsburg, Ky., organized fundraisers for the United Way of Northeast Kentucky, including remote-control car races, an online auction, refinery controlroom visits, a yard sale and more. The efforts resulted in more than $212,000 being donated. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Robinson, Ill., raised a total of $215,000 for the United Way of Crawford County, comprising about 75 percent of the organization’s local funding. ◗ MPC employees in Findlay, Ohio, raised funds and gathered donations for the Clothe-A-Child program, providing new winter clothes for 238 children when cold weather began. ◗ MPC volunteers in Catlettsburg, Ky., participated in Riverworks Discovery, a program that promotes awareness of the marine environment and marine industry to local fourth- and fifth-graders. ◗ Attorneys and staff at MPC’s headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, volunteered their time and resources to provide free legal support to people 18 MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 in need on matters such as wills, powers of attorney and litigation. They also supported a monthly domestic relations clinic, provided free counsel to call-in clients from rural counties, served as court-appointed special advocates and guardians ad-litem for abused, neglected or dependent children, and more. ◗ MPC employees from its refinery in Robinson, Ill., sponsored their Annual ◗ MPC employees at its refinery in Canton, Ohio, held a supplies drive for its ◗ MPC transport drivers participated adopted school, Dueber Elementary, in the fall, and in December held a hat, mitten and scarf drive for students. Employees donated school supplies and warm clothing to children from families in need. ◗ MPC’s two refineries in Texas City, Texas, donated $10,000 to the Bay Area Council of Boy Scouts to fund uniforms and camping fees for low-income Scouts. ◗ MPC employees from its refinery in Detroit, Mich., volunteered for the Motor City Makeover Day, cleaning up a vacant lot near the refinery. ◗ MPC employees in Catlettsburg, Ky., filled almost 100 backpacks with clothes and school supplies, donating them to local school children from families in need. Book Event for all first-grade classrooms in Crawford County. Volunteers read A Rainbow of Friends to the students, incorporating a message of diversity and inclusion, and that everyone is different in their own way. in a Career Vehicle Day sponsored by the Findlay, Ohio, Center for Autism and Dyslexia. The drivers answered questions and helped kids safely sit in the cabs of the trucks. ◗ MPC helped sponsor the annual Duck Derby festival, which raises funds for the Texas City Independent School District’s Foundation for the Future in Texas City, Texas. MPC volunteers won the festival’s duck decorating contest. ◗ MPC’s Canton, Ohio, refinery sponsored the Nimishillen Creek Cleanup Day, and about two dozen employees volunteered to help remove litter and other debris from the waterway. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Robinson, Ill., held the “Real World II” event, hosting students interested in engineering and sciences for tours of the refinery, presentations about careers and interaction with MPC employees. High school students from Lawrenceville, Red Hill, Robinson, Hutsonville, Palestine, Sullivan and Oblong participated. ◗ MPC employees at its Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, volunteered at the MPC-sponsored D’Feet Breast Cancer Celebration of Life run/walk, raising money to fund mammograms and follow-up care for those who cannot afford it. ◗ MPC employees at its Catlettsburg, Ky., refinery participated in the annual ◗ MPC donated $20,000 to the Feed-AChild Program in Findlay, Ohio. The organization provides meals, drinks and snacks to families in need every weekend during the school year. ◗ MPC transport drivers in Lansing, Mich., prepared and decorated an MPC transport truck to participate in the city’s Silver Bells in the City Christmas parade. Employees steam-cleaned the truck to ensure no flammable products were in it, carefully inspected the vehicle prior to decorating it with more than 5,000 lights, and walked along with the vehicle during the parade as an extra measure of safety. ◗ About two dozen employees from MPC’s refinery in Canton, Ohio, Christmas Wish Adopt-A-Family, providing Christmas gifts for 37 families, including 86 children. volunteered in the United Way Day of Caring, working at the Stark County Job and Family Services office to help paint, clean, organize and landscape. ◗ MPC employees at its Robinson, Ill., ◗ Several musically-inclined MPC refinery collected and donated 400 pairs of shoes for people in need through the global Soles for Souls program. employees from the company’s Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, put on performances each month for residents at Independence Village, a group home for adults with developmental disabilities. MPC employees also become elves each Christmas, decorating the home inside and out. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Detroit, Mich., donated $10,000 to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Detroit, and more than 60 employees and their family members participated in the race, raising another $1,000 in entry fees. ◗ At the Stark County, Ohio, Junior Fair Beef Auction, MPC employees at its refinery in Canton, Ohio, successfully bid for a shorthorn steer, supporting the Junior Fair, Future Farmers of America and 4-H. ◗ At the Savage Branch Wildlife Preserve, MPC’s certified wildlife habitat near Catlettsburg, Ky., MPC volunteers hosted 640 students from Kentucky and West Virginia schools over 15 days, teaching students about the many aspects of a wildlife habitat and engaging them in hands-on activities. MPC employees and family participate in the Race for the Cure in Detroit. MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 19 MPC IN YOUR COMMUNITY MPC’s headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, earned the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s silver award for Encouraging Environmental Excellence. ◗ MPC employees at its refinery in Robinson, Ill., organized an Easter egg hunt to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association. ◗ The Findlay, Ohio, board of health designated MPC as Public Health Champion of the Year to recognize the company’s volunteering of its headquarters complex as a location to dispense medication in the event of a local, state or federal state of emergency, such as a pandemic. ◗ MPC volunteers from the Canton, Ohio, refinery sponsored Christmas wish lists for 33 foster children through the Christian Children’s Home of Ohio Wish List Program. Employees purchased, wrapped and delivered the gifts to the Children’s Home. ◗ MPC donated $10,000 to the M.I. Lewis Social Services Center in Dickinson, Texas, to help pay for its new building. 20 MPC CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2013 The center provides food and financial assistance to individuals and families in need. ◗ MPC’s refinery in Detroit, Mich., donated $2,500 to help fund Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision’s annual Tire Sweep, which collects and properly disposes of discarded tires in the southwest Detroit area. ◗ On U.S. Route 23 in Catlettsburg, Ky., more than 70 MPC employees, retirees and family members helped clean up a section of the highway, collecting 22 bags of debris for proper disposal. ◗ As a finalist for MPC’s President’s Award for Responsible Care®, MPC’s refinery in Robinson, Ill., received a cash prize. Employees at the refinery voted to donate the money to the Oblong Children’s Christian Home. ◗ MPC engineers at its headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, volunteered their time to provide high school students with career guidance and hands-on engineering activities through the Engineering Explorers program. The program provides an engineering activity each month during the school year. ◗ The MPC refinery in Canton, Ohio, hosted 20 local vocational technical school students and three of their instructors at a “Refining 101” presentation and tour of the refinery, which focused on safety in the workplace. ◗ MPC’s Robinson, Ill., refinery sponsored a regional ethics conference at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind., where MPC’s head of Business Integrity and Compliance delivered a keynote address.