Donation to Red Cross
07 Noviembre 2003 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Amy McLeod, 310-212-4756
ExxonMobil Donates $100,000 to American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
to Aid Victims of Southern California Wildfires
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today a contribution of
$100,000 by the ExxonMobil Foundation to the American Red Cross to aid
the thousands of Southern California residents endangered by the
devastating wildfires and evacuated from their homes in the counties
of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Ventura.
As firefighters begin to suppress the largest wildfire in California
history, the Red Cross has opened 40 emergency shelters/evacuation
centers and housed some 12,000 displaced residents. More than 4,300
Red Cross volunteers are providing food, emotional support, medication
replacement and other vital support.
"Our hearts and thoughts go out to the thousands of victims of the
devastating wildfires who are in urgent need of assistance. We applaud
the Red Cross for its immediate response and strongly believe that it
is important to support them and help them continue to provide the
assistance and disaster relief needed," said Gary Wilson, refinery
manager of the ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery. "With 1,500 employees and
contractors as well as nearly 2,000 retirees living in the state of
California, this disaster is extremely personal to us."
Exxon Mobil Corporation supplies Californians with nearly 10 percent
of their motor vehicle fuel refined at the Torrance Refinery, provides
fuel to over 900 branded service stations in Southern California, has
four terminals located in Torrance, Vernon, Atwood and Mission Valley,
Calif., and operates production facilities in Santa Barbara and Kern
counties.
Exxon Mobil Corporation is a leading international energy company
whose subsidiaries have operations in approximately 200 countries and
territories.