Chevron donates $100,000 to help teachers In Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino counties after wildfires

: Elizabeth Larson; Posted On Tuesday, 02 October 2018 02:06; 02 October 2018

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Chevron announced it will donate $100,000 towards local public school classrooms in Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino counties to help fund eligible projects posted on www.DonorsChoose.org through its Fuel Your School program.

This year, Chevron has made changes to its North Coast Fuel Your School program to better serve this area impacted by the California wildfires given the serious time of need.

In an effort to assist in the recovery of the region, Chevron will not base its North Coast program funding on fuel sales in the area.

Instead, Chevron, with the help of local Chevron and Texaco marketers and retailers, will donate the full $100,000 for the program towards eligible projects posted on www.DonorsChoose.org. Fuel Your School project eligibility requirements will still apply.

“Chevron was founded in California over 100 years ago and has operations across the state,” said Peter Van Alyea, Founder and CEO of Redwood Oil Company, which helps contribute to Chevron's Fuel Your School program. “So many people have been greatly impacted by this tragedy. It’s important that we do our part to help rebuild and support successful learning opportunities for teachers and students who live in this region.”

Chevron encourages public school teachers in Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino counties to submit classroom projects requesting needed supplies and education materials, student-led project initiatives and student life essentials, including clothing, personal hygiene products and food. This can also include materials to help rebuild their classrooms.

The 2018 Fuel Your School project submission period opened Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. Eligible classroom projects will be funded on the same rotating basis, based on the order in which the projects are received and posted on DonorsChoose.org for each eligible school within the relevant cities.

In addition to the donation to help local teachers, Chevron has also donated $500,000 from the Chevron Global Community Fund to the American Red Cross in support of relief efforts.