Million Dollar Donation

Mississippi Schools Chevron has donated more than $1 million to 16 school districts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
by Associated Press
Published: Wed, March 12, 2008 - 9:59 am CST Last Updated: Thu, July 31, 2008 - 12:29 am CST
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Chevron has donated more than $1
million to 16 school districts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Chevron General Manager Roland Kell says the grants to public
school districts in Harrison, Hancock and Jackson counties in the
final phase of the company's $18 million Energy for Learning
campaign.
The program was launched in 2006 to support education needs in
areas hurricanes Katrina and Rita affected.
Each of the South Mississippi school districts received checks
for $105,122 yesterday (Tuesday).

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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RufusHannah Says:
Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 1:16 pm

Aww how sweet, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. What is that to Chevron? oh like its probably much like…one of “us” dropping a penny to the ground and deciding its easier to leave it rather than pick it up.

something is better than nothing I suppose

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