HOUSTON, April 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Saturday, April 17 marks the culmination of the
three-year Fueling Good, Rebuilding Lives charitable partnership
between CITGO and Rebuilding Together Houston. Appropriately,
TeamCITGO volunteers will gather to repaint a local residence in
the Independence Heights community.
Launched to help Houston-area
communities in need recover from 2017's Hurricane Harvey, the
program has done enormous good in the community, supporting the
renovation of more than 186 homes for those in need in the
Independence Heights community and surrounding areas.
"The people of CITGO are proud members of the Houston community," said CITGO President and
CEO Carlos Jordá, "It's been a
privilege to pitch in to help our neighbors in need recover from
the devastating impacts of Hurricane Harvey."
For more than three decades in the greater Houston area, Rebuilding Together Houston has
repaired the homes of low-income, elderly homeowners – as well as
those of veterans and people with recognized disabilities.
The Fueling Good, Rebuilding Lives program also included a
charitable partnership with Habitat for Humanity that helped
rebuild 31 homes in Rockport,
Texas.
When back-to-back winter storms struck the region in
February 2021, CITGO again worked
with community organizations to help meet ongoing needs for food
and water and medium to long-term assistance for home repair
in Houston, Corpus Christi and Lake Charles,
La. The Company supported several organizations, including SBP, the
Independence Heights Redevelopment Council and Rebuilding Together
Houston, with funds for wellness checks, food distribution,
plumbing repairs and guidance on completing FEMA applications.
"We can't predict when or where disaster will strike," said CEO
Carlos Jordá, "We can be sure,
however, that the people CITGO will be ready to lend a hand when it
is needed most."
About CITGO
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, CITGO Petroleum
Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry with a
well-known brand. CITGO operates three refineries located
in Corpus Christi, Texas; Lake Charles, La.;
and Lemont, Ill., and wholly and/or jointly owns 42 terminals,
six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants.
With approximately 3,400 employees and a combined crude capacity of
approximately 769,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), CITGO is ranked as the
fifth-largest, and one of the most complex independent refiners
in the United States. CITGO transports and markets
transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other
industrial products and supplies a network of approximately 4,600
locally owned and operated branded retail outlets, all located east
of the Rocky Mountains. CITGO Petroleum Corporation is owned
by CITGO Holding, Inc.
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