2025 Valero Report on Guiding Principles - Flipbook - Page 42
The Impact of Our Investments37
HEALTH CARE
CIVIC
BASIC NEEDS
$12.2 million
$2.6 million
$15.7 million
total funds donated
in 2024
total funds donated
in 2024
total funds donated
in 2024
UNITED WAY
EDUCATION & WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
$17.6 million
total funds donated
in 2024
$21.4 million committed in 2024
Health Care: Helping Our Communities Have Access
Valero has partnered with numerous health care initiatives in its communities to provide access to programs, clinical
screenings, new state-of-the-art medical equipment and other resources that help promote health and well-being.
Examples of our health care investment include the funding provided in 2024 to support air ambulance services in Texas,
Oklahoma, Iowa and the United Kingdom near Valero terminals and facilities as follows:
Houston, Texas – Valero committed $1 million to the Memorial Hermann Life Flight, which provides life-saving
transportation services for the Greater Houston and Southeast Texas area.
Three Rivers, Texas – Valero provided funding to HALO-Flight air ambulance to help with the purchase of key emergency
response equipment, new helmets and night vision goggles. HALO-Flight provides life-saving medical care to patients
across South Texas and is the region’s only nonpro昀椀t air ambulance.
Ardmore, Oklahoma – Valero contributed $90,000 to the Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service to help improve
response times, enhance service quality and increase capacity to handle emergencies in a district that reaches more
than 850 square miles, 48,000 residents and 14 municipalities.
Fort Dodge, Iowa – Valero supported the Trinity Health Foundation Surgery Center Renovation Campaign by adding three
additional operating rooms.
Lakota, Iowa – Valero provided necessary equipment for the reopening of the Buffalo
Center medical clinic. The clinic will provide primary health care for all ages and serve
the communities of Buffalo Center, Lakota, Rake, Thompson and Woden.
Pembroke, U.K. – Valero supported lifesaving efforts by donating to local air ambulance
service organizations, such as the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, and the Derbyshire,
Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance.
Civic: Supporting
Conservation Programs
and Safety Infrastructure
Valero supports initiatives that
foster the success of communities
where we live and work, such as
a wide range of conservation
programs, city parks and zoos,
libraries and museums, as well
as safety infrastructure, including
police, 昀椀re and emergency
management services. Some
examples in 2024 include:
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Albion, Nebraska – Valero provided
funding to the Elgin Volunteer Fire
Department for the purchase and
installation of an infrared camera
system, enhancing the response to
wildland and grass 昀椀res.
McKee (Dumas), Texas – Valero provided
funding for the construction of a new quartermile walking path to the Dumas Welcome
Center, which provides a recreational walking
space for the local community and a rest
area for drivers traveling on Highway 287.
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana – Valero
committed $500,000 to help support
renovations at East Bank Bridge Park, including
two turf softball 昀椀elds, a new basketball court,
pavilions, new lights around the 昀椀elds, two new
tennis courts, two pickleball courts and a new
batting cage to help the community stay active.
Houston, Texas – Valero
provided $35,000 to the Houston
Botanical Gardens to help with
the purchase and planting
of 58 new red bud trees to
preserve, conserve and provide
education of plant biodiversity.
