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Imperial Oil contributes almost $3 million to United Way - Centraide
| Calgary, AB,
January 25, 2007
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Imperial Oil is pleased to announce the company, in partnership with its
employees and retirees, contributed close to $3 million to the 2006 United
Way-Centraide campaigns across Canada.
"Our employees
and retirees have once again demonstrated outstanding support and spirit for
United Way. Their tireless efforts and generosity have made this another
successful year for Imperial’s campaign," said Tim Hearn, chairman, president
and chief executive officer of Imperial Oil. "We have a long history of
contributing to United Way in Canada because we have seen for ourselves what a
difference their services can make to people across this country."
Imperial’s 2006 campaign included numerous innovative employee activities from
coast-to-coast such as participating in Days of Caring projects, bake sales,
clothing drives, and canoe races.
As well, on September 16,
2006, 425 Esso-branded retail gasoline sites in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton,
Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax participated in the Esso United Way
Day. On this day Imperial contributed one cent for every litre of gasoline
purchased and a further $1 from each car wash sold to United Way organizations
across Canada. The day raised approximately $186,000 nation-wide.
United Way-Centraide is a non-profit organization located in 125 Canadian
centres. Each United Way-Centraide works locally to find solutions to
community problems by mobilizing volunteers, identifying community needs and
raising and distributing funds. The money raised this year will help children
and youth, senior citizens in need, families and abused women, disabled and
homeless people as well as newcomers to Canada.
Imperial Oil
contributed more than $12 million to enhance the well-being of communities
across Canada in 2006, building on a tradition of corporate giving that began
with the company’s inception in 1880. More than 125 years later, Imperial is
supporting organizations from coast-to-coast with an emphasis on education,
environment, and the community. Imperial's goal is to contribute to building a
life-long learning system in Canada that ranks among the best in the world.
For more information about Imperial's community investment activities, please
visit
www.imperialoil.ca
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