Chevron Unveils 'Courage' to Help in the Fight Against Breast Cancer.Launch of Special Edition Chevron Toy Car to Kick-Off Slate of Activities Aimed at Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness SAN RAMON San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security. Notes: In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions). of the sale of Courage will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Courage cars are available at participating Chevron retail locations across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for a suggested retail price of $7.99 or by visiting www.ChevronCars.com. Each year since 2001, Chevron has introduced a special edition Chevron Car to help raise breast cancer awareness and has donated nearly $1.4 million to the cause through sales of the cars. "Supporting the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Breast Cancer Awareness Month through donations and outreach in the communities we serve has been our commitment for many years," said Shariq Yosufzai, president of Chevron Global Marketing. "Chevron is dedicated in its support of new developments that help work toward the prevention and treatment of the disease to bring greater hope for all those whose lives have been affected by the disease." Chevron continues to support breast cancer awareness and raise funds for medical research through its participation in Komen for the Cure([R]) events throughout the United States. This year, Chevron has sponsored Komen for the Cure events in 17 U.S. cities and more than 2,800 employees have participated. "It is vitally important to support breast cancer awareness. Breast cancer is a disease that affects so many of our lives, including the lives of Chevron employees around the globe," said Danny Roden, vice president of Chevron North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Marketing. "October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and unveiling our special edition Courage toy car is another way that Chevron is taking part in the fight against breast cancer." In addition to the introduction of Courage, Chevron is also announcing the kick-off of campaigns aimed at supporting Breast Cancer Awareness: * Chevron is launching a COURAGE donation card campaign that will invite customers to make a $1 donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, is an organization supporting breast cancer research. Since its inception in 1982, Komen has invested nearly $1 billion in research, education and health services, making it the , available at select Chevron retail locations across the United States. Donation cards will be displayed inside participating Chevron/ExtraMile convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. . * Chevron also will launch an online breast cancer awareness campaign in partnership with Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Online and Ellen DeGeneres, a breast cancer advocate for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. By visiting ellen.warnerbros.com, online users will find a microsite dedicated to National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention and cure. that includes facts about early detection and how to support the cause. The Chevron site will be featured on Glam GLAM Glamorgan (Welsh County) GLAM Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (Australian Society of Archvisits) GLAM Grinning Like A Maniac GLAM God's Love And Mercy .com, iVillage.com and Womensforum.com. * Chevron will again sponsor the 2007 Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association ) Longs Drugs Challenge to be held at Blackhawk Country Club, in Danville, Calif., from October 4-7, 2007. During the tournament, Chevron will sponsor the par five 15th hole as the "Driven by Courage" Challenge, whereby for each tournament player "drive" of 250 yards or more from the tee box, Chevron will donate $100 toward local breast cancer awareness organizations. * New this year, Chevron is creating in-store education materials and programs aimed at helping to educate Hispanic women about the importance of self-exams and mammograms. As part of this effort, Chevron will host a "Power Brunch" in Los Angeles in November where women will hear first-hand from breast cancer survivors and obtain information on how they can help fight breast cancer. Statistics show that breast cancer is more prevalent among Hispanic women due to lack of education and access to health care, and the disease is also said to be the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Hispanic women. Chevron Corporation, one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, has approximately 58,000 employees, and Chevron's subsidiaries conduct business in approximately 180 countries. Chevron operates across the entire energy spectrum -- exploring for, producing and transporting crude oil and natural gas; refining, marketing and distributing fuels and other energy products; generating power; designing and marketing large-scale energy efficiency solutions and assessing the energy resources of the future, including biofuels and other renewables. Chevron Global Marketing is a division of Chevron Global Downstream LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , an indirect wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Chevron Corp. Chevron Products Company is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corp. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information on Chevron is available at www.chevron.com. |
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