LyondellBasell Corpus Christi Complex United Way Campaign Exceeds $78,000

Communities to Benefit from Company and Employee Donations

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – April 18, 2017 – The Corpus Christi Complex of LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, recently announced donations totaling more than $78,000 to United Way of the Coastal Bend.

Employees from LyondellBasell’s Corpus Christi Complex celebrate a successful contribution campaign with representatives from United Way of the Coastal Bend. Pictured L-R are: Cristina Martinez, Robert Ybarra, Shawn Lynn, Huey Dorn, Donna Hurley, Berni Klostermann, Randy Tatum, Teri Harris, Catrina Wilson and Diana Gonzalez.

“United Way mobilizes the caring power of communities to advance the common good; LyondellBasell is proud to be a part of their vital work,” said Bob Patel, LyondellBasell CEO and chairman of the management board. “I am grateful for our employees across the U.S. who demonstrated their tremendous generosity during the company’s annual United Way campaign. Through their volunteer efforts and financial contributions, our employees exemplify our company’s mission to be a good neighbor in the communities where we operate.”

Staff from the Corpus Christi Complex recently toured the Greenwood Molina Childcare Center which will benefit from their contributions. The program focuses on ensuring children achieve appropriate cognitive and physical developmental milestones when they enter kindergarten.

“Our community is improving everyday thanks to LyondellBasell and its employees. The partnership that they have created with United Way of the Coastal Bend allowed us to touch over 130,000 individuals last year,” said United Way of the Coastal Bend and CEO Catrina Steinocher Wilson. “Greenwood Molina Childcare Center is one of our 38 funded partners and this campaign will impact these precious children for a lifetime.”

“I am proud of the support our employees show to our local United Way chapters each year,” said Corpus Christi Complex Site Manager Randy Tatum. “These donations are a great example of local dollars going back into the area to help fund important programs in our community.”

In 2016, LyondellBasell held United Way campaigns at 23 company sites across the U.S. and raised a total of $2.65 million. The LyondellBasell Corpus Christi Complex has raised more than $1.2 million dollars since the site began the campaign in 1997. 

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