Feeding America Receives $3 Million From Valero Through "Fill Up to Fight Hunger" Campaign

CHICAGO, Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization, and Valero, an international manufacturer and marketer of energy products and power, announced today that $3 million has been raised from the "Fill Up to Fight Hunger" campaign.  Feeding America and Valero launched "Fill Up to Fight Hunger" on April 4, 2011, to give motorists a chance to fight hunger in their communities simply by filling up with Valero fuel.  The campaign ended June 30, 2011, with the total amount of donations to local food banks depending on the amount of fuel purchased in that area.  For each 8-gallon fuel purchase made at a participating Valero outlet, Valero donated $1 to the local food bank in that area, up to $3 million nationally. 

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Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding America said, "This partnership with Valero is the first cause marketing campaign that Feeding America has entered into with an energy company.  We are thankful for their incredible support with 'Fill Up to Fight Hunger' in our effort to help feed the 50 million people who are faced with hunger nationwide."

Both company-owned Valero Corner Stores and independently operated Valero-branded locations participated in "Fill Up to Fight Hunger." 

A check presentation to Feeding America was held today on the front lawn at Valero Energy Corporation in San Antonio.

About Feeding America

Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 37 million Americans each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks support 61,000 agencies that address hunger in all of its forms. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country, visit http://www.feedingamerica.org. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/FeedingAmerica or follow our news on Twitter at twitter.com/FeedingAmerica

About Valero:

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels, other petrochemical products and power. Valero assets include 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 2.9 million barrels per day, 10 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of 1.2 billion gallons per year, and a 50-megawatt wind farm. Valero is also one of the largest retail operators with approximately 6,800 retail and branded wholesale outlets under the Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock and Beacon brands in the United States and the Caribbean; Ultramar in Canada; and Texaco in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Based in San Antonio, Valero is a Fortune 500 company with approximately 20,000 employees. Please visit www.valero.com for more information.

Contact:
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SOURCE Feeding America