Hess Home Run Campaign a Hit for Kids with Medical Needs

BOSTON, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Two local institutions serving children's medical needs are about to benefit from Hess Corporation's Home Run Program with the Boston Red Sox.  Children's Hospital Boston's Trauma Program and the Jimmy Fund through the Red Sox Foundation each will receive a $50,000 check from Hess Retail Territory Manager Dana Jackson at an on-field presentation at today's Red Sox game.

Hess Corporation promised to alternate $500 donations to the two institutions for every home run hit during a New England Sports Network (NESN) televised game during the 2011 season. To date 193 Red Sox home runs have been televised by NESN, and Hess is rounding up its donation to a total of $100,000. With this donation, Hess has donated a total of $410,000 through the Home Run Campaign since its launch in 2008.

"We're delighted to once again lend our support to the Jimmy Fund and Children's Hospital Boston through this year's Home Run Campaign," said Rick Lawlor, Vice President, Retail Marketing, Hess Corporation.  "Hess has been part of this community for over a decade, so it means a great deal to us to help two outstanding institutions in their work with children who have serious medical needs."

Since its founding in 1948, the Jimmy Fund has supported the fight against cancer in children and adults at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, helping to raise the chances of survival for cancer patients around the world.

The Trauma Program at Children's Hospital Boston is a leading center in the treatment and care of injured children. It ranks among the top 10 hospitals nationwide for the volume of injured children treated. Children's Hospital Boston is one of only a few hospitals in the United States to earn a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center verification from the American College of Surgeons, indicating that it provides the highest level of pediatric injury care. Today, some 50,000 patients come through the Children's Emergency Department each year. Approximately 11,000 of those cases are injury-related, from minor to severe.

Hess is one of the leading independent gasoline-convenience retailers on the East Coast with more than 1,360 stations and convenience stores in 18 states from Massachusetts to Florida. Hess operates more than 170 locations in New England. For more information, please visit www.hessexpress.com.

About Hess Corporation

Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES), with headquarters in New York, is a global integrated energy company engaged in the exploration, production, purchase, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas, as well as the production and sale of refined petroleum, natural gas and electricity products. More information is available at www.hess.com.

About Children's Hospital Boston Trauma Program

Children's Hospital Boston, the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is an internationally renowned center for medical research and treatment. It is one of the only pediatric hospitals nationwide that focuses on pairing world-class research with clinical resources to develop top therapies to treat and cure children. Many of the hospital's scientific advancements have far-reaching implications for treating adults, too – they target diseases including prostate and breast cancer, macular degeneration, and Alzheimer's. Children's is also the leading provider of healthcare to children in Massachusetts.  For more information visit: www.childrenshospital.org/newsroom.

About the Jimmy Fund

Founded in 1948, the Jimmy Fund (www.jimmyfund.org) supports the fight against pediatric and adult cancer at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The generosity of millions of people has helped the Jimmy Fund, an official charity of the Boston Red Sox since 1953, to save countless lives worldwide by furthering cancer research and care. Unrestricted support from the Jimmy Fund is an integral part of Mission Possible: The Dana-Farber Campaign to Conquer Cancer, a $1 billion capital campaign to accelerate cancer research, speed development of life-saving therapies, and expand the Institute's signature patient- and family-centered care.

SOURCE Hess Corporation