ExxonMobil Recognized with U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award
ExxonMobil′s volunteers for Junior Achievement provide positive role
models for local students and encourage community service
Junior Achievement USA ? (JA) today presented Exxon
Mobil Corporation with a 2011-2012 Silver U.S. President's Volunteer
Service Award for providing the organization with significant volunteer
resources during the year. ExxonMobil provided Junior Achievement with
more than 10,000 volunteer hours.
'Through innovative partnerships between businesses, educators and
volunteers, we can prepare young people to enter the workforce and
succeed in a global economy,? said Alan Kelly, president of ExxonMobil
Fuels & Lubricants, who received the award on behalf of the company.
'This award honors the commitment of hundreds of ExxonMobil employees
around the world who volunteer with Junior Achievement and share their
experiences at schools in their communities.?
President George W. Bush established the President's Council on Service
and Civic Participation in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions
volunteers make in communities and encourage more people to serve. The
Council created the President's Volunteer Service Award program as a way
to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and
example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service.
In 2006, Junior Achievement became an official certifying organization
for this award, which also recognizes corporations with a U.S. presence
that provide volunteers to teach JA programs anywhere in the world.
'I thoroughly enjoyed the Junior Achievement program on leadership and
professional communications,? said Ebony Jackson, a junior at Wunsche
High School in Spring ISD, Houston, Texas. 'The program inspired me to
be a leader on my campus and a role model to my peers.'
ExxonMobil is one of only 33 JA corporate partners to be honored with a
President′s Volunteer Service Award this year. The entire list of
recipients is located here.
'Junior Achievement volunteers play a key role in bringing Junior
Achievement to life. By sharing their personal and professional
experiences and skills with students in their communities, volunteers
help young people to make a connection between what they are learning in
school and what they will need to succeed in work and life. In so doing,
they support students, their local communities and America's economic
competitiveness,' said Jack E. Kosakowski, president and CEO of Junior
Achievement USA. 'The U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award is an
outstanding way to acknowledge ExxonMobil and its employee-volunteers,
who demonstrate a commitment to their communities and encourage others
to make volunteering a priority.'
Larry A. Leva, global vice chairman of Quality and Risk Management for
KPMG International and chairman of Junior Achievement USA, added, 'By
recognizing and honoring volunteers, we shine a spotlight on everyday
heroes who are working to address pressing social challenges. We are
also setting a standard for service and fostering civic participation.'
About Junior Achievement USA ? (JA)
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to
giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their
economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and
economic choices. JA programs are delivered by corporate and community
volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give
students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in
financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Today, JA
reaches 4.2 million students per year in more than 120 markets across
the United States, with an additional 5.8 million students served by
operations in 120 other countries worldwide. Visit www.ja.org
for more information.
About Exxon Mobil Corporation
Globally, ExxonMobil provides funding to improve basic education,
promote women as catalysts for economic development, and combat malaria
and other infectious diseases in developing countries. In 2012, together
with its employees and retirees, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), its
divisions and affiliates, and the ExxonMobil Foundation provided $256
million in contributions worldwide, of which $116 million was dedicated
to education. www.exxonmobil.com/community
Junior Achievement USA ?
Stephanie Bell, 719-540-6171
sbell@ja.org
Twitter:
@JA_USA
