Fuel Your School program returns

Chevron U.S.A. has again brought its Fuel Your School program to Hawaii, to give educators “necessary tools for students to learn, explore, and get excited about school.” Chevron encourages STEM-related projects, to help prepare students for jobs of the future.

“At Chevron, we realize the importance of a quality education for our children,” said Carina Tagupa, community relations specialist for Chevron Hawaii. “We are proud to work with DonorsChoose.org on the Fuel Your School program, which will help bring projects designed by our public school teachers to life. These projects can widen the possibilities offered to our students and challenge them to reach their full potential.”

Last year, Chevron helped fund projects in 110 public schools in Hawaii. In October, Chevron contributed $1 to help fund eligible classroom projects each time a Hawaii consumer purchased 8 or more gallons of fuel at a participating Chevron station, up to a total contribution of $350,000 in Hawaii alone.

In the U.S., Fuel Your School is an innovative collaboration between Chevron and DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need. The program is committed to providing local public school students with the tools and resources needed to help them achieve academic success.

“During the Fuel Your School program, filling up at Chevron means filling local classrooms with the resources to help students and teachers succeed,” said Charles Best, founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org. “Fuel Your School makes it easy for Chevron customers to see their real-time impact on classrooms in their community.”

All year, public school teachers post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org, ranging from calculators, to microscopes, and even glowing bacteria.

One of those requests came from Carol Kim,