Community Involvement
Through our corporate citizenship we are significant contributors to the well-being of our communities, whether it is investing resources or lending time to volunteer efforts.
Employee Engagement
TeamCITGO
Through TeamCITGO, our employees, retirees, their families and friends have all donated countless hours of their time and talents to numerous local charitable and community projects.
- TeamCITGO was the first industry volunteer organization in Southwest Louisiana and has a rich history of developing volunteerism in the five-parish area. Through TeamCITGO, our employees, retirees, and their families and friends have donated thousands of hours of their time to numerous local charitable and community projects designed to improve the quality of life of Southwest Louisiana residents.
- Our Lemont TeamCITGO volunteer group is a motivating force behind neighborhood clean-ups, beautification projects, food or clothing drives and other community support initiatives.
- The employee-driven TeamCITGO personifies the spirit of volunteerism at the CITGO Lemont Refinery. Contributing their time, talent and treasure to neighborhood clean-up and beautification projects, collections of food and clothing for area human service agencies and meeting other needs in local communities, TeamCITGO lives up to its motto of “Neighbors Helping Neighbors.”
- TeamCITGO activities range from volunteering at local food pantries and women’s shelters to assisting with grounds-keeping efforts at the local Cerebral Palsy camp. Additionally, refinery employees have helped raise money to benefit the United Way, Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS
CITGO employees actively support a variety of industry, civic and educational organizations. Employee leadership roles are listed for just a few of them in our chart.
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At CITGO, we believe that a solid contribution program successfully brings people together. CITGO is proud to play a part in enhancing the quality of life of our operational regions.
CITGO is the official fuel sponsor of the Boston Marathon. Since 1965, CITGO has had an iconic presence along the Boston Marathon race route, with the signature CITGO sign in Kenmore Square letting runners know they are one mile from the finish of the Boston Marathon. CITGO sponsors 25 runners representing our operational areas including employees, educators, first responders, marketers and non-profits. Learn more about the 2024 CITGO sponsored Boston Marathon team.
In addition, CITGO is the presenting sponsor of a digital campaign titled “The Road to Boston,” providing year-long event information to participants of the Boston Marathon.
The United Way
The United Way has been a big part of the CITGO culture for more than 40 years. Each year our refineries have fundraising events that raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the United Way in our local communities. Lake Charles employees have been contributing since 1975, and Corpus Christi and Lemont employees have been contributing since 2009 and 1998 respectively. We are proud of our roots in supporting the United Way.