BENICIA – Local children’s charities Wed. received a total of $400,000 from employees of the Valero Benicia Refinery who helped raise the funds through the Valero Energy Foundation and the company’s sponsorship of the 2019 Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children in San Antonio.

“This is just one of several Valero locations that will proudly distribute funds to children’s charities throughout the United States this year,” said Don Wilson, Vice President and General Manager of the Valero Benicia Refinery. “These gifts enable our community agencies to continue their good work for the many children they serve. We appreciate all that these agencies do to improve children’s lives. And it gives us great joy to be able to support the children of Benicia and Solano County once again.”

Thanks to the overwhelming support of Valero’s business partners and sponsors, the Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children generated more than $15 million in net proceeds to be distributed to charities throughout the United States where Valero has major operations. With this year’s result, the event has raised an all-time total of more than $153 million, making it one of the most charitable tournaments on the PGA TOUR.

Valero extended its contract with the PGA TOUR as its title sponsor of the Valero Texas Open through 2028. Agencies selected to receive Benefit for Children dollars each year are nominated by Valero employees.

The 2019 Valero Benefit for Children local recipients are:

Arts Benicia

Bay Area Crisis Nursery

Benicia Academy of Performing Arts (Benicia Ballet)

Benicia Community Action Council

Benicia Education Foundation

Benicia Historical Museum

Benicia Library Foundation

Benicia Maker Space

Boys & Girls Club of Contra Costa County

Camp Taylor

CASA of Solano County

Child Abuse Prevention Council

Child Haven, Inc.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Northern California

East Bay College Fund

Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano

Friends of Loma Vista Farm

Friends of MIT for Curls & Careers

Harbor House Ministries

Horseplay Therapeutic Riding Center

Humane Society of North Bay

Junior Achievement

Literary Engineers

Reynaissance Family Center

Royal Family Kids

Safe Quest Solano

SHIFT – Supporting Healthy Individual & Family Transition

Solano County Foster Parent Association

Solano Land Trust

Suisun Conservation Fund

The Kyle Hyland Foundation for Teen Support

United Cerebral Palsy North Bay

Vacaville Boys and Girls Club

VOENA (Voices of Eve n Angels)

“We are all fueled by giving and what our gifts mean to the hundreds of charities across the U.S. where Valero has major operations,” said Eric Honeyman, Valero Vice President – Refining Operations, who headed up Valero’s efforts in this year’s tournament. “All of this is possible because of the generous support of our sponsors, employees and volunteers who believe in the mission of helping people, especially children.”