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Flint Hills Resources’ commitment to adding value to the communities where employees live includes financial support for many programs that help educate and enrich children, preserve natural resources, or offer a hand to those in need. Many of these programs also benefit from direct involvement by company employees who contribute time and talent for service projects.
Flint Hills Resources believes that part of being a responsible community member and environmental steward is to actively participate in the education of tomorrow’s leaders. With funds and employee volunteers, Flint Hills
Resources supports diverse education programs that emphasize personal responsibility, entrepreneurship, science education and environmental stewardship in local communities.
In addition, three of the company’s sites (Joliet, Ill., Rosemount, Minn., and Corpus Christi, Texas) have developed wildlife management programs that have been certified by the international Wildlife Habitat Council. Corpus Christi, which is also a Corporate Lands for Learning™ site, and the Pine Bend refinery site, were initially certified in 2001. The Illinois site earned certification in 2004 and is also a Corporate Lands for Learning site.
Some of the donations in 2007:
Dakota County Domestic Preparedness Committee first responder training facility: to refurbish a building.
Texas State Aquarium distance learning program: to allow 11,000-plus Texas students to experience the aquarium without leaving their classrooms.
Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights, Minn: Pine Bend engineers went into the classroom to help physics students solve real-world refinery engineering problems.
City of Rosemount: donation of 57 acres of land for an outdoor recreation complex.
Ector County Children’s Services Board Christmas Project: The company and employees purchased gifts for children in the foster care system.
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