66 Volunteerism From building homes, sorting food, planting trees, taking part in fun STEM activities at schools and picking up litter from roadways and beaches, our employees have a passion for helping build better communities and generously sharing their time and talents. Valero Volunteer Councils Each of our sites has a Valero Volunteer Council that organizes employee volunteer activities throughout the year. Over the past five years, our employees around the globe volunteered more than 600,000 hours of service . Our employees currently serve on more than 320+ nonprofit/ civic boards around the world that address a wide variety of needs to help strengthen communities. In Wilmington, California , Valero volunteers completed two giant murals as part of a beautification project at a neighboring school, Hawaiian Avenue Elementary. One of the murals spanned four classrooms and the other covered two stories. Sharefest is a nonprofit organization in California with a mission to empower underserved youth to transform their future and become leaders of collaborative community change. “Valero is an amazing partner who always does a phenomenal job beautifying our local schools. We know this project infused life into the school and will bring a smile to many kiddos’ faces.” - Chad Mayer , Executive Director, Sharefest