During halftime of this evening's football game between Rabun County High
School and East Hall High School, BP and Clipper Petroleum will be presenting a total $22,500 to East Hall area Schools, which includes a $20,000 Fueling Communities grant donation.
Of the total funding, $15,000 will be donated to East Hall High School; $5,000 to East Hall Middle School; and $2,500 to White Sulphur Elementary School. The use of the funds will support a wide spectrum of programs and activities at
each school, including student leadership programs, extracurricular clubs, academic teams, athletic teams and technology upgrades to enhance learning.
The BP Fueling Communities program provides grants to local organizations that are nominated by BP's Branded Marketers like Clipper Petroleum to support the communities in which they do business. Fueling Communities gives back to local organizations that support health, education, youth, food and housing to
spread charity and goodwill.
"Everyone has been affected by the current economic conditions, especially the schools," said Tom Bower, President of Clipper Petroleum. "Clipper has always supported youth education and youth athletics and we felt that it is important now more than ever to support our local schools. We hope that this money is able to touch every student in some way across all three schools."
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