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Each year, Flint Hills Resources employees in Corpus Christi, Texas, deliver boxes of apples and oranges to students at their adopted elementary schools, including Oak Park Elementary.

By supporting relief agencies in time of natural disasters, Koch companies have helped people across the world.

Following Hurricane Ike’s landfall on Sept. 14, 2008, Koch Industries, Inc. and Flint Hills Resources donated $1.1 million to help residents along the Gulf Coast. Georgia-Pacific donated much needed items such as plates, cups, paper towels and diapers.

INVISTA and its employees gave nearly $258,000 in funds and in-kind donations to the Red Cross Society of China, the Salvation Army and other relief agencies for victims of China’s devastating earthquake in May, 2008. In 2005, Koch Industries contributed $100,000 to tsunami relief efforts, and together with other Koch companies and employees, contributed more than $3.3 million in cash and in-kind contributions to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Koch companies in many states support Big Brothers Big Sisters, including this Lunch with Littles in the Koch Café, Wichita, Kan.

Employees of Koch companies in Wichita surpassed their goal for the 2009 Salvation Army Angel Tree drive, providing gifts and raising nearly $16,000 to help 1,005 children and their families. It was the 19th consecutive year Koch company employees have organized and participated in the Angel Tree drive. To watch video of one special 2008 Angel, click here.

Students from Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas with Elizabeth Koch, Chairman of YEK board of directors.

Koch companies are proud to support Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas.

YEK is an educational and charitable organization that provides high school students the opportunity to learn business and entrepreneurial skills, and values to help them prosper and become contributing members of society. Since YEK’s founding in 1991, more than 8,800 Kansas high school students have graduated from the program. In 2006, Georgia-Pacific helped establish a similar program, Youth Entrepreneurs Atlanta. This growing program currently serves five Atlanta public high schools.

For other examples of our community outreach, download our 2007 Environment, Health and Safety and Community Stewardship Report.