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Community Development

Marathon is committed to investing in long-term, sustainable programs to improve quality of life in the communities in which we live and operate. We consider ourselves part of these communities and constantly strive to take active responsibility to contribute to their well-being. As a result, before we even enter a community, we make concerted efforts to identify and engage stakeholders in order to better understand and remain aligned with the immediate and future needs of each community. Our systematic approach creates structured outreach programs with the purpose and means to meet a host community's needs. Because Marathon insists that its program goals strongly align with those of community stakeholders, we remain engaged in the process to ensure the outreach programs continue to contribute value.

Examples of community projects include:

The Bioko Island Malaria Control Project (BIMCP) in Equatorial Guinea is a $15.8 million (investment as of 2008) private/public partnership program. Through a partnership with business colleagues, international non-profits, and research organizations, this program's goal is to eradicate malaria from Bioko Island over a 5-year period.
Marathon's Methamphetamine Awareness & Education Program is an initiative to educate communities on the effects of methamphetamine use to prevent first-time, experimental use. This initiative provides a forum for local communities to develop solutions to issues caused by methamphetamine abuse.
Marathon partners with non-governmental organizations domestically and internationally to distribute medicines and medical supplies in places of need. For example, in 2005, Marathon contributed over $5 million to organizations dedicated to Hurricane Katrina relief, such as the American Red Cross and the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast. In addition, Marathon employees provided volunteer assistance to various relief efforts.
In 2007, Marathon Indonesia Petroleum (MIPIL) initiated an effort to remove over 250 rumpons from the Pasangkayu block offshore West Sulawesi. (Rumpons are devices placed in the sea at various water depths to mimic reef formations and increase biological diversity and production, thereby expanding fish populations to support the sustainable local fishery).
Marathon has contributed to the development of local infrastructure with innovative solutions and well-structured partnerships, such as the design and construction of a municipal waste disposal facility for Malabo, the capital city of Equatorial Guinea.
In 2006, Speedway SuperAmerica (SSA) was the catalyst for a community enhancement project in Springfield, Ohio. SSA and partners constructed Hope Corner, a playground for children using the services of Interfaith Hospitality Network, a non-profit organization that helps homeless families.
Marathon's Downstream Organization founded the Clothe-A-Child program in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1948, and extended it to Hancock County, in Ohio, in 1992. Through the program, employees raise money to purchase clothing and other items for children in need. Participating employees have the opportunity to shop with the children for their clothes. Additional funds are dispersed throughout the year for other worthy causes.
Marathon's Minnesota Refining Division strives to be an active participant in the local community by supporting the Friends In Need Food Shelf -- one of the largest volume food shelves in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Division supports the Food Shelf by providing a building for food storage on refinery property and by providing constant financial support through charitable contributions.

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