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BASF and TOTAL Miracle Match for Life golf tournament raises more than $110,000 for lifesaving charities in Southeast Texas
PORT ARTHUR, TX, May 1, 2017 – The 15th annual BASF and TOTAL Miracle Match for Life golf tournament on April 28 raised more than $110,000 for three charities that provide lifesaving health services for people in Southeast Texas — the Gulf Coast Marrow Donor Program, the Julie Rogers “Gift of Life” Program and LifeShare Blood Centers. Hundreds of golfers, BASF and TOTAL employees, volunteers and spectators were on hand for a day of sports and community fellowship at Bayou Din Golf Club in Beaumont, Texas. BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLC and Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc., both located in Port Arthur, are the title sponsors of the annual golf event. Food and beverages for the tournament were donated by area businesses.
“A number of our employees have been marrow donors, and one employee was a match for a patient in need, all as a result of Miracle Match for Life,” said Greg Masica, Vice President and Site Manager for BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals in Port Arthur, Texas. “We look forward to continuing our partnership with these charities for many years to come and supporting the critical services they provide in our communities.”
Founded in 2002 as a collaborative partnership between BASF and TOTAL, Miracle Match for Life has raised more than $1.4 million through 2017 to help educate people and promote awareness of the need for bone marrow donors, blood donations and cancer screening and prevention in Southeast Texas. The initiative places special emphasis on education and recruitment in African American, Native American and Hispanic communities, where donors and cancer screenings are especially needed.
“We are honored to serve as the title sponsor for Miracle Match for Life, which is a tremendous partnership that raises tens of thousands of dollars every year to support three worthy organizations right here in Southeast Texas,” said Bryan Canfield, Total Port Arthur Refinery Plant Manager. “Giving back to the community where we live and work is a part of our culture and we are proud to help make a difference in so many people’s lives.”
“Miracle Match for Life has played a key role in increasing cancer awareness and the number of blood and marrow donors in Southeast Texas,” said Hope Guidry-Groves, Program Director for the Gulf Coast Marrow Donor Program. “Since 1991, of the 1,871 Gulf Coast Marrow Donor Program’s donors who were identified as potential matches, roughly 20 percent of those potential donors come from the Golden Triangle area.”
Miracle Match for Life also has made it possible for thousands of women and men to receive mammograms and prostate cancer screenings through the Julie Rogers “Gift of Life” Program.
“We are deeply appreciative of the outstanding companies, sponsors and loving individuals who work so hard to ensure medically underserved men and women in our community receive lifesaving medical care,” said Regina Rogers, Gift of Life Founder and Chair. “The funding and awareness raised during Miracle Match for Life make an immeasurable impact on the scope of our organization’s mission to provide extensive cancer education and screenings throughout seven Southeast Texas counties.”
Funds raised by Miracle Match for Life also support LifeShare Blood Centers, which provides blood components to 11 hospitals in eight Southeast Texas counties and requires approximately 30,000 donations annually.
“The support provided by Miracle Match for Life helps us educate the community about the necessity for blood donations and donor recruitment,” said Brooke Hulett, Center Manager of LifeShare Blood Centers. "At times, it is difficult to maintain the blood inventory needed to meet the demand of hospitals we serve. Miracle Match for Life has been vital in promoting awareness of the need for donors.”
BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals, LLC
BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLC is located in Port Arthur, Texas and manufactures a range of chemicals used in hundreds of consumer products. BASF TOTAL is a joint venture partnership between BASF Corporation, 60 percent ownership, and Total Petrochemicals &Refining USA, 40 percent ownership. For more information about BASF Corporation and Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. visit www.basf.us or www.us.total.com.
About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,500 employees in North America, and had sales of $16.2 billion in 2016. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of about €58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at www.basf.com.
Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.
Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. (TPRI) is part of the Refining-Petrochemicals Americas Division of Total S.A., one of the largest integrated international oil and gas companies with operations in more than 130 countries worldwide. TPRI is headquartered in Houston and is a major producer of polypropylene, polystyrene, styrene, base chemicals and polyethylene in the United States. Its refinery produces transportation fuels and other petroleum-based products for the global market. The company employs more than 1,600 who work in support of manufacturing and research/development activities in Texas and Louisiana. Visit us online at www.us.total.com.
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