We have a long tradition of investing in the community through both corporate contributions and employee volunteerism. Partnering with local NGOs and government agencies, we strive to make positive contributions to the communities through projects that bring sustainable, long-term benefits in five key areas - education, welfare and community aid, health, environment and the arts.

In 2009, EMB and the other ExxonMobil subsidiaries in Malaysia contributed to about 100 non-profit organisations. Some of the highlights of our contributions include:

• Scholarships and best student awards for deserving students from secondary and primary schools in Negeri Sembilan under the ExxonMobil Education and Scholarship Fund.
• Funding of educational programmes to promote English and science education, improve computer literacy among youth from the rural areas, and sports awards to recognise outstanding young athletes.
• Support for health programmes and equipment upgrades such as community health programmes at Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar, Seremban.

Beyond direct financial investments, our employees also offer their expertise and personal time to their local communities through our various employee volunteer programmes:

• ExxonMobil Community Projects Programme: EMB employees were part of the close to 1,000 employees who organised the "Week of Caring". Thirteen community events were carried out at various locations around the Klang Valley and in Port Dickson, targeting welfare homes as well as projects with safety and environmental themes such as a safety helmet campaign for school children, tree planting and river cleaning projects. About RM470,000 was spent for the year's programme, which ended with a Family Day for an estimated 2,500 disabled people and their families from across Malaysia, which was organised in conjunction with World Disabled Day in December 2009.