CITGO Petroleum Corporation and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) are celebrating a record-breaking 2018 – where the refining and marketing company raised more than $14 million to help transform the lives of individuals living with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related neuromuscular diseases with breakthrough therapies and innovations in care.  As MDA’s largest corporate sponsor, CITGO and its employees, along with its network of locally-owned Marketers and Retailers, have contributed more than $240 million dollars since the two began working together in January 1986.

“We are incredibly grateful for the unparalleled support that CITGO, its employees, and Marketers and Retailers have provided MDA for the past 32 years,” said MDA Executive Vice President & Chief Philanthropy Officer, Adam Catumaccio. “CITGO has set the standard in corporate support by fueling our efforts to find treatments and cures for neuromuscular diseases that severely limit strength and mobility.”

Throughout 2018, CITGO employees, Marketers and Retailers hosted more than a hundred fundraising events and sponsored a number of local MDA events, including:

  • MDA Corporate Golf Challenge in April
  • Presenting sponsor for the MDA New York Muscle Team gala;
  • Golf tournaments hosted by Lake Charles, Lemont and Corpus Christi refineries;
  • St. Patrick’s Day bowling event and the Chicago Muscle Team event hosted by the Lemont refinery;
  • Walks, golf tournaments, letter writing, and other donation campaigns organized by terminals employees;
  • MDA Shamrocks program, whereby CITGO Marketers remain the number one seller; and
  • Founding Sponsor of MDA Team Momentum, the MDA endurance initiative, since 2013.

“We have partnered with MDA over the last 30 plus years because we share similar values and believe in what the organization is doing – working to find a cure for these devastating diseases. Through our continued efforts, we hope to be at the forefront when MDA discovers that cure,” said CITGO Executive Vice President Rick Esser.

To learn more about MDA and how you can get involved, visit www.mda.org. For more about the partnership between CITGO and the MDA, visit www.citgo.com.