CITGO Lemont Reaches Fundraising Record With Shamrock Bowl

LEMONT, IL — The CITGO Lemont Refinery celebrated St. Patrick's Day last month at the annual Shamrock Bowl for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Romeoville. The refinery said through bowler registrations, lane sponsorships and raffles, this year's event raised a record $103,000 to benefit the MDA.

CITGO hosts a variety of events throughout the year to raise support and awareness for the MDA. The refinery said in addition to the Shamrock Bowl, the CITGO Lemont Refinery hosts a golf outing, spearheads the annual Fill the Boot campaign with local firefighters, and supports the annual Muscle Team benefit dinner.

"Families are at the heart of the MDA's mission, and the CITGO family is dedicated to the fight to end muscle disease. Whether it's participating in an event or sponsoring a child for MDA Summer Camp, I am always amazed by the kindness and generosity shown by our employees and contractors," Jim Cristman, CITGO Vice President of Refining, said in a release.

"We cannot fulfill our mission to free kids and adults from the harm of muscle-debilitating diseases without dedicated partners like CITGO and its generosity," Kate Shea, Regional Director at Muscular Dystrophy Association, said in a release.

For more than 30 years, TeamCITGO volunteers have led the CITGO-MDA partnership by fundraising and volunteering to advance this important cause., according to the refinery. To date, CITGO employees, contractors, vendors, suppliers, Retailers, Marketers, family and friends have helped raise more than $230 million to help find treatments and cures, and rally communities and support families with services like MDA Care Centers, Summer Camps and support groups.

Photo provided by CITGO Lemont.