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Approximately 200 ExxonMobil employees reported to a different place of work today as they participated in various United Way Day of Caring activities throughout North Texas. As part of the 2005 United Way campaign, these volunteers engaged in nursing home activities, planted fall flowers, delivered food and assisted with other needs of ExxonMobil's selected nonprofit agencies. ExxonMobil has one of the largest numbers of volunteers from a single corporation to participate the United Way Day of Caring. The selected United Way agencies are Child Care Group, Citizens Development Center, Collin County Children's Advocacy Center, Dallas Children's Advocacy Center, Reading and Radio Resource, Salvation Army, Senior Source and Visiting Nurse Association. In addition, ExxonMobil is partnering with United Way agency Irving Cares to help evacuees of Hurricane Katrina. Volunteers coordinated a food drive to help restock the agency's food pantry. They are also volunteering in shifts throughout September to help stock that pantry. "The ExxonMobil United Way Day of Caring allows our employees to work hand in hand with those in the nonprofit sector while engaging in volunteer activities," said Lucille Cavanaugh, vice president of Human Resources, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and ExxonMobil's United Way Campaign Chair. "Community involvement has always been and remains a top priority at ExxonMobil through the donation of time and talents of our employees and financial contributions." In addition to assistance provided by ExxonMobil volunteers, agencies selected for the 2005 Day of Caring will receive grants through the ExxonMobil Volunteer Involvement Program. This ExxonMobil program encourages employees, retirees and other eligible participants to actively contribute their time and talent to nonprofit organizations by providing contributions on the participants' behalf. Last year, the ExxonMobil campaign raised more than $1,078,000 for the United Way in Metropolitan Dallas and Tarrant Counties. In addition, ExxonMobil employees and retirees volunteered more than 26,800 hours in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, which resulted in $258,000 in grants awarded to local organizations through ExxonMobil's Volunteer Involvement Program. "Each year, ExxonMobil and its employees and retirees in North Texas uphold a high standard of excellence and reflect committed corporate citizenship through their generous volunteer hours and monetary contributions," said Gary G. Godsey, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. "As United Way continues to fund the most urgent human care needs in North Texas, we are pleased to partner with ExxonMobil to address these important community issues." ExxonMobil is committed to supporting community programs in cities where its employees live and work. ExxonMobil Foundation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and its divisions and affiliates last year provided $106.5 million in contributions worldwide, with $40 million dedicated to education.