WHO:                   Astros Foundation Executive Director Twila Carter
                              Occidental Petroleum Senior Vice President, Business Support, Glenn Vangolen
    Houston ISD Strategic Partnerships General Manager Caleen Allen
                                                                                                         
WHAT:                 Astros Community Leader Occidental Petroleum will deliver more than 60 boxes of school supplies
                              donated by its employees to two Houston ISD elementary schools in the Denver Harbor community,
                              the same community where the Occidental Petroleum Community Leaders field serves young students
                              and athletes. The delivery will contain approximately 11,930 total items benefitting Scroggins and Pugh
                              Elementary Schools. Executives from the Astros Foundation, HISD and Occidental will be on-hand to
                              deliver the donations to the two Denver Harbor schools.
WHEN:                 Tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 25
                              9:00 a.m. - Scroggins Elementary School
                              10:30 a.m. - Pugh Elementary
                                            
WHERE:               Scroggins Elementary School                                   
                              400 Boyles St.
                              Houston, TX 77020
                              Pugh Elementary School
                              1147 Kress St.
                              Houston, TX 77020
ABOUT THE ASTROS FOUNDATION:
The Astros Foundation, the official 501(c)(3) team charity of the Houston Astros, seeks to harness the passion of baseball fans to support youth baseball and softball programs, the recognition and honor of our nation's military, childhood cancer awareness and efforts to reduce homelessness. Our cornerstone initiatives include the Community Leaders program, the Astros Youth Academy and the Astros RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) Program. For more information on the Astros Foundation, please visit www.astros.com/foundation.
ABOUT OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM:
Occidental Petroleum Corporation is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Middle East region and Latin America. Headquartered in Houston, Occidental is one of the largest U.S. oil and gas companies, based on equity market capitalization. The company's wholly owned subsidiary OxyChem manufactures and markets chlor-alkali products and vinyls. Occidental is committed to safeguarding the environment, protecting the safety and health of employees and neighboring communities, and upholding high standards of social responsibility throughout its worldwide operations.
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