Good Neighbours Make Great Partners - Irving Oil and Bayview Elementary School Launch Partnership
Release Date: March 17, 2011
SAINT JOHN, NB — The Irving Oil Refinery and Bayview Elementary School are pleased to formally launch a partnership that will enhance education for students at Bayview. The partnership will provide students with two class trips per year, opportunity to participate in an on-site refinery education program, individual tutoring, and donations of equipment for interactive learning.
In special acknowledgement of the new partnership, Irving Oil will also be refurbishing Bayview’s library, an investment worth $3,000.
“We are very pleased to be partnering with the Irving Oil Refinery,” says Jill Baxter, Principal of Bayview Elementary. “This partnership will offer our students new opportunities to achieve excellence in the classroom.”
“Our refinery and Bayview Elementary have developed a close relationship throughout the years,” says Mark Sherman, General Manager of the refinery. “We’re very proud to partner with Bayview and we look forward to supporting them in their academic goals.”
Over the last three years, Irving Oil has donated and installed new playground equipment for Bayview Elementary School. In 2010, after a donation of six SmartBoards from Irving Oil, the school met its goal of having a SmartBoard in every classroom. Together, these donations are valued at more than $75,000. In addition, Irving Oil has consistently supported many of the school’s fundraisers and events.
This is the second school partnership for the Irving Oil Refinery. In 2008, our company formed a major partnership with Champlain Heights Elementary. To mark the third anniversary of this partnership, Irving Oil has donated 400 new assembly chairs to the school, a donation worth more than $13,000.
About Bayview Elementary School
Bayview Elementary School is located on Loch Lomond Road in East Saint John. The school serves over 200 children from kindergarten to grade five. For more information about Bayview Elementary School, visit http://web.nbed.nb.ca/as/district08/bayview
About Irving Oil
Irving Oil Irving Oil was founded in 1924 and is a privately owned regional refining and marketing company with a history of long-term partnerships and relationships. Irving Oil operates Canada’s largest refinery, in Saint John NB, which is located 65 miles north of the US border and has reached production rates in excess of 300,000 barrels per day. The refinery exports over 80 per cent of its production to the US and accounts for 75 per cent of Canada’s gasoline exports to the US and 19 per cent of all US gasoline imports. In 2003, Irving Oil became the first oil company to receive a US Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Excellence Award, for its clean gasoline. For more information about Irving Oil, visit www.irvingoil.com
Media Contacts:
Sam Robinson
Irving Oil Refinery (506) 202-3191
samantha.robinson@irvingoil.com
Jill Baxter
Bayview Elementary School
Phone: (506) 658-5332
jill.baxter@nbed.nb.ca