Giving Back to our Communities

YELLOW DOOR FOUNDATION:  ​It was a chance conversation with a friend over dinner that led JoAnne and Jeff McTague, of Barboursville, Va., to begin exploring the idea of how to help the families of children being treated at the UVA Children’s Hospital who were travelling from out of the area for the services the hospital provides and who were also saddled with hotel bill costs to stay near the hospitalized child.

After a little more investigation, JoAnne, who is retired from American Express and who now works with her husband flipping houses, decided that starting the Yellow Door Foundation was the way to meet those needs. One of her first encounters as she researched and worked to develop the foundation was with a friend she had met at a dinner party -- Virginia Oil and Gas Association (VOGA) Board of Directors Secretary, Ann Marie Gathright, who also works with VOGA member Environmental Standards Inc. 

The relationship forged along the way ultimately saw VOGA and its membership agree to donate the proceeds from a 50/50 raffle at its summer meeting and the VOGA member winner of that raffle – Debbie Orrison -- donate her winnings back to Yellow Door Foundation. Combined with some additional contributions made by VOGA members, the Yellow Door Foundation received a donation in excess of $6,100 from the industry and its members following that meeting... Read More...

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VIRGINIA: WHERE WE LIVE, WORK AND VOLUNTEER:  Each year VOGA member companies and their employees donate tens of millions of dollars and countless volunteer hours to Virginia charities.

From assisting local schools in meeting the needs of extracurricular and sports programming, to support for area food pantries, to supporting habitat restoration or helping to create multi-use trail systems for both local residents and tourists to enjoy, Virginia Oil and Gas Association member companies are generous in their community outreach endeavors... Read More...