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Swing into action with BASF and TotalEnergies on Aug. 6 to help local nonprofits.
BASF and TotalEnergies will host the 19th annual Miracle Match for Life Golf Tournament on Friday, Aug. 6, at Bayou Din Golf Club to support three local charities – Be the Match, the Julie Rogers “Gift of Life” Program and LifeShare Blood Center. Funds raised at the event will support lifesaving health services to the patients of these organizations.
The tournament will bring together numerous golfers and volunteers from BASF and TotalEnergies along with spectators, donor recipients and individuals who will benefit from the money raised at the event.
Miracle Match for Life was created in 2002 as a collaborative partnership between BASF and TotalEnergies to help educate and promote awareness for the need of bone marrow donors, blood donations, and cancer screening and prevention in southeast Texas. Through 2019, Miracle Match for Life has raised more than $1.5 million.
“Giving back is a natural part of our work culture and who we are. We are grateful for the continued support we receive from our employees, who are always willing to give back to the communities where they live,” said John Lycan, Vice President of Operations and Site Manager for BASF TotalEnergies in Port Arthur, Texas. “Having the opportunity to contribute to the critical services these three charities provide is a rewarding experience, and we look forward to our continued partnership.”
Miracle Match for Life places special emphasis on education and recruitment in African American, Native American and Hispanic communities, where donors and cancer screenings are especially needed.
“We are excited to partner with BASF and participate in an event that will raise awareness of the medical needs of the underserved in our community,” said Tom Chavez, TotalEnergies Port Arthur Refinery General Manager. “We live and work in southeast Texas and take pride in being a good neighbor while ensuring the health of our community remains a priority.”
The Be the Match Program has been able to recruit more than 350,000 donors from the Texas Gulf Coast Region and Louisiana and expand vital cellular therapies for patients thanks to donations and public awareness generated each year by Miracle Match for Life.
“Thanks to the financial assistance from Miracle Match for Life, we made the impossible, possible,” said Hope Guidry-Groves, Senior Director, Network Partner at National Match Donor Program/Be the Match. “In our Gulf Coast region alone, we inspired 5,172 new members to join our Be The Match Registry. Despite a global pandemic and subsequent shutdown, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match and our partners impacted 6,660 lives this year – the most lives ever. Against all the obstacles we faced in 2020, together, we did not miss one single transplant.”
Miracle Match for Life also has made it possible for thousands of women and men to receive mammograms and prostate cancer screenings through the Julie Rogers “Gift of Life” Program.
“We are deeply grateful for the outstanding companies, sponsors and dedicated individuals who work so hard to ensure medically underserved men and women in our community receive lifesaving medical care,” said Regina Rogers, “Gift of Life” Founder and Chair. “Funding and awareness raised during Miracle Match for Life make an immeasurable impact on the scope of our organization’s mission to provide extensive cancer education and screenings throughout seven Southeast Texas counties.”
Miracle Match for Life also supports LifeShare Blood Center, which provides blood components to hospitals in eight southeast Texas counties and requires approximately 30,000 donations annually.
“Miracle Match for Life helps us educate the community about the necessity for blood donations and donor recruitment,” said Brooke Hulett, Regional Director of LifeShare Blood Center. "At times, it is difficult to maintain the blood inventory needed to meet the demand of hospitals we serve. Each day 100 blood donations are needed for area patients. Miracle Match for Life has been vital in promoting awareness of the need for donors.”
About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 17,000 employees in North America and had sales of $18.7 billion in 2020. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.
According to the company, “At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 110,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €59 billion in 2020. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S.” Further information is available at http://www.basf.com.
About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a broad energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity.
“Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible,” the company touts. “Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.” Learn more at www.TotalEnergies.com.