PDVSA Donates US $3.3 Million to NYC Social Organizations

[T&T Venezuela Bolivarian Solidarity]

Citgo Petroleum Corporation, subsidiary of Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA, will donate US $ 3.3 million for the next three years to nine non-profit organizations from the Bronx, according to NY’s newspaper La Prensa online edition.

Venezuela’s help was praised by U.S. congressman José Serrano, who passed on and processed the endowment request in Citgo.

Serrano made public this help during an event held in Rocking the Boat, one of the organizations receiving the donation. This event was also attended by Citgo’s President, Alejandro Granado; and the Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States, Bernardo Álvarez.

The U.S. congressman congratulated the Venezuelan oil subsidiary for its contribution to the local community and explained that the money will be used in educative programs, the cleaning up of the Bronx River and help to pregnant women and organizations promoting civil rights.

Last year, Citgo coordinated the sale of 25 million oil gallons with a 40% discount in South Bronx in order to benefit 200,000 citizens from New York and provide heating to 70,000 houses.