ConocoPhillips reached a $2 million donation milestone today after presenting the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) with a $100,000 cheque at the STARS Calgary base hangar.

Mr. Joe Marushack, President, ConocoPhillips Canada, presented the donation to Dr. Greg Powell, President and CEO of STARS, with the STARS BK117 helicopter as a backdrop. STARS team members, including the on-duty flight paramedic, flight nurse and pilots were also in attendance and expressed their gratitude for the generous donation.
“We cannot fully express our deep appreciation for the generous commitment ConocoPhillips has made to STARS,” said Dr. Powell. “ConocoPhillips is unquestionably one of our most valued donors, enabling us to continue providing rapid care and transportation to critically injured and ill patients.”

Funding by ConocoPhillips will directly contribute to the STARS team’s ability to respond to hundreds of emergencies every year. In 2010, STARS flew 1,453 emergency responses carrying critically ill and injured patients from communities in Alberta and eastern British Columbia.

STARS is a charitable non-profit organization that has responded to more than 20,300 emergencies since it began in 1985. STARS provides service 24 hours a day, seven days a week from bases in Calgary, Edmonton and Grande Prairie. STARS unique model of community, corporate and government support allows us to continue innovating excellence in patient care.

ConocoPhillips Canada (CPC) is one of the country’s largest oil and natural gas production and exploration companies. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, CPC is a top three producer of natural gas in the country, with a world-class portfolio including assets in western Canada, the Arctic, Atlantic Canada and oil sands interests near Fort McMurray, Alberta.