<p>As Much Heart As Steel</p><p>0:10 Mars B, like many major projects, it spans multiple years. 0:17 We were active during the execution phase, in places like South Korea 0:22 and Geoje Island—where we’re building the hull— 0:25 in Corpus Christi, Ingleside area, 0:30 and in Southeast Louisiana. 0:32 It’s a long-term relationship with those communities. 0:36 It’s important for us to integrate with the communities where we’re spending our time, 0:42 where we’re bringing up our family. 0:45 The Mars B Olympus Project social investment money 0:50 is being spent in three areas where the project is being constructed. 0:55 The employees in each local area are able to have a say 0:59 on where that five million dollars is going. 1:02 Each site team had a budget that they could manage 1:06 in their local communities for activities that they felt passionate about. 1:19 As a team, we decided where the money was going to go. 1:22 We wanted to invest it in CASA in the rebuild of this building. 1:27 CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. 1:29 We get abused and neglected children 1:31 within the foster care system out of that system. 1:34 We’re only servicing 45% of the children in Corpus Christi, Texas. 1:38 So we need to grow our volunteer base and we are already at capacity in our offices. 1:44 The first time we came to this building to do a walkthrough 1:47 to kind of figure out what we were going to do, it was a little overwhelming. 1:51 But as we progressed we saw the results and it was so satisfying to walk away 1:56 and see the amount of work we were able to do together as a team. 2:00 Shell employees truly cared about this project. 2:05 That was clear from the beginning and it’s clear now afterwards. 2:08 They still come in and check on how we’re doing and how we’re progressing. 2:12 You just don’t find that in a corporate partner nowadays, that’s very rare. 2:27 We picked an orphanage. 2:29 The first thing they needed was the van, 2:31 because their van was 17 years old and it was not safe for the children. 2:36 We spent money to purchase the library and to do renovation, 2:42 but also we ourselves came in and then we painted all the rooms. 2:47 We also have the birthday parties every other month with different themes. 2:54 When we first started, there were only a few children. 2:57 They were thinking probably we came here first and then do not come back, 3:01 just like some other people. 3:03 But they saw that we continued to come and now more and more children joined. 3:09 It’s not just that we give money; 3:12 we spend a lot of time with the children. 3:14 We look at them in the same way that you look at your own children. 3:19 As expatriates living overseas, 3:21 an opportunity like this is just something you feel good about. 3:24 Warms you all the way through, and it’s such a place of love and happiness. 3:29 We love it. 3:30 We live for it. 3:31 It’s good stuff. 3:33 Shell’s a very supportive company. 3:34 If we’re willing to spend some time, they’re willing to support us financially. 3:37 Shell has always been willing to go the extra mile 3:41 to make sure that we leave a place better than when we got there. 3:52 The Bayou Country Children’s Museum was actually a vision 3:55 that started over 15 years ago from some parents that wanted to make sure 4:00 that there was something in this area representative of our culture 4:04 for the children to come in and learn through play 4:07 and to preserve and promote our beautiful Cajun culture. 4:11 We have been raising money over the past 15 years, 4:15 and because of a $1 million gift that Shell Oil made 4:20 to the Bayou Country Childrens’ Museum, 4:22 we are able to welcome all of our visitors, 4:25 our families, our educators from the Bayou Region and beyond. 4:30 Right behind me is an oil rig that we have – 4:33 it’s a two-story oil rig. 4:34 We can’t survive in this area without the offshore industry. 4:38 There’s a ripple effect from it from the Gulf all the way to our front door. 4:42 Shell, wrap your arms around your shoulders tight, tight, tight. 4:47 I just did this with about 75 five-year-olds from Paulina Elementary. 4:53 A big, big thank you from the Bayou Country Childrens’ Museum to Shell. 4:58 Thank you so much. 5:05 It is tremendous to be involved with the community 5:09 in various programs - from playing baseball 5:13 to helping to clean up the bayou, 5:16 from volunteering at an orphanage. 5:18 You really feel a part of that community. 5:21 Shell does this simply because it’s the right thing to do. 5:24 And doing the right thing for the right reason is all the reason you need.</p>