donations, volunteerism and scholarships. Last year, we made numerous 
in-kind donations of laptops, reconditioned Chesapeake fleet vehicles and 
subsidized office space. These contributions provide essential operating 
tools as nonprofit organizations across the nation attempt to serve more 
people — often with lower budgets — in tough economic times.
For example, in Louisiana we donated 12 vehicles in 2010, including 
one to the Panola College Oil and Natural Gas Technology Program, which 
teaches students about the natural gas industry and provides them with 
hands-on technical training. Across many of the company’s operating  
areas, we’ve donated computers to deserving students, schools and  
organizations through Chesapeake’s Discovering Tomorrow’s Leaders 
program. In 2010 the company equipped 14 students with laptops and  
donated 70 computers to schools or supporting nonprofit organizations.
Chesapeake partners with other companies and organizations to meet 
basic, practical needs in hundreds of communities. An example is our  
sponsorship of the annual Day of Caring at the Ganus Center of Harding 
University in White County, Arkansas. During the event, approximately 
1,200 uninsured or underinsured residents received a day of free medical, 
dental and eye screenings. 
To help cultivate an appreciation for the great outdoors, in 2010  
Chesapeake provided $25,000 to REAL School Gardens, a Fort Worth-  
based organization that establishes gardens at approximately 70 lower  
income elementary schools in North Texas. At I.M. Terrell Elementary 
School, students, parents, teachers and volunteers from Chesapeake and 
other groups worked together to prepare vegetable gardens and flower 
beds. In addition to teamwork skills and gardening, students learned 
about nutrition and took home food from the garden’s bounty. 
We supported servicemen and servicewomen by partnering with the 
Shreveport Chapter of Operation Support Our Troops, Inc. Our contribution 
helped offset the postage to send more than 100 care packages to troops 
overseas. The shipment was the largest in the organization’s history and 
included Christmas cards, games and nonperishable food items.
By investing in the communities where we operate and the people 
whose lives we touch, we ensure a stronger today and a more hope-  
ful tomorrow.
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Putting food on the table — Employees volunteer at the Regional Food Bank 
of Oklahoma as part of Operation Blue.