Leatherhead (September 26, 2006) -- Around a hundred ExxonMobil employees are exchanging a day in the office for a day in the great outdoors over the next few weeks to transform the grounds of local schools and charities and carry out conservation work in nearby woods and heathland.

In what is now an annual event, five Leatherhead charities, schools and community organisations will be visited by ExxonMobil's 'Day of Caring' volunteers. The local energy giant's staff are aiming to use their own energy to provide practical help in a variety of hands-on projects.

The new Leatherhead Trinity School will be the first to benefit, when an over-grown garden will be transformed into a landscaped play area, complete with fresh turf and a pathway made of bark chipppings.

Also benefiting from a 'Ground Force' style make-over will be the Queen Elizabeth Foundation for the Disabled, the Surrey Wildlife Trust, Ashtead Common and St Peter's Infant School.

Denice Fennell, Community Affairs manager for ExxonMobil in the UK, said: "ExxonMobil aims to use its energy to make a positive impact on the quality of life in the communities were we live and work. As part of this commitment, we are proud of the efforts of our employees in lending a hand to those in need."