Volta Oil associates help raise a whopping $106,391.

Volta Oil employees and customers went the extra mile in fighting Alzheimer’s this year, increasing store collections by 45%.

In its sixth year, Rapid Refill’s annual campaign ‘Purple Pump Up’ has once again exceeded expectations, raising an astonishing $106,391 for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Having raised just over $76,000 in 2015, the 2016 campaign featured eight Rapid Refill locations throughout eastern Massachusetts and ran from June 1 through July 17.

“Our store associates went the extra mile this year,” said Jim Garrett, chairman of Volta Oil and longtime Alzheimer’s advocate. “Collections per store increased by 45% over last year and by 3.5 times over the first year. Quite a testimony to the fantastic effort of our store associates!”

Garrett, a resident of Duxbury, has worked closely with the Alzheimer’s Association as a volunteer, advocate, Board Member and as the driving force behind the Purple Pump Up Campaign.

“In its six years, the Purple Pump Up campaign has raised over $345,000. It’s a check we don’t ever mind writing,” said Garrett.

Throughout the campaign, not only are customers to generously give donations inside the stores and at the pumps, but also many business partners lead by Nestle Waters and Pabian & Russell contributed to the success of the campaign.

“More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, a number projected to be approximately sixteen million by the year 2050,” said James Wessler, CEO/president of the Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH Chapter. “The Purple Pump Up is a fantastic example of the difference passion, hard work, and generosity can have in achieving our ultimate vision of a world without Alzheimer’s.”

Family-owned and operated since 1930, Volta Oil is a leading supplier of wholesale gasoline and premium diesel products.