Parker’s Director of Operations Jeff Bush, center, recently presented a $5,000 Fueling the Community check to Jason Rogers, executive director for maintenance and operations for the Liberty County School System, and Greg McCallar, director of the Liberty County Pre-K Center, l-r. Teachers and students from the Liberty County Pre-K Center helped accept the check.
Each year, Parker’s convenience stores donates more than $100,000 to area schools through the Fueling the Community program.
Parker’s recently made a $5,000 Fueling the Community donation to the Liberty County School System in a special ceremony held at the Liberty County Pre-K Center.
The company’s popular Fueling the Community program donates a portion of the sale of every gallon of gas on the first Wednesday of each month to area schools.
Jeff Bush, director of operations for Savannah, Ga.-based Parker’s, presented the check to public school administrators, students and teachers, who accepted the donation on behalf of the Liberty County School System. Every year, Parker’s donates more than $100,000 to area public and private schools through the Fueling the Community Program.
“We are deeply honored to support educators in Liberty County,” said Bush. “Giving back to the community is part of the Parker’s DNA. We believe that education has the power to transform lives and to uplift communities.”
Parker’s has been ranked on Inc.’s elite list of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. for four consecutive years. The company currently operates 46 convenience stores across the region and employs 825 individuals throughout Georgia and South Carolina. Parker’s completes more than 110,000 transactions daily and recently celebrated its 40th anniversary.
