CITGO’s Lemont Refinery hosted its 12th annual MDA Shamrock Bowl, raising $144,560 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), making it the most successful Shamrock Bowl to date. The event, held at Bowlero in Romeoville, Ill., included a total of 288 bowlers from 63 companies. “CITGO has a long history of supporting MDA and our team…
Enmarket Raises $250,000 In Charity Golf Tournament
Savannah, Ga.-based Enmarket returned with its fourth annual Enmarket Charity Classic, the chain’s charity golf tournament. This year, the company raised $250,000, which is to be split evenly between the 200 Club of the Coastal Empire and Make-A-Wish Georgia. As a part of the company’s sponsorship of the Club Car Championship at the Landings Club,…
Yesway Exceeds $1 Million Fundraising Mark
Yesway has officially exceeded its $1 Million charitable fundraising mark during its annual Golf & Clays Classic charitable fundraising tournaments. Held annually at the Cowboys Golf Club and Elm Fork Shooting Sports in Dallas, beneficiaries of the 2022 event included Operation Homefront, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to help build strong, stable and secure…
EG Group Supports American Red Cross
EG Group has announced a fundraiser with a goal of $150,000 to help the American Red Cross in its efforts to assist those in need and to commemorate Red Cross Month in March and its generous volunteers. During the month of March, guests will have the opportunity to donate $1, $5 or an amount of…
Marathon Continues to Feed Families in Need
Marathon Petroleums Corp.’s El Paso, Texas, refinery has renewed its partnership with the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank (EPFH) to host three-hour events on the last Friday of every month at the refinery to continue feeding families in need this year. In fact, an average of about 350 families in need have been getting…
Stewart’s Shops Raises Funds With Chowder
Stewart’s Shops served its all-new Southwest Corn Chowder at the Saratoga Chowder Fest on Feb. 11, totaling over 750 bowls of the creamy corn chowder served. The chain raised $1,545 at the event and presented a check to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York to support its mission to feed those in need.…
Love’s Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Share The Love Event
Love’s Travel Stops donated $110,000 to nonprofit organizations across the country on behalf of its more than 39,000 employees in celebration of the 10th year of its annual Share the Love event. Additionally, 300 Love’s employees in Oklahoma City and 40 Trillium Energy and Musket employees in Houston spent Valentine’s Day volunteering at organizations where…
Parker’s Gifts $5 Million for Healthcare
Parker’s has given a landmark $5 million gift to Roper St. Francis Healthcare in Charleston, S.C., from its Community Fund to establish the Roper St. Francis Foundation Parker’s Community Impact Fund, which will support the community health initiatives and caregivers. The Parker’s Community Fund was created by Parker’s convenience store Founder and CEO Greg Parker and Parker’s…
Rival C-Store Retailers Bet Big on Super Bowl
QuikTrip and Wawa showed support for their hometown teams during the Super Bowl by teaming up for some friendly competition. QuikTrip, which has a huge presence in Kansas City, Mo., was confident the Chiefs would win, whereas Pennsylvania-based Wawa banked on the Philadelphia Eagles. Following the championship game, the retailer whose team lost the big…
GATE Raises $50,000 for Suicide Prevention
GATE Petroleum Co.’s GATE Foundation and GATE customers raised $50,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Funds were collected July 1 through Dec. 31, 2022, in coin boxes at the registers of all GATE locations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Funding will be allocated to AFSP chapters in the state…