Marathon Petroleum announced its support of students from the Fifth Ward Elementary School in Reserve, La., who are currently caring for 500 cypress tree seedlings in their school nursery. The trees will be transferred to nearby wetlands just west of New Orleans when they are ready. The seedlings were purchased by the Pontchartrain Conservancy with a…
Big Y Makes $100,000 Red Cross Donation
From March 17–30, 2022, Big Y World Class Markets collected donations from customers and employees for Ukraine Humanitarian Relief. Now, it has added to the collection through its traditional registers, online and myExpress check out. Community and employee donations along with additional support from Big Y resulted in a donation of $100,000 which will be…
San Diego Community Celebrates 7th Annual Soapy Joe’s Day
Soapy Joe’s hosted its annual Soapy Joe’s Day on Thursday, April 21, offering the entire San Diego community free car washes and the chance to support three local charities. A running tradition in its seventh year, the third Thursday of April has been dubbed Soapy Joe’s Day, as proclaimed by sitting mayors starting in 2016…
Casey’s Opens Two New Iowa Stores
Casey’s announced the upcoming opening of two new stores in Des Moines, Iowa, located at 3121 Forest Ave. and 3401 Ingersoll Ave. As part of Casey’s commitment in these communities, Casey’s recently made two donations to local Des Moines high schools, Roosevelt High School and East High School, totaling $60,000. Casey’s commitment — a $10,000…
Enmarket Donates Diesel Fuel For Tornado Relief
Enmarket has donated 500 gallons of diesel fuel to assist the residents of north Bryan County in Georgia with cleanup efforts following the devastating tornado destruction in areas around Pembroke and Black Creek. Enmarket partnered with Badger Rental Services to help fuel fleets of trucks, tractors and construction equipment provided by volunteers helping clean up…
Marathon Petroleum’s Robinson Refinery Donates to Local United Way
Marathon Petroleum’s Robinson, Ill., refinery’s employees and contractors worked together to collectively raise more than $236,500 for the United Way of Crawford County. The recent donation will directly support the United Way’s 2022 campaign focused on education, health and financial stability. “Because of Marathon’s direct service, collaboration, volunteerism and advocacy, when the pandemic heightened urgent…
Gulf and Boston Red Sox Extend Partnership
Boston-based Gulf Oil, which has a major presence in New England, and the Boston Red Sox signed a multi-year partnership extension, marking the 15th season of the brands working together in new ways to deliver fans the best experience in and out of park. As a part of the extension, the well-known Gulf left-field sign…
Enmarket Charity Classic Raises $180,000
The Enmarket Charity Classic, held on March 31, raised a total of $180,000. The funds are to be split evenly between the 200 Club of the Coastal Empire and Make-a-Wish Georgia. This was the third presentation of the annual Enmarket Charity Classic, which is part of the company’s sponsorship of the Club Car Championship at…
Big Y Donates 1.2 Million Meals to Food Banks
Big Y hosted its annual Sack Hunger campaign, which provides funds for the four food banks within its two-state marketing area. In turn, these food banks support local soup kitchens, food pantries, senior food programs, day care centers and many others of the 2,100 member agencies that they help every day. Their goal is to…
CITGO Takes Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
In support of Special Olympics Illinois, employees from CITGO Lemont Refinery recently participated in the 2022 Polar Plunge at the Braidwood Recreation Club. It was the coldest day the area had seen in weeks with the temperature at just 18 degrees at the time of the plunge and the wind chill hovering in the low…