Marathon Petroleum’s El Paso refinery recently completed a two-year collaboration with the city of El Paso to finish development of the Marina Rios Park in the San Juan neighborhood. “We learned the city completed 50% of the project but did not have the budget to complete the remaining portion,” said Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s (MPC) Principal…
Big Y Marks 1.5 Million Meals Donated in 2023
Supermarket and c-store chain Big Y announced that through its annual Sack Hunger campaign in 2023, the company donated 1.5 million meals for the four food banks within its 2-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…
TravelCenters of America Raises Human Trafficking Awareness
TravelCenters of America (TA) and bp have announced a new initiative to raise awareness for human trafficking in Las Vegas before the Super Bowl. “Human trafficking is known to increase during major sporting events and other big gatherings due to an increased demand for illicit services,” TA stated in a press release. TA and bp…
Marathon Helps Purchase Boat for Fire Department
Marathon recently provided a grant to the Bellmore Volunteer Fire Department to fund the purchase of its first boat for responding to incidents on lakes and waterways around Rockville, Ind. “In the past, we have always had to borrow a civilian’s boat,” said Bellmore Fire Department Chief Jason Games. Everything changed at the end of…
Pilot Launches Annual Heart Month Campaign
Pilot has announced the launch of its seventh annual fundraising campaign in support of Heart Month, which takes place throughout February. The funds raised in Pilot stores will be used to support the fight against heart disease and stroke. This February, customers can visit participating Pilot, Flying J and One9 travel centers to donate to…
EG America Makes $750,000 Donation for Disabled American Veterans
EG America has raised and donated $750,000 for Disabled American Veterans (DAV) — a nonprofit that provides crucial support to veterans and their families. Throughout the month of November, guests at EG America’s Certified Oil, Cumberland Farms, Fastrac, Kwik Shop, Loaf N’ Jug, Minit Mart, Quik Stop, Sprint Food Stores, Tom Thumb and Turkey Hill…
Parker’s Celebrates Opening of Gregory M. Parker Emergency Departments
Parker’s Kitchen recently celebrated the ribbon cutting of the new Gregory M. Parker Emergency Department at Roper St. Francis Healthcare in Charleston, S.C. All six emergency departments throughout Roper St. Francis Healthcare were formally named in honor of Parker’s Kitchen founder and CEO Gregory M. Parker, who donated a landmark $5 million to the hospital.…
CITGO Raises More Than $200,000 Through Employee Campaign
CITGO Lemont Refinery recently raised just over $200,000 through its annual employee giving campaign. More than 150 CITGO employees were involved in the fundraising process, with the donation being made to United Way of Will County. In addition to employee efforts, the United Steel Workers Union (USW) and CITGO Petroleum Corp. also made donations to…
Casey’s Is Official C-Store of RAGBRAI
Casey’s announced its continued partnership with the world’s longest multiday bicycle touring event RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa). “We are incredibly excited to announce our continued sponsorship of RAGBRAI. Casey’s is in the heart of the communities we serve, including hundreds of towns across Iowa,” said Katie Petru, director of communications, Casey’s.…
Sheetz Raises More than $1.7 Million for Children in 2023
Sheetz For the Kidz raised more than $1.7 million for children in need in 2023, including a record-breaking $807,328 this past December. Sheetz For the Kidz is an employee-driven charity supporting underprivileged children. Created in 1992, the charity has positively impacted more than 170,000 children living within Sheetz’s footprint to date. “Each and every year,…