The Wawa Foundation announced applications are now open for nonprofits to apply for assistance from its Breast Cancer Awareness Fund. The fund was formed to provide financial assistance to local nonprofits helping patients and families meet basic needs during active breast cancer treatment, as well as to organizations advancing prevention methods, providing treatment or performing…
Marathon Supports Education and Youth
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) provided NeighborWorks Salt Lake Program (NWSL) with a $50,000 grant to help support educational initiatives that have served almost 3,600 teenagers and adults. The funds also support neighborhood beautification projects that have led to more than 820 homes being repainted. NWSL has seen teenagers who go through its programs eventually start…
TA Makes Strides Against Breast Cancer
TravelCenters of America (TA) team members came together for the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. Dozens of TA team members, their family and friends came out to support the fundraiser/walk in Cleveland Saturday, Oct. 1. TA was a $2,500 Bronze Sponsor of the event. Team TA will be fundraising throughout…
Marathon Supports United Way Day of Caring
Marathon helped support United Way Day of Caring by having about 60 employees from Marathon Petroleum and its MPLX midstream segment volunteer in the Bismarck, N.D. Mandan area and Dickinson, N.D. The employees cleaned, painted, cut, removed, brushed and made repairs at several homes and facilities. In Bismarck, N.D. the volunteers from Marathon teamed up…
Wawa and Wawa Foundation To Assist in Hurricane Ian Disaster Relief Effort
Wawa, Inc. and The Wawa Foundation Inc. announced the launch of a chain-wide, in- store crisis campaign designed to provide disaster relief assistance to those communities most affected by Hurricane Ian. The campaign is being held in partnership with the American Red Cross (the “Red Cross”) and allows customers to contribute to Hurricane Ian disaster…
Stewart’s Shops Host Coffee with A Cop Day
Stewart’s Shops is hosting Coffee with a Cop Day on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Coffee with a Cop is an opportunity for residents to meet with their local neighborhood police at a safe community spot. It provides an opportunity for residents to have open conversations with their local police department about any concerns they may have…
Wawa Updates Floridians on Store Openings
Wawa decided to keep Florida residents informed of its Florida store status by providing a detailed and regularly updated list in the wake of Hurricane Ian. The list includes information on each store’s opening status and its fuel supply. The list can be found here and will be continuously updated every day as the openings…
Community-Centric Brand Packaging
Newman’s Own announced it is putting the faces and personal stories of children it supports through its grantee partners on its packaging for the first time, starting with children who have attended SeriousFun Children’s Network camps. The change is part of a modern new packaging rollout for the brand to help it stand out to […]
Marathon Helps Fight Against Hunger
Marathon’s Health, Environmental, Safety & Security (HESS) department at its Galveston Bay refinery in Texas came together to collect 655 pounds of food to support the Galveston County Food Bank from Aug. 22-26; additionally, they contributed $450 to the food bank. According to the food bank, one in six residents are food insecure in Galveston…
Love’s Takes Part in National Coffee Day
Love’s announced it is celebrating National Coffee Day by offering customers any-sized coffee or hot beverage for the price of $1 on Sept. 29. When purchases are made through the Love’s Connect app, all proceeds go to Love’s annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals campaign. My Love Rewards members can get a free coffee or hot drink…