Month-long campaign to benefit 32 children’s hospitals. Now through Oct. 31, Valero Corner Store employees will ask customers to purchase $1 or $5 Miracle Balloon icons to raise funds for 32 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The icons include a coupon for savings on goods in the stores, providing customers an extra incentive to make the…
Hoshizaki Lends Hands In Georgia Fundraising Events
Hoshizaki America Inc. serves communities by supporting several local and national benefit organizations. Hoshizaki America supported two main fundraisers to help out local communities throughout Georgia. In March, Hoshizaki had 54 supporters help walk in Georgia’s Breast Cancer 1-Day Walk in Peachtree City, Ga. The company’s supporters who walked in the event raised a total…
WilcoHess Implements Workforce Management Solution
Kronos Inc. to help WilcoHess control costs and improve employee satisfaction. WilcoHess, an operator of more than 400 convenience stores, travel plazas, and restaurants in southeastern U.S., recently selected a comprehensive workforce management solution from Kronos Inc., to further enhance customer and employee satisfaction. “Kronos has proven that technology innovation can make business applications easy…
Holiday Hoops for Hope
BP and BP marketer, Automated Petroleum & Energy Co., to present $20,000 donation to benefit Tampa youth and adults with physical disabilities. To fuel the spirit of BP’s sponsorship of the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, Tampa-based BP Marketer, Automated Petroleum & Energy Co. (APEC), has teamed up with Paralympic Sport Tampa Bay to…
Team Oil Offers Scholarships
Five high school graduates to receive $1,000 each toward pursuing further education. The Team Oil Travel Center, Team Oil Subway, and Harold Dungan, all benefactors of the Team Oil Scholarship Program, are proud to announce the 2012 scholarship program. The program will award $5,000 in scholarships—five $1,000 awards to graduates from the Spring Valley High…
Quick Chek Raises $100,000 To Combat Juvenile Diabetes
Colleagues Ride for the Cure in Tucson, surpass fundraising efforts. Quick Chek, a chain of 127 fresh food store locations throughout New Jersey and southern New York, announced that its Riding Team, a group of 14 Quick Chek volunteers completed the Nov. 19 & 20 Tour de Tucson weekend-long bike ride event, raising $100,000 for…
BP, Miller Oil Co. Fight Child Abuse
A donation of $20,000 benefits CHKD’s child abuse program. BP Oil presented a $20,000 check to support CHKD’s child abuse program thanks to encouragement from Miller Oil, a longtime child abuse program supporter. CHKD’s child abuse program coordinates the efforts of all professionals involved in an abuse or neglect case, including representatives from Child Protective…
TA Kicks Off Annual Campaign
Donations raised benefit professional drivers in need. TravelCenters of America LLC’s full-service TA and Petro Stopping Centers brands have launched their support of the 2011 customer and employee donation drive to benefit St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund (SCF), an organization that helps truck drivers suffering from financial hardship due to medical problems. The…
Is Green in Your Future?
Being green. You can’t go a day without hearing about it. Escalating energy costs and a renewed awareness of the environment have put green initiatives at the top of the agenda for the global convenience industry. Retail industry leaders such as Walmart and Tesco are setting targets to reduce energy use by at least 20%.…