Customers will be given the opportunity make a real difference by voting for which charity they think Rutter’s should provide with funds.
Rutter’s is launching two new corporate giving programs to continue its financial support of local children’s charities. These two new programs are Vote with Your Dollars and Rutter’s Rewards Schools.
Since 2005, Rutter’s has given over $4.45 million to local children’s charities. Vote with Your Dollars and Rutter’s Rewards Schools will be funded with $100,000 raised at Rutter’s Children’s Charities annual golf outing.
Both programs rely on technology and will encourage customers to help decide which charities allocate the funds. Seven Central Pennsylvania charities were selected as finalists by the Rutter’s Children’s Charities donation committee to participate in the Vote with Your Dollars program this year, they are:
- Make a Wish Foundation
- Hoffman Homes for Youth
- Junior Achievement
- York County Food Bank
- Red Cross of South Central Pa.
- Chambersburg Hospital
- York Country Day School
Customers can read about each charity, their plans for the donation and how to pledge their support at rutters.com/charities or by using Rutter’s mobile app. Each of the participating organizations will also encourage their network of followers, members and volunteers to support the cause. Every dollar spent at Rutter’s by a charity’s supporter will count as a vote.
Rutter’s Rewards Schools gives clubs, teams and other organizations from local schools an opportunity to meet their fundraising goals. Once approved to participate, the organization will have 90 days to encourage its members, their families and friends to shop at Rutter’s. The club will earn a percentage of the total dollar amount spent in the stores by their supporters.
“We believe these programs lend transparency and consistency to the process of choosing which organizations receive support from us each year, while giving the supporters of each charity a hand in helping their favorite cause. Moreover, we are excited to leverage our innovative mobile and loyalty technology platforms to drive engagement, and provide financial support to our local schools, non-profits and community organizations.” said Derek Gaskins, Rutter’s chief customer officer.
Rutter’s has been active in the community since its beginning in 1921. Under the third generation of family leadership, Rutter’s operates 60 convenience stores throughout Central Pennsylvania with Scott Hartman as president and CEO, Todd Rutter as president of Rutter’s Dairy and Tim Rutter as president of M&G Realty.