By John Matthews, Founder, Gray Cat Enterprises. Some of the local store marketing strategies that I have highlighted over the past year are designed to increase awareness and sales for your brand, others because it’s the right thing to do. Working with charities over a period of time enables you to give back to the…
TETCO Dan Cook Memorial Classic Raises Money For SA Youth
TETCO fundraises for the San Antonio youth in honor of Dan Cook in a recent golf tournament. The 4th annual TETCO Dan Cook Memorial Classic golf tournament raised $90,000 for the San Antonio (SA) Youth on June 4 at La Cantera Resort. The tournament raised almost $5,000 more than last year’s event. The event is…
VPS Convenience Store Group Hosts Golf Tourney
The VPS Convenience Store Group hosts its 29th annual Summer Swing Golf Tournament and Auction. VPS Convenience Store Group, operator of the Scotchman c-stores, hosts a golf tournament and auction on June 12-13 to benefit the Boy Scouts of America, Cape Fear Council. The dinner and auction will take place at the Holiday Inn resort…
Jiffy Mart Launches Cups That Count
Proceeds from cup sales help local schools. Westminster, Md.-based Jiffy Mart, a division of Tevis Oil has announced its new “Cups That Count” program in an ongoing effort to contribute to the welfare of the communities in which it does business. Each Jiffy Mart location will feature a 20-ounce travel mug stamped with “The Cups…
Team Oil Promotes Higher Education
Team Oil presents scholarships to five high school seniors. Team Oil Inc. President Eric Huppert and his wife, Michele, have given five $1,000 scholarships to high school students on May 16 at the Spring Valley High School Awards Night. High school recipients included Corey Schlosser, Bailey Bednarek, Kiernan Schlegel, Laura Robey and Austin Jacobson. Team…
Rutter’s Golf Outing Raises Money for Children’s Charities
Rutter’s 10th annual golf outing sets records by raising $110,000 to local Pennsylvania charities. Rutter’s raised more than $100,000 in its Rutter’s Children’s Charity golf outing, played May 7-8 at the Out Door Country Club in York, Pa. For the past 10 years, Rutter’s golf outing raised more than $800,000 for organizations whose work is…
Thorntons Joins the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Matt Thornton says he is proud to be a partner with the Make-A-Wish Foundation for a fifth year. Thorntons announced that for the fifth consecutive year, it would partner with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. On May 1, all Thorntons store locations began to sell “wish stars” for $1. All of the…
Circle K Florida Donates Over Half A Million Dollars To UCP
Presentation at annual fundraising event underscores support for people with disabilities in Florida communities. Circle K Florida, the largest corporate supporter of United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), presented UCP affiliates with an oversized check for $552,837.73 during an awards dinner and ceremony at the company’s FishStix 2012, an annual golf and fishing tournament at the Sanibel Harbour…
Stripes Raises $772,486 for Children’s Miracle Network
Funds to benefit 12 children’s hospitals in three states. Stripes Convenience Stores, with help from customers and employees, has raised $772,486 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals during its fundraising campaign April 2-29. The campaign ran in all 543 Stripes locations across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The record-breaking campaign raised an average of $1,422…
Cumberland Farms To Raise Funds For Children’s Hospital
Iced coffee sales at participating Cumberland Farms c-stores to help benefit U.S. Children’s Hospital Boston. During the month of May, Cumberland Farms is set to raise funds to benefit Children’s Hospital Boston through the convenience store retailer’s Pediatric Care Campaign. Participating Cumberland Farms stores in Massachusetts and Rhode Island will donate five cents per cup…