Enmarket Fulfills Teen's Disney Trip Wish

Enmarket partnered with Make-A-Wish Georgia to grant one teenager’s wish of going to the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. DeMichael, 13, loves Christmas and Disney World, so Enmarket threw him a Christmas-themed party at its headquarters while surprising him with his wish. His mother said Mickey Mouse is his favorite Disney character.

Enmarket supports Make-A-Wish Georgia through the annual Enmarket Charity Classic golf tournament. Since 1995, Make-A-Wish Georgia has been granting the wishes of local children facing critical illnesses.

“We are so thankful for the generous support of Enmarket as they help us ignite hope for our local wish kids like DeMichael,” said Meghan Lowe, southeast development director for Make-a-Wish Georgia. “We look forward to celebrating more wishes with Enmarket in the future.”

“It is an honor for all of us to share this special day with DeMichael and his family and the Make-A-Wish Georgia team,” said Matt Clements, president of Enmarket. “Our hope in helping grant DeMichael’s wish is that he and his family will be able to look to the future with hope and strength.”

Enmarket, Savannah’s largest convenience store chain, is committed to giving back to the community through many charitable contributions and volunteer efforts, and to offering fresh food, healthy snacks and competitively priced quality fuel as part of its mission to enrich life. The company employs more than 1,300 people and operates 129 convenience stores in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, as well as 24 Marketwash car washes.

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WAWA SUPPORTS COLLEGE ATHLETES

Wawa announced its first-ever college athletics sponsorship of four Florida universities, which includes being designated as the official hoagie of the Miami Hurricanes and the UCF Knights and partner of the Florida Gators and the Florida State Seminoles.

The multi-year partnership begins during football season and extends to include men’s/ women’s basketball, soccer, softball and baseball in select markets where Wawa will offer sweepstakes, in-store promotions, sampling at select events and on-site activations.

LOVE’S HONORS VETERANS

Love’s Travel Stops celebrated military veterans with a food and drink deal on Veterans Day in addition to extending a $150,000 donation to Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit whose mission is to build strong, stable and secure military families. The donation came from the sale of special edition Operation Homefront tumblers, combined with a gift from the company.

Separately, Love’s in October donated $15,000 to the Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation to make Lions Park in Perry, Oklahoma, more accessible to children of all abilities in honor of the grand opening of Love’s 600th location.

RUTTER’S CHILDREN’S CHARITIES DONATES $100,000

This holiday season, four local charities are receiving $25,000 each from Rutter’s Children’s Charities Holidays Donation Giveaway. “Through our $100,000 for the Holidays donations, we hope to make this season a little brighter for those in need,” said Chris Hartman, president of Rutter’s Children’s Charities.

The donation applications were collected from November 1-21. Qualifying charities focus on benefiting children and are a 501(c)(3) organization. At the conclusion of the submission period, Rutter’s Children’s Charities reviewed the applications and selected four winners to receive a $25,000 donation.

TXB DONATION SUPPORTS CASA

TXB Stores Inc. donated $5,000 to Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) to celebrate the groundbreaking of its new location in Kyle, Texas. CASA advocates for children in the foster-care system.

In addition to the initial donation, the president of Cheyenne Construction Group matched TXB’s donation to present CASA with $10,000.

MAVERIK FIGHTS HUNGER

Maverik—Adventure’s First Stop will donate $50,000 to Feeding America to kick off its Round Up Your Change register donation program in stores through December 15. Customers can round up their cash or credit transaction to the nearest dollar or more to benefit the Feeding America network of food banks.

Ninety percent of Maverik’s initial donation will be distributed to Feeding America member food banks across the Intermountain West in communities where Maverik operates. The remaining funds will be focused on the Feeding America national organization. Maverik donated more than $580,000 to Feeding America in 2021 and has so far donated over 320,000 pounds of surplus food through its food waste reduction program running in more than 90 stores in five states.

MAPCO UNVEILS GIVING PUMPS

MAPCO celebrated the October grand opening of its newest store in Birmingham, Alabama, by unveiling on-site “Fueling Our Future” dedicated gas pumps benefiting George Carver High School students. MAPCO donated 25 cents for every gallon pumped to the Rams’ athletic programs through November 17.

“At MAPCO, we are always looking for new ways to give back to the communities where we live and serve,” said Frederic Chaveyriat, CEO of MAPCO. “We are honored to celebrate this new store by giving back to local youth recreation. We invite the Birmingham community to come out, enjoy MAPCO’s unparalleled customer service and quality products and help us ‘Fuel Our Future’ through the donation pumps.”