TEMPLE, Texas -- CEFCO Convenience Stores recently hosted its ninth annual CEFCO "Hackers-R-Us" Charity Golf Tournament at Mill Creek Golf Club in Salado, Texas. The event has experienced year-over-year growth in participation and donations since its inception, the company said.
Thanks to CEFCO's vendor sponsors and tournament participants, funds were raised to benefit Children's Miracle Network (CMN), as well as Texas institutions of higher learning through the C.E. Fikes Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Combined with store-level fundraising efforts, CEFCO presented Children's [image-nocss] Miracle Network with a total donation of $145,000, as well as endowments of $25,000 each to Temple College and The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
"CEFCO is an integral part of the communities we serve, and we feel compelled to give back in as many ways as possible," said James Fikes, CEFCO's owner and CEO. "Through the generosity of our customers and business partners, CEFCO was able to make a sizable donation to some very worthwhile causes that are near and dear to our hearts."
These donations will fund critical pediatric medical care and research, as well as higher-learning scholarship opportunities for people throughout the areas that CEFCO serves, said the company.
The C.E. Fikes Endowed Scholarship Fund was named in honor of C.E. Fikes. Fikes, a native of Cameron, Texas, was the founder of Temple-based Fikes Wholesale Inc., the holding company for CEFCO Convenience Stores, Fleet Fuel, Sunbelt Ice Co., CORD Financial Services and Group Petroleum Service.
Temple, Texas-based CEFCO is a family-owned company operating 124 convenience stores and fueling centers in the states of Texas, Mississippi and Alabama.
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