COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The MFA Oil Foundation has awarded a $1,000 grant to the Steiner Memorial Pool Foundation in Jamestown, Mo., for the purpose of upgrading the restroom facilities and repairing the baby pool.
According to MFA Oil Co. president Jerry Taylor, the MFA Oil Foundation, which was established in 1999, provides support to nonprofit organizations that are working to improve communities where MFA Oil has a significant number of members and employees.
Taylor described the MFA Oil Foundation as a program that allows our company [image-nocss] to give support back to the small towns and rural communities that are the foundation of our business.
He said the focus for selecting grant recipients is on three areas: programs designed to build knowledge and leadership skills of rural youth; agricultural and cooperative education programs; and organizations active in addressing and solving community problems and improving the quality of life.
Columbia, Mo.-based MFA Oil is a farmer-owned cooperative with more than 40,000 members. The company supplies fuels, lubricants, propane and tires to customers in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa. The company also operates Break Time convenience stores, Jiffy Lube franchises, Big O Tire franchises and MFA Oil Tire and Auto Centers.
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