"Crispus Attucks has a long history of providing opportunities to residents in the York community," said Scott Hartman, president and CEO of Rutter's Farm Stores. "The Early Learning Center enhances educational opportunities for children and provides peace of mind to working parents, who can take comfort knowing that their [image-nocss] children are in a safe, nurturing environment. Rutter's is proud to support Crispus Attucks and all the good things it does for the community."
The Early Learning Center has a current enrollment of approximately 120 students ages 3 months to 12 years. Crispus Attucks is in the process of building a new Early Learning Center that will allow it to increase enrollment to 170 children.
Crispus Attucks serves low-income, disadvantaged and underserved children, youth, families and community members. Besides the Early Learning Center, Crispus Attucks offers the Rising STARS after-school and summer youth programs, YouthBuild Charter School, Active Living (senior) Center, Center for Employment and Training, affordable housing, community development, and a residential program for young, male nonviolent offenders.
Family-owned and third-generation managed, the Rutter's companies comprise Rutter's Farm Stores (more than 50 locations in Pennsylvania), Rutter's Dairy and M&G Realty, a real-estate development company.
Separately, Cent-a-Gallon Day was held on November 26 at gas stations around Iowa, including businesses Porter's Convenient 66, Lyons Filling Station and Hop N' Shop South. Along with Service Oil Co., the local Phillips 66 marketer, the stations were able to raise nearly $400 for Camp Courageous of Iowa, reported The Clinton Herald.
Chris McDanel, owner of Porter's, said, "We look forward to doing it again next year."
According to McDanel, for every gallon of fuel sold at the participating businesses across the state on Cent-A-Gallon Day, one cent was donated to Camp Courageous.
The local fuel provider, Ron McGauvran, furthered the contribution by matching every penny collected at the Clinton stores, for a total donation of $359.75.
"This is something done by locally owned businesses to benefit a local cause," McDanel said. "We want to thank our customers for their support."
Camp Courageous is a year-round recreational and respite care facility for individuals with disabilities. Currently in its 36th year of operation, it has grown from serving 200 campers to caring for more than 5,000 disabled children and adults from across Iowa and the surrounding area. The camp is run entirely on donations, and Cent-A-Gallon Day is its only statewide fundraiser.
The event was sponsored by the Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Stores of Iowa.
And an Albany, Ga.-based convenience store is working to help a family who has fallen on hard economic times have a Merry Christmas, reported WALB-TV. The Express Lane is collecting donations, toys and supplies for a family who is taking care of seven children. The oldest of the seven is 11-years-old. The father of that household was recently laid off and is barely making ends meet, said the news outlet.
So far the community has responded, said the report. Saturday morning alone, they collected about $500 for the family.
"It's a lot worse than we thought it was and we just want to help out as much as we can. The community keeps us going, so we need to try to keep the community going," store manager Shannon Carney told WALB. "I think we just all need to come together. If we come together we can all survive. If we keep standing strong separate we're not going to make it."
The store will be collecting supplies for that family through the end of next week.
[Pictured (left to right): Scott Hartman, president and CEO, Rutter's Farm Stores; children from the Sunshine Room pre-school classroom at the Early Learning Center; Todd Rutter, president, Rutter's Dairy; and Tim Rutter, president, M&G Realty.]
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