Jacksons Food Stores launched the Giving Pump at all of its locations that operate Shell stations. There is one purple-wrapped Giving Pump at each location that, with no extra charge to customers, results in donations to the Boys & Girls Clubs charity local to each store. The donation comes from a portion of the revenues that the pump generates.
“It is a core tenet of Jacksons Food Stores to support children,” said Cory Jackson, president of Jacksons Food Stores. “Any campaign that empowers our customers to direct their spending toward bettering their communities for younger generations is a worthy one. We’re thrilled to continue our participation in this annual giving event.”
- Jacksons Foods Stores is No. 25 on CSP's 2023 Top 202 ranking of the largest c-store chains in the country.
Shell developed the annual Giving Pump campaign as part of its Force For Good initiative to drive positive change in local communities by giving back. More than 7,500 Shell stations across the United States are participating in this two-month Giving Pump initiative.
Beneficiaries of the donations are chosen by Shell’s partners. In 2022, Jacksons and Jacksons Energy donated more than $129,000 to its chosen recipient, local Boys & Girls Clubs. Jacksons is continuing to support Boys & Girls Clubs in 2023.
“The wonderful [donations] from Jacksons provide our middle and high school youth free access to our Club every day after school, throughout the summer and during school breaks,” said Colleen Braga, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Ada County. “By removing all fees to attend the Boys & Girls Club, Jacksons is helping to ensure teens have a safe place to go, where they’ll find engaging programs like sports, art, technology and workforce development.”
Meridian, Idaho-based Jacksons operates c-stores under the Jacksons Food Stores and ExtraMile by Jacksons Convenience Store brands.
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