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More Than 30,000 C-Stores Set to Give ‘High 5 for Heroes’

Convenience retailers nationwide participating in 24/7 Day
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More than 30,000 convenience stores operated by independents and chains of all sizes are participating in this year’s 24/7 Day on July 24, hosted by the NACS Foundation. The event encourages convenience-store retailers to honor local community heroes including first responders, medical personnel and Red Cross volunteers. This year’s event gives a “High 5 for Heroes” in the form of a unique offer—such as a free coffee, beverage or breakfast sandwich—as a token of gratitude from the retailer and industry.

The event will also raise awareness and donations for the American Red Cross.

Among the many retailers participating on a full or limited basis are 1 Stop, 7-Eleven and DK, Admiral, Allsup’s, Apple Market, Bread & Butter Shop, BreadBox, Casey’s General Stores, Certified Oil, CFCA, Corner Mart, Cumberland Farms, Dixie Mart, Enmarket, Express Stop, ExtraMile, E-Z Mart, fas mart, fastmarket, Fastrac, Flash Market, Garrett’s Family Market and Rapid Refill Convenience Stores, G&M Food Mart, Handy Mart, High's, Jaco Oil/Fastrip, JBDewar Inc./Pride Pacific, Jetz, Jiffi Stop, Jiffy Stop Food Marts, Kum & Go, Kwik Shop, Lemmen, Li’l Cricket, Loaf N’ Jug, Loop Neighborhood Market, Market Express, Minit Mart, Next Door Store, OnCue, Pride, Quarles, Quik Stop, R Store, RaceTrac, Roadrunner Markets, Rose Mart, Rutter’s, Scotchman, Sheetz, shore stop, Sprint, St. Romain Oil Co./Y-Not Stop, The Convenience Group, The Hub Convenience Stores, The Markets of Tiger Fuel Co., Tom Thumb, Town Star, TXB, Turkey Hill, Uncle’s, Village Pantry, Yesway and Young’s.

Participating retailers each support 24/7 Day in their own way, from offering free coffee, fountain and frozen drinks to a free breakfast and free bottled water for first responders in uniform or with a badge.

To see what each store is offering, visit 247Day.org.

This year, Anheuser-Busch, with the support of its brands Budweiser and Bud Light, is also joining as a key supplier partner. From July 1 through August 31, Anheuser-Busch will donate 24 cents for every Budweiser and Bud Light case sold up to $100,000 to Folds of Honor.

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