CARMI, Ill. -- All Huck's Convenience Stores annually take part in a holiday program to raise money for local children who might otherwise not be able to enjoy the Christmas season, said The Southeast Missourian.
This year, Huck's associates have raised money by asking customers for a $1 donation, holding bake sales, getting corporate sponsors and other projects. The company has raised more than $75,000 this year for the Karing for Kids program, said the report. Huck's associates will sponsor as many children as possible with a $150 shopping trip per [image-nocss] child.
Huck's is operated by Martin & Bayley Inc., Carmi, Ill. Stores are located in Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee.
Separately, El Paso, Texas-based Howdys Food Marts and the USO have announced a new fundraising partnership. From now to Jan. 6, 2008, participating Howdys Food Marts in El Paso, and Las Cruces/Deming, N.M., will offer customers an opportunity to demonstrate their support for Americas troops by making a one dollar donation to the USO and signing a specially designed flag to be hung in the store. All proceeds raised will support the El Paso USO Center.
Owned and operated by Transmountain Oil Co. LC, Howdys Food Marts has 14 retail convenience store locations.
Meanwhile, Rutter's charitable contributions have topped $1.4 million over the past five years. Almost all of the contributions benefit children's programs in the communities where the York, Pa.-based Rutter's companies operate, it said.
"We're incredibly blessed to have the long-standing trust and support of customers throughout central Pennsylvania," said Scott Hartman, president of Rutter's Farm Stores. "It's because of them that Rutter's has enjoyed the success that makes it possible for us to support these worthy causes and organizations that do so much good in our communities. We're very fortunate to have the ability to help their financial needs."
The company-record donations this year, which exceed $600,000, include:
$170,000 to Crispus Attucks Association in York to support its capital campaign, which will support the building of a day care and educational center $100,000 to Junior Achievement of South Central PA for its BizTown program in York, which combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to JA's fully interactive simulated town where students learn the fundamental relationship between academics and life beyond school. $100,000 for the new YMCA aquatic center in York. The project, which will open in 2008, will feature indoor and outdoor pools. The indoor pool will comprise a 500-seat spectator area, lockers and team area, and a caf a; the outdoor pool will include 50-meter lap lanes and a "splash zone" and a "sprayground" for children. $120,000 to the YMCA of York and York County to provide scholarships for pre-school children who have disabilities or are from lower-income families. $150,000 to the YWCA of Hanover, which will use the funds to renovate the building that houses its Junior Quantum Opportunities extended-learning program offered to students ages 5 to 12. $50,000 to the YWCA of York to help at-risk students through its Quantum Opportunities program.The 2007 contributions also include approximately 200 smaller awards, such as $2,000 for a community park in Red Lion in southern York County, $2,000 for a child cancer survivor's day at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, $17,000 for York's Newspapers in Education program and $2,000 to buy Christmas presents for needy children.
Rutter's operates 51 c-stores in Pennsylvania.
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