Parker's Kitchen made a $5,000 Fueling the Community donation to Aiken County Public Schools in Aiken, South Carolina, during the recent opening of its newest store in the state. Dr. Corey Murphy, Chief Operations and Student Services Officer for Aiken County Public School District, accepted the donation on behalf of local teachers and students.
“At Parker’s Kitchen, we want to exceed expectations and be a great partner in our communities,” said Greg Parker, founder and CEO of Parker’s Kitchen. “Education is the foundation of our philanthropy. We are honored to support Aiken County Public Schools and are committed to being a great neighbor to Aiken, Augusta and North Augusta, Georgia. I'm coming.''
Parker's Fueling the Community Philanthropy donates a portion of gas sold at all Parker's Kitchen locations to local schools on the first Wednesday of each month. The company has donated more than $2 million to local schools in South Carolina and Georgia since launching its “Fueling the Community” program in 2011.
The new store will be the first of many planned retail locations in the Aiken, South Carolina, and Augusta, Georgia, markets. Aiken Mayor Teddy Milner and other local dignitaries attended the ribbon cutting and check presentation. County Council Chairman Gary Bunker. City Council members Ed Girardeau, Kay Broll, and Gail Diggs; Jim Tunison, president and CEO of the Aiken Chamber of Commerce;
Parker's Kitchen currently operates 84 retail stores in Georgia and South Carolina, with plans to double the number of stores over the next four years.
Meanwhile, Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey's announced that its team hosted a Meals on Wheels from Heartland Hunger Fight in its LinkedIn Store Support Center last week.Team packaged 20,000 meals to feed those in need locally
Meals from the Heartland is a nonprofit organization in West Des Moines, Iowa, whose mission is to “empower people to save the hungry.” Volunteer support allows this nonprofit organization to provide meals to people in need in the United States and developing countries around the world.
QuickChek Corporation announces it will kick off Volunteer Appreciation Month by preparing potatoes for planting at America's Grow-A-Row, and says the team is “having a great time while helping out” on LinkedIn mentioned in.
The LinkedIn post also shared that QuickChek plans to visit the Community Food Bank of New Jersey next week to continue its strong volunteer efforts.
