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Parker’s Kitchen convenience store company presents $75,000 Fueling the Community donation to Beaufort County School District

BEAUFORT – Parker's Kitchen, a prominent convenience store and food service company, donated $75,000 to Beaufort County schools as part of their ongoing charitable initiative that supports education across their widespread consumer regions.
 
Parker’s Kitchen, which operates more than 95 convenience stores in Georgia and South Carolina, said the proceeds came from its “Fueling the Community” program, which donates a portion of every gallon of gas sold on the first Wednesday of each month to local schools.
 
A portion of the Parker’s Kitchen donation goes to support the school district’s annual employee recognition programs, which honor school nurses, social workers, bookkeepers, guidance counselors, office managers, teacher assistants, school secretaries, bus drivers, and technology and data specialists.  Other funds go to specific schools designated by Parker’s “Pump Pal” club customers when they purchase their gasoline on the first Wednesday of each month.
 
“At Parker’s Kitchen, we want to be a great community partner and to be a force for positive change,” said Parker’s Kitchen founder and CEO Greg Parker. “We are incredibly honored to give back to the Beaufort County School District through our Fueling the Community program and know that education has the power to uplift communities, create opportunity and cultivate future leaders right here in Beaufort County.”
  
Parker’s Kitchen launched its Fueling the Community charitable initiative in 2011 and has donated more than $2.5 million to public and private schools in communities where Parker’s operates stores.
 
Superintendent Frank Rodriguez accepted the donation on behalf of the school district at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Parker’s newest location in Beaufort on Jan. 9.
 
“This relationship with Parker’s Kitchen allows us to recognize our employees who serve our children in so many aspects of the district,” Rodriguez said.  “Parker’s Kitchen is so thoughtful and generous to support public education in their community, which is essential for everyone. We appreciate their partnership and we thank them.”

 

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Parker’s Kitchen has been ranked on Inc.’s elite list of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. for seven years and recognized by USA Today as a Top Workplace. Parker’s Kitchen founder and CEO Greg Parker has been honored by Convenience Store News as the Tech Executive of the Year, by the Savannah Chamber of Commerce as the Entrepreneur of the Year and by the Frank Callen Boys and Girls Club as Citizen of the Year.