C-stores, Customers and Community come together with Heart and Money!

On behalf of the South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores, SCACS participating members, the North Carolina Petroleum & Convenience Marketers, the Pantry Corporation, the Coca Cola Company and the Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated, we are pleased to announce that a donation in the amount of $232,206.66 to the Victory Junction Camp.

“We could not be more excited about the life-changing experiences this money will provide for children with chronic medical conditions and serious illnesses,” said SCACS Executive Director Leigh Faircloth, CAE.

“We are very proud to have had a meaningful opportunity to combine our business activities with a charitable interest, allowing our employees and our consumers to bond in support of this worthy cause, increasing customer loyalty and improving employee morale along the way,” according to Faircloth.

A special recognition and thank you to the following:

Anderson Oil Company, Inc.Bountyland Food Service, Inc.
Carolina Convenience Corporation
Hess Companies
Mixson, Inc.
Pumper’s Premium
The Pantry, Inc.

The 2010 Victory Junction campaign is currently underway. It will end, the last day of March. Currently Hess Mart is in the lead raising more than $16,000 for Victory Junction. If a c-store is still interested in participating, please call SCACS directly and immediately.

SCACS partnered with Coca-Cola in 2009 to raise money for Victory Junction Camp, a place for disabled and chronically ill children and their families to enjoy an exciting and safe camp experience, at no cost. Due to an overwhelming response by our members, SCACS was able to raise an incredible $31,000 for Victory Junction Camp! Kyle Petty, founder of Victory Junction Camp, remarked about the partnership, “I want to thank you guys, the South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores and Coca-Cola for partnering up in the 2009 initiative, because it takes partnerships to make this thing work...It takes donations, it takes the kids, but it takes people like you to embrace the camp and want to do something special in someone else’s life. Coca-Cola has always been a huge part of that.”

Underage drinking continues to present a serious problem for our state.  While parents and law enforcements are doing all that they can keep young people from purchasing alcohol, the point of sale can be the most crucial place for curbing the these sales.  As a result of vigilance of all those involved, we can prevent the possession and consumption of alcohol by minors, a pratice that often leads to heartbreak and tragedy.  We need your participation to ensure the "We I.D." program a resounding success.

This campaign, which was initiated two years ago, raises funds for military families in South Carolina whose loved ones are serving abroad. Your customers may purchase a paper boot for $1 each to be displayed in your store showing support for our military. This campaign will run between Memorial Day and Labor Day in honor of our military.

If you are interested in participating in the campaign, please call SCACS Headquarters at 803-419-0804.

Checks should be made out to:
SC MILITARY SCHOLARSHIP & FAMILY CARE ASSN, INC.