Parker’s, an award-winning convenience store leader, recently donated $1,500 to the Wayne County School System as part of the company’s Fueling the Community charitable initiative. Jay Brinson, Wayne County Superintendent of Schools, accepted the donation on behalf of the school district at a special ribbon cutting and check presentation ceremony at the company’s newest convenience store in Jesup, Ga.
 
Parker’s donates a portion of every gallon of gas sold on the first Wednesday of each month to area schools through the Fueling the Community program. PumpPal club members can select which school will receive the proceeds from their Fueling the Community gas purchase on the first Wednesday.  
 
"We are committed to giving back to help students and teachers in Wayne County," said Parker’s President and CEO Greg Parker. "Education has the power to transform lives and to uplift communities. We are deeply honored to give back to every community where we do business."
 
Parker’s originally launched its charitable initiative in 2011 and has donated money to public and private schools in every community where Parker’s operates retail stores. The company operates 49 convenience stores in Georgia and South Carolina and completes more than 100,000 transactions daily.
 
Last month, Parker’s opened a new retail store in Jesup, Ga. with a full-service kitchen serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, as a response to growing consumer demand. The store, located at 4501 Savannah Hwy., is the company’s 49th convenience store and is part of the company’s ambitious growth strategy.
 
Parker’s is in the middle of a five-year plan to exceed $1 billion in annual sales and is consistently trending ahead of goals. The company currently has three stores under construction and 30 sites in process in Georgia and South Carolina.