Parker’s convenience stores recently donated $11,000 to Effingham County Schools as part of the company’s Fueling the Community charitable initiative, which donates a portion of gas sold on the first Wednesday of each month to area schools.

“It’s an honor and a privilege to invest in education in Effingham County,” said Parker’s founder and CEO Greg Parker. “At Parker’s, we believe education has the power to strengthen communities. We’re delighted to support students, teachers and administrators right here in Effingham County.”

The check presentation took place at Marlow Elementary School on May 16.

Parker’s launched the Fueling the Community charitable initiative in 2011 and donates money to schools in every community where the company operates stores. Parker’s has donated nearly $1 million to area schools since the inception of the program.

Parker’s also endows the Parker’s Emergency and Trauma Center at Memorial Hospital in Savannah and spearheads the Keep Savannah Clean anti-litter campaign. In 2018, Parker’s also donated a record $5 million to create the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University.