TravelCenters of America Presents Donation Check to St. Christopher Fund From Sales of SCF Merchandise
August 22 2019 - 4:16PM
Business Wire
Check Awarded at the Great American Trucking
Show
TravelCenters of America Inc. (TravelCenters) (Nasdaq: TA),
operator of the TA®, Petro Stopping Centers® and TA Express®
brands, today presented a check for $84,400 to the St. Christopher
Truckers Development and Relief Fund (SCF), a non-profit
organization that helps truck drivers suffering financial hardship
as a result of being out of work due to illness or injury.
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TA check presentation to SCF at 2019
GATS. From left: Shannon Currier, Director of Philanthropy and
Development, SCF; Tina Arundel, Corporate Communications Manager,
TravelCenters of America; Donna Kennedy, Executive Director, SCF
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In partnership with High Noon Sales, TravelCenters donated $1
from each item of SCF merchandise sold in its TA, Petro and TA
Express travel stores since May 2019. High Noon products including
phone chargers, flashlights, hats and cups were imprinted with
SCF’s logo and sold at participating travel stores within the TA,
Petro and TA Express network over a three-month period. Earlier
today at a ceremony held at The Great American Trucking Show (GATS)
in Dallas, Texas, TravelCenters presented the check to the SCF.
“We are honored to be a part of this important fundraising
program for the SCF,” said Barry Richards, President and COO of
TravelCenters. “Our customers, both professional drivers and the
motoring public, have made this campaign a success. This is truly
about people taking care of other people.”
Justin Hoffman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for High
Noon Sales added, “We are grateful for this opportunity to partner
with TravelCenters for such an important charity. Professional
drivers are a large segment of our end-user customer base. It’s a
privilege to be a part of helping out drivers in need.”
TravelCenters of America has supported the SCF since 2010
through a variety of fundraising campaigns and has helped to raise
more than $2.5 million for the charity that provides financial
assistance to over-the-road truck drivers when an illness or injury
has caused them to be out of work. Dr. Donna Kennedy, Executive
Director of the SCF was at GATS to accept the check.
“I’ve been thanking TravelCenters for ten years for their
immense support of the SCF and the work we do,” said Kennedy. “Now,
with their partnership with High Noon Sales, they have created
another successful fundraising campaign to benefit the many drivers
who so badly need our help. I just can’t say thank you enough,” she
added.
More than 250 travel stores in the TravelCenters network
participated in the campaign.
About TravelCenters of America Inc.
TravelCenters of America Inc. (TravelCenters), headquartered in
Westlake, Ohio, conducts business in 43 states and Canada,
principally under the TA®, Petro Stopping Centers® and TA Express®
travel center brands. For more information on TA, TA Express and
Petro, please visit www.ta-petro.com.
About High Noon Sales High Noon
Sales is a privately owned company based in Denver, Colorado. With
over twenty years of experience as importers and representatives of
a wide variety of electronics & general merchandise. High Noon
Sales provides unique products and merchandising solutions to
convenience stores, travel centers, and other specialty retailers.
For more information on High Noon Sales, please visit
www.highnoonsales.net.
About St. Christopher Truckers Development
and Relief Fund The St. Christopher Truckers Development and
Relief Fund (SCF) is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization that
provides assistance to over-the-road semi-truck drivers and their
families when an illness or injury has caused the driver to be out
of work and suffer financial hardship. Assistance may be in the
form of direct payment for mortgage/rent, utilities, vehicle
payments and insurance. The SCF also provides programs to benefit
professional drivers and the trucking industry. For more
information, please visit www.truckersfund.org or call (865)
202-9428.
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Tom Liutkus TravelCenters of America 440-808-7364
tliutkus@ta-petro.com
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