A new Community Impact Committee is being formed to make decisions on how to allocate funds strategically in order to have the greatest impact.
Parker, the 2020 Chain of the Year for CStore Decisions, recently donated a record $ 20 million to support charitable initiatives across the company’s corporate presence off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina.
The Parker Community Fund, which will be administered by the Savannah Community Foundation, will support a number of charities across the region. A new Community Impact Committee is being formed to make decisions on how to allocate funds strategically in order to have the greatest impact.
“At Parker, we are deeply committed to giving back to the communities that have supported us over the years,” said Parker founder and CEO Greg Parker, who was recently named to the Convenience Store Hall of Fame. “This initial donation of US $ 20 million is the beginning of a fund that we intend to grow. Parker’s new Community Fund will allow us to have an even greater impact in the future, supporting important causes that matter most to our customers. “
Parker’s is known for its longstanding commitment to charitable giving. In recent years, Parker sponsored Parker’s Emergency and Trauma Center at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, and made a record $ 5 million donation to the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University, supporting the next generation of business leaders. in Georgia.
In addition, the company’s Fueling the Community charitable giving initiative returns to all communities where Parker does business. A percentage of the gas sold at all Parker units on the first Wednesday of the month is donated to the Community Supply program.
“The Parker’s Community Fund stands out as the largest individual donation to the Savannah Community Foundation in our 65-year history,” said Savannah Community Foundation President Russ Simpson. “We are incredibly honored that Parker chose the Savannah Community Foundation to manage this donor fund. It will be exciting to see how this fund will support so many organizations in Georgia and South Carolina in the future. “
Since its founding in 1976, Parker’s has grown from a one-store operation in Midway, Georgia, to an award-winning company with 68 stores across Georgia and South Carolina, serving food inspired by southern Parker’s Kitchen made from scratch. -local. The Parker’s Rewards loyalty program, which includes more than 210,000 members, has saved customers more than $ 15 million to date. Parker employs more than 1,200 people across the region and performs more than 125,000 transactions daily.