Western Refining raises more than $595,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® during 'spooktacular' Halloween promotion
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Refining, Inc., through its Giant convenience stores, surpassed its goal by 29% to raise $451,315 during the 23rd annual St. Jude Halloween Pinup promotion to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®. This is an all-time record fundraising year for Giant stores.
During the month-long promotion, consumers joined the fight and donated $1 or more for a personalized Halloween-themed pinup that was displayed at Giant retail locations. In addition to the pinup campaign, Western Refining hosted a golf tournament to benefit St. Jude. The golf tournament raised more than $144,000.
Western Refining has been a St. Jude partner since 2000 and has raised more than $2.2 million for St. Jude, which is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
"Our stores and employees had an absolutely outstanding year relative to St. Jude donations," said Western Refining Vice President – Retail, R.C. Sprouse. Through the focused efforts of our employees and the generosity of our customers, we were able to exceed $450,000 in in-store donations for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – an amazing accomplishment. I am so proud of our continued efforts and excellent results."
The majority of St. Jude funding comes from individual contributors who participate in programs like the St. Jude Halloween Pinup promotion, and help ensure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
To learn more about the St. Jude Halloween promotion, visit stjude.org/halloween.
About Western Refining
Western Refining, Inc. is an independent refining and marketing company headquartered in El Paso, Texas. The refining segment operates refineries in El Paso, and Gallup, New Mexico. The retail segment includes retail service stations, convenience stores and unmanned fleet fueling locations in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
Western Refining, Inc. also owns the general partner and approximately 65% of the limited partnership interest in Western Refining Logistics, LP and the general partner and approximately 39% of the limited partnership interest in Northern Tier Energy LP.
More information about Western Refining is available at www.wnr.com.
About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. St. Jude has the world's best survival rates for the most aggressive childhood cancers, and treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since we opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent in the next decade. St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs we make, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org or following St. Jude on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.
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SOURCE St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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