| OMEGA Raises More Than $190,000 for Make-A-Wish Foundation |
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| Thursday, 24 September 2009 21:40 | |||
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Charleston, WV (September 24, 2009) The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA), an organization representing convenience stores, independent grocers and petroleum marketers across West Virginia, in conjunction with the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, raised $190,650 to help grant the wishes of children diagnosed with life-threatening conditions, association representatives announced today. Jan Vineyard, President of OMEGA, said, OMEGA has been conducting statewide philanthropic campaigns for the past seven years and this is the most weve ever raised. I want to thank our customers and the members of OMEGA. They really got behind this effort and their donations will truly make a difference in the lives of many deserving children. Vineyard said that all the funds raised through the campaign will go to the southern and northern West Virginia Chapters of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and will be used solely to grant childrens wishes. Wish stars were sold for one dollar at nearly 1,000 OMEGA-member convenience and grocery stores across the state from July 28 Aug. 30. Little General Stores sold more than 31,500 wish stars, alone. In addition, a golf outing was held at Glade Springs Resort on Thursday, September 24 where many corporate sponsors, such as Little General Store, Inc., ExxonMobil, Petroleum Products Company/One Stop, Sledd Company, Par Mar Oil Company and Prima Marketing LLC donated tens of thousands of dollars to the cause. Travis Chandler, Regional Manager for Make-A-Wish Southern West Virginia, said, When we meet a wish child, we ask them, If you could go anywhere, be anything, meet anyone, or have anything what would it be? When a child answers this question, a wish is born. Through OMEGAs help, many more children in our region will have the opportunity to answer those questions and experience the hope, strength and joy that comes with them. We are so incredibly thankful for OMEGAs support. For additional information, contact Jan Vineyard at (304) 343-5500
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