Our 2020 Grocers Doing Good Winners

Promoting and Advancing Petroleum Marketing, Retail Grocery, and Convenience Stores in West Virginia

Driving Local Business and Community Growth Across West Virginia

Our Purpose and Commitment

OMEGA is a West Virginia-based organization dedicated to supporting and advancing the business interests of the state’s petroleum marketing, retail grocery, and convenience store industries.

As a network of over 225 locally owned businesses, OMEGA actively promotes cooperation, advocates for favorable legislation, and provides education and resources to its members. With over 50,000 employees, OMEGA members significantly contribute to the state’s economy, generating more than 10% of all state taxes and supporting local communities through scholarships, charitable donations, and civic involvement.

OMEGA is committed to fostering industry growth while serving West Virginians with essential services like fuel, food, and convenience.

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Your Essential Connection in West Virginia

OMEGA offers three types of membership: Convenience Store Members, Petroleum Marketer Members, and Grocer Members, all of which play a vital role in providing fuel, food, and essentials across West Virginia. As a liaison with state and national agencies, OMEGA works closely with organizations like NACS, PMAA, FMI, and the N.G.A. to advocate on behalf of its members.

We keep members informed through newsletters, legislative updates, an online resource hub, and educational seminars. Additional member benefits include access to the Encova Workers’ Compensation Discount Program and participation in our annual Trade Expo and fundraising efforts for children’s charities. OMEGA is here to support, advocate, and enhance the success of our industry members.

Each year at FMI, we take a moment to recognize food retailers and the innovation they bring to acts of kindness. It’s my pleasure to announce this year’s winners of recognition we call Grocers Doing Good in their Neighborhoods. Our Community Outreach Awards recognize the usually unmentioned contributions grocers make to enhance the communities they serve.

By: Leslie G. Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI  <img src="https://www.fmi.org/images/default-source/blog-images/outreach-hand-and-heart.tmb-large-350-.png?sfvrsn=bee486dd_1" data-displaymode="Thumbnail" alt="Outreach Hand and Heart" title="Outreach Hand and Heart" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" />Great communities across the country have a few things in common; they share the quality of watching out for all within their sphere in good times and bad, remaining sensitive, sympathetic and vigilant to addressing the diverse needs of their neighbors.   Their caring actions take many shapes, helping feed the food insecure, developing educational efforts to support the growth of local youth or taking needed steps to ensure the elderly have adequate access to nutritional food products.  The ear mark of a great community is demonstrated in the ways it engages its inhabitants across the boundaries of age, gender, ethnicity, or economic status.  The local grocer participates right in the center of these community efforts.  As the necessary partner in every home-cooked family meal, the supermarket is clearly the hub of food and nutritional support for the community, but the role of the local grocery in the neighborhood is so much larger. The local food retailer supports the regional economy and is often among the key employers providing varied employment opportunities for those in the vicinity.   It is the vital outlet necessary to support the efforts of local providers.  But beyond the tangible support mechanisms of jobs and food, supermarkets also play a substantial role in the social arena, often being identified as the key crossroad that fosters neighborly connections.  How many times have you bumped into your friends, neighbors, and town officials in your local store and had meaningful conversations with them? Grocery stores have long supported local community efforts with contributions to food pantries, community programs and even sports teams. They are the essence of community bulletin boards. As we navigate times of prosperity or uncertainty in our communities, grocers are stepping outside their traditional goodwill programs to elevate social issues and sustainability efforts.  Food retailers do all they can to make their communities great places to live by keeping a caring eye on the needs of all their customers.  Each year at FMI, we take a moment to recognize food retailers and the innovation they bring to acts of kindness.  It’s my pleasure to announce this year’s winners of recognition we call Grocers Doing Good in their Neighborhoods. Our Community Outreach Awards recognize the usually unmentioned contributions grocers make to enhance the communities they serve.  <h5>Congratulations to the 2020 <a href="http://www.fmi.org/communityoutreach">Community Outreach Awards Winners</a></h5> Youth Development Program <ul> <li>Winner: <a href="https://www.fmi.org/get-involved/community-outreach/nominee/view/familia-gonzález-reynoso-foundation-2">Northgate Gonzalez Market: Familia Gonzalez Reynoso Foundation</a></li> <li>Honorable Mention:  <a href="https://www.fmi.org/get-involved/community-outreach/nominee/view/grocers-on-the-green">Skogen’s Festival Foods: Grocers on the Green</a></li> </ul> Programs Addressing Hunger <ul> <li>Winner: <a href="https://www.fmi.org/get-involved/community-outreach/nominee/view/project-feed-first-responders">Smart & Final and Smart & Final Foundation: Project Feed First Responders </a></li> <li>Honorable Mention: <a href="https://www.fmi.org/get-involved/community-outreach/nominee/view/double-dollars">Menomonie Market Food Co-Op: Double Dollars </a></li> </ul> Neighborhood Health Improvement Programs <ul> <li>Winner: <a href="https://www.fmi.org/get-involved/community-outreach/nominee/view/ward-8-initiative">Giant Food: Ward 8 Initiative</a> </li> <li>Honorable Mention: <a href="https://www.fmi.org/get-involved/community-outreach/nominee/view/hy-vee-gives-back-through-covid-19-pandemic-and-civil-unrest-relief">Hy-Vee gives back through COVID-19 and civil unrest relief </a></li> </ul> Our thanks to all the winners for your leadership and commitment to upholding the fundamental mission of this industry to feed and enrich society. Please know that YOU ARE making a difference.

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Supporting West Virginia Communities

OMEGA members play a vital role in West Virginia, supporting communities through substantial tax contributions and a wide-reaching presence across the state. With over 55% of the population living in border counties, our members are dedicated to serving both local and regional needs. Beyond business, we’re proud to give back, having contributed over $3.1 million to children’s charities since 2003, reflecting our commitment to making a positive difference.