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Details: Press; September 28, 2015

WV OMEGA contributes $143,750 in 2015 to help WV children

Pictured (L-R): Jan Vineyard, president of OMEGA; Brittany Myers, assoc. director of marketing for CHS; Chris Freeman, director of communications for CHS, Steve Tuck, chief executive officer of CHS; Mary White, chief operating officer with CHS; Traci Nelson, membership services coordinator with OMEGA.

The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA), an organization representing convenience stores, independent grocers and petroleum marketers across West Virginia, raised $64,135 for the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia during a September 22 golf event at Stonewall Resort, organization officials announced today.

When coupled with the $79,615 OMEGA members raised for the organization during the “Every Child Deserves a Loving Home” fundraising campaign in May, OMEGA members have contributed $143,750 in 2015 to help the children and families cared for by the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia.

“Our members are very proud to play a small part in helping the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia provide for our most vulnerable population – our children,” said Jan Vineyard, president of OMEGA. “This effort not only gives back to the communities where our members live and work, but it demonstrates the charitable nature of our industry. This is a win for all involved: the children, our members and the public.”

The funds raised by OMEGA will be used to support child assistance programs, such as emergency child shelters, foster care, adoption, mentoring, early intervention and numerous other family support programs throughout the state. More than 13,000 children have been assisted in the past year.

Mary White, chief operations officer for the Children’s Home Society, said, “The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association has become paramount to the well-being of West Virginia’s children and families. Their dedication and support enables the Children’s Home Society to find homes for children, support families and change their lives forever.”

Many OMEGA members participated in the golf outing, including ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing, Little General Store, Inc., Marathon Petroleum Company, Par Mar Oil Company, BFS Foods, Inc., Team Sledd, Red Bull Energy Drink, Proud Eagle Inc. and many others.

Since 2013, OMEGA has raised over $2.2 million dollars for charities that improve the health, safety and wellbeing of West Virginia’s children.

Details: Press; September 08, 2015

Proclamation by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin

Whereas, West Virginia law prohibits the sale of tobacco and other age-restricted products to persons under the age of 18; and

Whereas, the West Virginia Oil Marketers and Grocers Association and the West Virginia Wholesalers Association will participate in "We Card" Awareness Month, a retail education and training effort to boost West Virginia retailers' awareness of and participation in responsible retailing efforts to comply with federal, state and local laws and identify, prevent and deny tobacco and other age-restricted product sales to minors; and

Whereas, the national non-profit organization, The "We Card" Program, Inc., is designed to provide training and education to the retail community to help retailers comply with age-restricted product laws and serve their communities as responsible retailers; and

Details: Press; June 01, 2015

Charleston, WV (June 1, 2015) – The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA), an organization representing convenience stores, independent grocers and petroleum marketers across West Virginia, raised $79,615 to help the children and families cared for by the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia during the “Every Child Deserves A Loving Home” Campaign, organization representatives announced today.

“Our members – the hundreds of local convenience and grocery stores West Virginians shop in every day – are very proud of this effort to make a difference in children’s lives and we are very appreciative of the public who truly supported this campaign,” said Jan Vineyard, President of OMEGA.

OMEGA-member convenience and grocery stores partnered with the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia to raise funds that will be used to support child assistance programs, such as emergency child shelters, foster care, adoption, mentoring, early intervention and numerous other family support programs throughout the state. Brightly colored, Mother’s Day-themed, paper flowers were sold for one dollar at nearly 500 OMEGA-member convenience and grocery stores from April 10 – May 10 across West Virginia.

Details: Press; June 01, 2015

Each year, federal, state and local motor carrier enforcement authorities conduct a three-day nationwide roadside inspection and enforcement blitz to check for compliance with federal motor carrier safety regulations (FMCSR). Both interstate and intrastate petroleum marketers engaged in the transportation of fuel in a commercial motor vehicle are subject to the FMCSR. This year’s enforcement blitz will take place June 2-4 on interstate, secondary and local roadways nationwide. In preparation for the blitz, petroleum transporters should make sure that they are currently in full compliance with federal and state CMV and CDL driver regulations.

Details: Press; May 27, 2015

Charleston, W.Va. (June 1, 2015) – The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA), the trade association which represents the state’s convenience stores, independent grocers and petroleum marketers, has announced their annual college scholarship recipients for the 2015-2016 school year.

“Education is an essential part of our lives and providing our state’s youth with the opportunities to receive a quality education is a key in moving West Virginia forward. We are extremely pleased to be in a position to support our members, their employees and families in furthering their education,” said Jan Vineyard, president of OMEGA. “Our eleven scholarship recipients are exceptional in every way. They not only excel academically in the classroom but also take active roles in their communities, on their athletic teams and at their workplace. We congratulate our recipients and wish them the best of luck.”