Sunoco, University of Texas raise $2m for cancer
Sunoco LP customers, team members and supplier partners joined together to raise over $2 million for cancer research and programs.
Sunoco LP joined the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to support cancer research, education, prevention and hospital programs for children, adolescents and young adults with cancer. This year, their combined efforts raised $2,027,704, the highest total to date.
The fuel retailers kicked off Childhood Cancer Awareness Month on Sept. 7 with its annual retail campaign, Stripes Stores Celebrates Tomorrows. Between Sept. 7 and Oct. 4, Stripes' in-store campaign raised funds $1 at a time in its 750 locations in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
"Our team members and supplier partners have shown their commitment to making this fundraiser successful,” said Eduardo Pereda, vice president of marketing convenience brands for Sunoco LP.
Sunoco LP is a master limited partnership that operates approximately 1,340 retail fuel sites and convenience stores.
