Parker’s Kitchen — an award-winning convenience store and food service company — recently held its 12th Annual Fueling the Community Charity Golf Tournament at The Landings in Savannah, Ga., raising a record $400,000 to support local schools in the communities the company serves throughout Georgia and South Carolina.
On Oct. 21, 280 golfers teed off on the Magnolia and Marshwood championship courses at The Landings for the popular scramble-format tournament. In 2022, Parker’s Kitchen expanded the tournament’s field of play across two courses to meet the overwhelming popularity of the charity event, which has sold out every year since its inception.
“We’re absolutely thrilled to raise $400,000 to support local schools in communities throughout our corporate footprint,” said Parker’s Kitchen President Brandon Hofmann. “We look forward to presenting Fueling the Community checks to various school systems in the coming months and making a positive impact throughout the region.”
Since the Fueling the Community charitable initiative was originally founded in 2011, the company has donated a percentage of gas sold at all Parker’s and Parker’s Kitchen locations on the first Wednesday of each month to area schools. Over the past 13 years, Parker’s Kitchen has given more than $2.5 million to area schools.
“At Parker’s Kitchen, we know education has the power to reduce crime, increase opportunity and uplift communities,” said Olivia Parker, Parker’s Kitchen Outreach and Communications Manager. “We’re incredibly grateful for the generous support of our tournament sponsors and for everyone who took the time to play for a great cause.”
In addition to golf, the 2024 Fueling the Community Charity Golf Tournament featured a catered breakfast and lunch, live music, raffle drawings and an awards ceremony. The NCS/Truist team earned top honors at the golf tournament, with a 23-under-par final score. The Pinyan Company team claimed second place, and the J.M. Wilson Electric team took home third place honors.
Known for its longstanding commitment to charitable giving, Parker’s Kitchen is one of the most generous companies in the convenience store industry and in the Southeast. Over the past eight year, the company has donated more than $30 million to make a transformative impact in four key areas, including supporting education, expanding access to healthcare, fighting hunger and celebrating heroes.
Parker’s Kitchen also endowed the Parker’s Emergency and Trauma Center at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Ga. and made a record $5 million donation to name the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University, supporting the next generation of business leaders in Georgia. The Parker’s Community Fund, which was created in 2021 by a major donation from Parker’s Kitchen founder and CEO Greg Parker, also provided critical funding for Union Mission to open the Parker House for Women in Savannah, Ga., the region’s first facility for women experiencing homelessness.
Parker’s Kitchen stands apart as one of America’s most respected convenience store brands and is known for having the cleanest stores and restrooms in the industry. Headquartered in Savannah, Ga., the company has enjoyed robust 20 to 24 percent annual growth every year for the past 25 years and has been featured seven times on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The company also offers an acclaimed Parker’s Rewards program, which saves customers time and money at the pump as well as in the store.
Earlier this year, USA Today named Parker’s Kitchen a Top Workplace 2024. The company was previously honored as the Convenience Store Chain of the Year by Convenience Store Decisions, which is the industry’s highest honor, and has been recognized by Food and Wine as one of America’s Best Convenience Stores and by Convenience Store News as the Convenience Foodservice Leader of the Year.
Since its founding in 1976, Parker’s Kitchen has grown to become an award-winning company that has been voted one of America’s top 10 gas station brands by USA TODAY readers. The Parker’s Rewards loyalty program, which includes more than 300,000 members, has saved customers more than $15 million to date. Parker’s employs more than 1,600 individuals throughout South Carolina and Georgia and completes nearly a million transactions weekly.
For more information about Parker’s Fueling the Community program and the company’s commitment to charitable giving, visit parkerskitchen.com.
ABOUT PARKER’S KITCHEN:
Honored by USA TODAY as a Top Workplace for 2024, Parker’s Kitchen is strategically redefining the nation’s convenience store industry, offering customers high-quality products, freshly prepared food and superior customer service at retail stores throughout Georgia and South Carolina. Proudly headquartered in Savannah, Ga., Parker’s Kitchen has a commitment to exceeding customer expectations and has repeatedly been recognized as one of the nation’s leading convenience store and foodservice companies. The company serves world-famous hand-breaded Southern Fried Chicken Tenders as well as made-from-scratch mac ‘n’ cheese, a breakfast bar and daily specials. The popular Parker’s Rewards loyalty program, which includes more than 300,000 members, has saved customers more than $15 million to date. Featured on Inc. 5000’s list of the fastest growing companies in America seven times and honored as the Convenience Store Decisions Chain of the Year, Parker’s Kitchen employs 1,600 professionals and completes more than one million transactions weekly. Learn more: www.parkerskitchen.com.
ABOUT THE PARKER’S KITCHEN FUELING THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM:
The Parker’s Kitchen Fueling the Community charitable initiative donates a portion of gas sold at all Parker’s and Parker’s Kitchen locations on the first Wednesday of each month to area schools. Since the inception of the program in 2011, the company has donated more than $2.5 million to area schools. To learn more about the Fueling the Community program and ways to get involved, visit parkerskitchen.com/giving-back/.