With the help of in-store customer donations, locally owned and operated MacFood Mart’s c-store locations raised over $1,300 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in January 2022.

As Partner’s in Hope for K105 FM Country Cares for Kids Radiothon, donation jars were placed at all registers in stores throughout the month of January, and customer donations were matched dollar per dollar by MacFood Mart. 

MacFood Mart has four convenient locations throughout the Fort Wayne area, expanding since their original location first opened in 1965.

In January, MacFood Mart asked customers on its Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages to donate to St. Jude in-stores. Additionally, MacFood Mart team members also asked customers to donate spare change at the registers, all while in conjunction with K105 on air promotions featuring MacFood Mart mentions. 

As a result, the four stores collected $686 worth of donations from customers which were then matched dollar per dollar by MacFood Mart. In summary, bringing our total dollar amount raised to $1,373.

“Being a Partner in Hope for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital gives our small business the opportunity to make a difference for kids in our own community that benefit from the services St. Jude provides,” Media coordinator Jessica Carroll explains.

In total, MacFood Mart stores raised $1,373.88 for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital thanks to the generous customers who braved the cold winter weather and came inside to donate. 

About MacFood Mart: 

MacFood Mart is a proud part of McIntosh Energy. The first MacFood Mart location opened in 1965 on the corner of Coldwater and Union Chapel Road. Since then, the business has expanded to include four MacFood Mart and Sunoco gas station locations. McIntosh Energy also provides fuel and other marketing to independent dealer operators with our Sunoco brand.  

About St. Jude: 

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and cures childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments developed at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to 80% since the hospital opened more than 60 years ago. St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. To learn more, visit stjude.org or follow St. Jude on social media at @stjuderesearch.