The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA), an organization representing convenience stores, independent grocers and petroleum marketers statewide, raised more than $75,000 in April and May for the Children's Home Society of West Virginia during its "Every Child Deserves A Loving Home" Campaign, organization representatives announced Thursday in Charleston.
"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 emergency child shelters, foster care, adoption, mentoring, early intervention and several other family support programs throughout the state. Brightly colored Mother's Day-themed paper flowers were sold for $1 at nearly 500 OMEGA-member convenience and grocery stores from April 11 through Mother's Day.
OMEGA has raised more than $2.2 million dollars since 2003 for charities that improve the health, safety and wellbeing of West Virginia children. OMEGA members participating in the campaign included Little General Stores, Inc., Par Mar Oil Company, BFS Foods, Inc., Go-Mart, Inc., TWJ, Inc., DeFazio Oil Company, Petersburg Oil Co., Mini-Giants, R. M. Roach & Son, R.T. Rogers Oil Company and the Kanawha City Foodland.