VERC Enterprises presents $500 grant to Cold Spring Elementary School

PLYMOUTH, Mass. - Jan. 16, 2015 - PRLog -- VERC Enterprises (www.vercenterprises.com), a leading convenience store and Mobil/Gulf gasoline operator with locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire, recently presented Cold Spring Elementary School in Plymouth with a check for $500, a grant made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program.

Funded by the ExxonMobil Corporation, the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program is designed to provide local retailers an opportunity to invest in the future of their communities through educational grants to neighborhood schools.

Dan Gurney, Manager of the VERC Enterprises Plymouth Mobil and District ManagerZeshan Muhammad presented the check to Christine Morgan, principal at Cold Spring Elementary School.

“We’re proud to participate in such a fine program that recognizes and supports the quality of local schools,” said Leo Vercollone, CEO of VERC Enterprises.

About VERC Enterprises

VERC Enterprises is the region’s leading, independent chain of convenience stores and gasoline stations, with locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire.  The company began 37 years ago with a single car wash in Marshfield, in a business founded by Eugene Vercollone. Today two of Mr. Vercollone’s sons operate the company, with Leo as President and Paul as Vice President. The firm has more than 230 employees and is a leader in hiring those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In 2011 VERC Enterprises was recognized by the Boston Business Journal as a Best Place to Work in Massachusetts and as a Leader in Diversity and in 2011, 2012 and 2013 by the Boston Globe as a Best Place to Work in Massachusetts. For additional information, please visit the website, www.vercenterprises.com, or call 781-934-7300.

PHOTO: Dan Gurney, Manager of the VERC Enterprises Plymouth Mobil and District Manager Zeshan Muhammad present a check for $500 to Christine Morgan, Principal at Cold Spring Elementary School; the grant was made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program.