VERC Enterprises presents $500 grant to The Gifford School in Weston

WESTON, Mass. - Feb. 2, 2017 - PRLog -- VERC Enterprises, a leading convenience store and Mobil/Gulf gasoline operator with locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire, recently presented The Gifford School in Weston with a check for $500, a grant made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program.

Funded by the ExxonMobil Corporation and Global Partners LP, 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.

VERC District Manager Numan Karim and VERC Weston Mobil Store Manager Lee Richardson presented the check to Robert McArdle, Executive Director and Wil Fredian, Principal/Assistant Director of The Gifford 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 40 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 300 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, 2013and 2016 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: VERC District Manager Numan Karim and Lee Richardson, Manager of VERC Weston Mobil, presents a check for $500 to Robert McArdle, Executive Director and Wil Fredian, Principal/Assistant Director of The Gifford School in Weston; the grant was made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program.