Global Executive Vice President Andrew Slifka to Present Check During
Ceremony at Boston Children’s Hospital on Thursday, May 23
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 17, 2013--
Customers and cashiers at Global Partners LP’s Alltown convenience
stores, Mr. Mike’s convenience stores and Fast Freddie’s convenience
stores have proved that many small gifts go a long way. In just three
weeks, the 100 stores across New England raised $71,349 for Boston
Children’s Hospital, thanks to the generosity of store patrons who each
donated $1 at checkout. The money raised will be used to help support
The Children’s Fund.
“The success of Alltown’s inaugural Boston Children’s Hospital campaign
exemplifies the spirit of giving among our customers and the outstanding
effort by our cashiers in requesting donations,” said Global’s Executive
Vice President Andrew Slifka, who will present a check to Michael
Bornhorst, Director of Corporate Initiatives at Boston Children’s
Hospital Trust during a May 23rd ceremony. “Global and
Alltown are honored to play a role in contributing to Boston Children’s
Hospital, a pediatric hospital whose extraordinary research and
exceptional care have transformed the lives of children around the
world.”
“We are fortunate to have the generous support of Alltown’s employees
and customers as Boston Children’s Hospital strives to fulfill its
missions of patient care, research, and community health,” Bornhorst
said. “This donation, which will allow Boston Children’s Hospital to
continue to effect real change in the lives of our community’s youth, is
a great tribute to the spirit of the Alltown team.”
About Global Partners LP
A publicly traded master limited
partnership, Global Partners LP is a midstream logistics and marketing
company. Global is a leader in the logistics of transporting crude and
other energy products by rail from the mid-continent of the U.S. and
Canada, establishing a ‘virtual pipeline’ from the mid-continent region
of the U.S. and Canada to refiners and other customers on the East and
West coasts. Global owns, controls or has access to one of the largest
terminal networks of petroleum products and renewable fuels in the
Northeast, and is one of the largest wholesale distributors of gasoline,
distillates, residual oil and renewable fuels to wholesalers, retailers
and commercial customers in New England and New York. With a portfolio
of approximately 1,000 locations in nine states, the Partnership is also
one of the largest independent owners, suppliers and operators of
gasoline stations and convenience stores in the Northeast. In addition,
the Partnership is a distributor of natural gas. Global is No. 157 in
the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations. For additional
information visit www.globalp.com
or http://www.alltown.com/,
www.facebook.com/Alltown,
www.twitter.com/AlltownMarket.
About Boston Children’s Hospital
Founded in 1869 as a 20-bed
hospital for children, Boston Children’s Hospital is the primary
pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and the largest
provider of health care to Massachusetts children. In addition to 395
pediatric and adolescent inpatient beds and 228 outpatient programs,
Boston Children’s houses the world’s largest research enterprise based
at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries benefit both
children and adults. More than 1,100 scientists, including nine members
of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 members of the Institute of
Medicine and 12 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comprise
Boston Children’s research community. For more information about the
hospital visit: www.childrenshospital.org/newsroom.
Source: Global Partners LP
Sharon Merrill Associates
Scott Solomon, 617-542-5300
GLP@investorrelations.com