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VERC Enterprises presents $500 grant to West Middle School in Andover


 

VERC Enterprises, a leading convenience store and Mobil/Gulf gasoline operator with locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire, recently presented West Middle School in Andover 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. 

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Dave Poler, District Manager of VERC Enterprises, presented the check to Rebecca Franks, assistant principal at West Middle School and Student Council member Michael Slattery on behalf of the VERC Andover Mobil location at 308 Cowell Street.

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“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 36 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 and 2012 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: Dave Poler, District Manager of VERC Enterprises, presents a check for $500 to Rebecca Franks, assistant principal of West Middle School in Andover and Student Council member Michael Slattery; the grant was made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program.

 

 

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