One local petroleum company decided to help restaurants rebound by creating their own small business stimulus so to speak.
Every year, Sullivan Petroleum Company and Sully's convenience stores give personalized gifts to about 70 vendors and customers during their annual company Christmas party.
ANDDUE TO COVID-19 HAS LEFT MANYPEOPLE UNEMPLOYED.FEELING FRUSTRATED AND HELPLESSIN A TIME OF EXTREMEVULNERABILITY.THAT'S WHY 23ABC IS DEDICATED TOHELPINGINDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSESREBOUND.ONE LOCAL PETROLEUM COMPANYDECIDED TO HELRESTAURANTS REBOUND -- BYCREATING THEIR OWN SMALLBUSINESS STIMULUS -- SO TO SPEAK--EVERY YEAR, SULLIVAN PETROLEUMCOMPANY ANDSULLY'S CONVENIENCE STORES GIVEPERSONALIZEDGIFTS TO ABOUT 70 VENDORS ANDCUSTOMERS DURING THEANNUAL COMPANY CHRISTMAS PARTY.HOWEVER, GIVEN THE UNIQUECIRCUMSTANCES THIS YEAR WITHCOVID-19, THEY COULDN'T HOLD ACHRISTMAS PARTY.SO THE COMPANY IS GOING ADIFFERENT ROUTE BY INVESTING THEBUDGET FOR THE PARTY BACK INTOTHE COMMUNITY.THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED IT HASPURCHASED 70 GIFT CARDSFROM SEVEN DIFFERENT LOCALRESTAURANTS THAT MAY BESTRUGGLING.THEY PICKED LOCAL FAVORITES LIKEWIKI'S, LUIGI'S AND SALTY'SBARBECUE THEY'RE ALL LOCALLYOWNED..."WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGHTO BE DEEMED ESSENTIAL DURINGTHIS PERIOD OF TIME.
WE HAVEN'THAD TO GO THROUGH THE SAMERESTRICTIONS THAT THEY HAVE ANDWE JUST DON'T WANTTO SEE THOSE PLACES WE GREW UPON JUST DISAPPEAR FOREVER.THEY'RE HARDWORKING PEOPLE JUST LIKE US ANDTHEY'RE ARE GOING THROUGH SOMEREALLY TOUGH TIMES.
THIS IS THELEASE WE COULD DO TO HELP OUTTHE COMMUNITYTHA THAS MADE US SUCCESSFUL ASWELL."THE GIFT CARDS ARE WORTH A TOTALOF 14-THOUSANDDOLLARS, OR 200 DOLLARS PERCARD.
THE CARDS WILL BE GIVENVENDORS AT SULLY'S GAS STATIONS-- FOR THEM TO THEMUSE AT THOSE RESTAURANTS.AND -- YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND MOREINFORMATIONGETTING BACK TO WORK, MAKINGENDS MEET AND MANAGING THEPRESSURE -- BY HEADING TO OURWEBSITE TURN TO 23 DOT COM --ANDCLICK ON THE REBOUND SECTION.COMING U
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