After a recent boil alert advisory impacted 60,000 residents in Grand Prairie, Texas, last week, RaceTrac “sprung our DFW Distribution Center into action. The team coordinated with local government officials and assembled 12 pallets (1,008 cases) of RaceTrac-branded bottled water for distribution at a designated water pickup site,” the company posted on LinkedIn.

According to the LinkedIn post, residents had been instructed not to drink, bathe or cook with the city’s water after a foaming agent used to fight fires was discovered in the water supply of the Dallas suburb.

“It is simply the RaceTrac Way for our DC team to rise to the occasion and assist those in need,” said Lucas Cameron, senior supply chain merchandise manager. “Many of our own team members were impacted by the water supply contamination and all of us were eager to do what we could to help the community—our neighbors—cope with this temporary inconvenience.”

RaceTrac will host its 11th annual Run for Research 5K race on Saturday, September 14. As in past years, 100% of registration fees will benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s (MJFF’s) global research programs seeking better treatments and a cure for Parkinson’s disease.

“We know that Parkinson’s affects nearly 30,000 in Georgia, and its impact is devastating for those living with the disease and for their loved ones,” said Melanie Isbill, chief brand officer at RaceTrac and a member of MJFF’s board of directors since March 2021.

RaceTrac’s Run for Research is part of the company’s wider RaceTrac Gives Back initiative which supports several causes.