Rutter’s Donates $75,000 Through Vote With Your Dollars Program

YORK, Pa. and OKLAHOMA CITY—Rutter’s Children’s Charities announced its 2021 Vote With Your Dollars winners. The program allows Rutter’s VIP loyalty members to choose the local charity they want to support with their purchases at any Rutter’s location. During the campaign, from April through October, every dollar spent at the pump or inside the store counts as a vote for the charity they have selected.

The Ronald McDonald House Central PA, Adams County SPCA, York County Food Bank, Make-A-Wish Greater PA & WV will be awarded a total of $75,000. The Ronald McDonald House of Central PA will receive $15,000 to support families whose children are getting necessary medical care. Adams County SPCA will also receive $15,000 to provide essential care to lost, abandoned and abused animals. The York County Food Bank will receive $20,000 to continue the fight against food insecurity within the county, and Make-A-Wish will receive $25,000 to provide five children with wishes during their fight against terminal illnesses.

Rutter’s Children’s Charities began Vote With Your Dollars in 2015 and has donated over $325,000 to the local charities involved.

Meanwhile, Love’s Travel Stops and Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit whose mission is to build strong, stable and secure military families, have distributed 125 meal kits to preregistered families through Operation Homefront’s Holiday Meals for Military. Representatives from the Oklahoma City Thunder joined Love’s and Operation Homefront to hand out the kits that included Thunder tickets.

“This is Love’s second year in a row to have hosted a Holiday Meals for Military event, and we couldn’t have been more excited,” said Jenny Love Meyer, chief culture officer and executive vice president of Love’s. “We love to see how excited the families are when they pick up the kits, and this year’s event was made better by the surprise element of tickets from our friends at the Thunder.”

Meal kits included all the essentials for a traditional holiday meal and four ticket vouchers to a Thunder game of the family’s choice. This year’s Holiday Meals for Military will put meals on the tables of more than 15,000 military families nationwide.

“Military families are often far from loved ones during the holiday season, making it difficult for them to enjoy the traditions many Americans look forward to,” said Robin Carter, senior director of Operation Homefront. “Thanks to the continued support of generous partners, including Love’s, our Holiday Meals for Military program allows us to provide much-needed support to our military families so they can enjoy the holidays. It’s a tangible ‘thank you’ from the communities they have worked so hard to protect.”