| O’Connell
Oil plays an active role in our communities by contributing
to and supporting a variety of organizations including
our local little league teams, high school sports teams,
and the PTA. This extends into the community with support
for local church organizations, fire departments, law
enforcement organizations, animal shelters, and food banks.
O’Connell Oil and it’s Convenience Plus stores
want to be good neighbors. The stores, the employees,
and customers help their neighbors in countless ways.
In 2002, through charitable contributions of cash and
goods and in-store fund-raising activities, more than
$130,000 dollars in support was distributed to many needy
programs
.Providing
Children With a Better Life
One of these programs and one of O’Connell’s
main benefactors is The Brightside Organization, where
in the last five years we have donated nearly $100,000.
Brightside for families and children is a social service
organization located in West Springfield Massachusetts.
Brightside is recognized for its leadership in meeting
the needs of children and families by offering adoption,
residential treatment, counseling, family support programs
and special education services. It is our goal, and wish,
to have every child get the respect and attention that
they deserve.
Every year, O’Connell Oil proudly supports many
fundraisers and golf tournaments throughout the area of
its store and office operations. In addition to local
charities, O’Connell Oil supports national organizations
such as the Make a Wish Foundation, American Red Cross,
MDA, Goodwill, United Way, Boys and Girls Club, YMCA,
The Shriners, and many more.
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of
22 hospitals that provide expert, no-cost orthopedic and
burn care to children under 18. Shriners
Hospital for Children, Springfield, MA. Just one of the
many children we’ve helped over the years.
Daniel
Petithory Memorial Scholarship Fund
Daniel “Dan-O” Henry Petithory Sgt.1st class,
from Cheshire, MA of the U.S. Army Special Forces Green
Beret Division was the first American who was killed by
friendly fire in Afghanistan.
Daniel, along with two others gave themselves for the
pursuit of something greater than themselves because they
knew it was the right thing to do. They gave of themselves
so people beaten down by an oppressive authority might
be liberated… to know the experience, the blessings
of liberty… that we citizens of this precious land
know and cherish so deeply.
O’Connell Oil crusaded this fund by contracting
this teddy bear in Dan’s honor which has been sold
in our stores and across the continental United States.
We were able to raise over $4500 dollars to help local
high school students defer the cost of college.
Daniel Petithory 1969-2001
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