WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Partners LP today announced that its retail gasoline dealers, Alltown convenience stores and New England Mobil gasoline distributors are participating in ExxonMobil’s Educational Alliance Program, a nationwide initiative to enhance math and science learning at K-12 institutions. More than 200 schools throughout the Northeast will receive educational grants for materials and programming such as learning tools, lab supplies and educational trips. Grants will be awarded this month to schools in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
“We are proud to partner with ExxonMobil’s Educational Alliance Program to foster math and science education for children in the towns we serve,” said Global’s Executive Vice President Andrew Slifka. “By promoting math and science, these grants enrich students’ lives, create future opportunities and strengthen the educational fabric within the schools themselves. These outcomes reflect the commitment of Global, Mobil and Alltown to maintain a positive, vital role in our communities.”
Since 2000, the Educational Alliance Program has awarded more than $18 million to local schools through Exxon and Mobil retailers.
About Global Partners LP
A publicly traded master limited partnership, Global Partners LP is a midstream logistics and marketing company. Global owns, controls or has access to one of the largest terminal networks of refined petroleum products and renewable fuels in the Northeast, and is one of the largest distributors of gasoline, distillates, residual oil and renewable fuels to wholesalers, retailers and commercial customers in New England and New York. Global is a leader in the purchasing, selling and logistics of transporting domestic and Canadian crude oil and other products by rail across its “virtual pipeline” from the mid-continent region of the U.S. and Canada to the East and West Coasts for distribution to refiners and other customers. With a portfolio of approximately 900 locations primarily in the Northeast, Global also is one of the largest independent owners, suppliers and operators of gasoline stations and convenience stores. In addition, Global is a distributor of natural gas and propane. Global is No. 157 in the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations. For additional information visit www.globalp.com.
