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Rigs Without Cigs Program a Success
Two years after the September 2017 inception of the Rigs without Cigs program, it is still going strong and still seeing drivers become tobacco free. Rigs without Cigs (RwC) was created as part of St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund’s efforts to provide preventative...
St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund receives more than $20,000 in donations at the 2019 Great American Trucking Show
DALLAS, Texas (Aug. 28, 2019) – Thousands of guests came out to support St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) Thursday, Aug. 22 through Saturday, Aug. 24 at the 20th Annual Great American Trucking Show. A grand total of $21,218 was raised for the nonprofit from...
St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund at The Great American Trucking Show’s 20th Anniversary
DALLAS, Texas (Aug. 8, 2019) – St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund will be hosting booth No. 4040 in the Health Pavilion at the Great American Trucking Show. The show is located at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and is a multi-day event spanning from...
That’s Trucking: Adventures of a Jump Seat Rookie
When you start working in the trucking industry, you learn very quickly that life would look drastically different without truck drivers. Five years ago I started working at St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund and fell in love with this industry. I've learned a lot...
TravelCenters of America Kicks Off Tenth Annual ‘Band Together For St. Christopher Fund’ Campaign
TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA KICKS OFF TENTH ANNUAL ‘BAND TOGETHER FOR ST. CHRISTOPHER FUND' CAMPAIGN DONATIONS HELP SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS IN NEED WESTLAKE, Ohio – July 1, 2019 – TravelCenters of America LLC (TravelCenters) (Nasdaq: TA), operator of the TA®, Petro...
St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund and Award-winning Country Music Artist Joe Nichols Team Up to Support Truck Drivers
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – May 20, 2019 – Nonprofit St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) is teaming up with CMA and ACM award winning, 3 time Grammy nominated country music artist Joe Nichols to help raise awareness for the organization’s mission to help promote health...
High $5 Campaign Kicks Off – 100 Monthly Recurring Donor Goal
Knoxville, TN – May 6th, 2019 St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund is kicking off the first ever High $5 campaign starting Monday, May 6th running through May 8th, and we need YOUR help! We're looking for 100 new monthly recurring donors and we want YOU to become one...
11 Year Anniversary!
Well, here we are, 11 years to the day that the first St. Christopher Fund driver received assistance. It’s hard to believe how much we’ve grown during this time! Just to give a quick example of this: we helped 28 drivers in 2008 versus 364 in 2018! For those who...
AMBEST Re-Invests in Truckers’ Health Through Annual Donation to St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund
National truck stop and service center network donates $15,200 to support drivers and their families who are out of work due to injury or illness. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Jan. 14, 2019 – Each day, thousands of truck drivers stop at an AMBEST truck stop and service center...
Stop COPD Before It Starts
Dr. John McElligott and Dr. Donna Kennedy discuss the #1 cause of COPD and how you can avoid or stop their effects before start. Read all about it here.