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Love’s Travel Stops donates $100,000 to St. Christopher Truckers Fund
Donation to help professional drivers during difficult times OKLAHOMA CITY, April 9, 2020 – Love’s Travel Stops recently contributed $100,000 to the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund (SCF). The donation will help professional drivers who can’t work...
read moreSt. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund Receives $50,000 Donation from C.H. Robinson at Critical Time for the Trucking Industry
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – April 6, 2020 – National nonprofit St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) announced today that the charity has received a $50,000 donation from C.H. Robinson, one of the largest logistics platforms in the world. The donation, one of the largest...
read moreTruckers step up as coronavirus pumps demand for necessities, but face mounting obstacles
Via: Washington Post | By: Ian Duncan For the fourth time since the beginning of the novel coronavirus crisis, James Rogers was hauling a load of emergency supplies the 2,109 miles from a Procter and Gamble facility in Illinois to Seattle. In a semitrailer loaded...
read moreShowers of Praise Greet Busy Truckers
via: Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter for Transport Topics As truck drivers crisscross the country hauling goods vital to the fight against the coronavirus, they find themselves at the center of another fast-spreading outbreak: nationwide gratitude. It’s showing up...
read moreCOVID-19: An Update From Our Executive Director and How To Help
We are in unprecedented times. With the ongoing spread of COVID-19 and the incredible speed at which things are changing around us, we are proactively adapting our operations. We are taking every possible precaution to keep our staff safe during this time. We remain...
read moreSt. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund Hits $3 Million Milestone in Providing Assistance to Over-the-Road Semi-Truck Drivers and Their Families in Need
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE (Dec. 20, 2019) – The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) announced that it has hit a milestone since the nonprofit’s inception in 2008 and has given $3 million in financial assistance on behalf of over-the-road semi-truck drivers and their...
read moreDon’t Let Hindsight Be 2020
As 2020 approaches quickly, many of us will make New Year’s Resolutions. Your resolution may be to exercise more or eat healthier. Or, you may be like a lot people and ask, “Why bother?” Well, I’m so glad you asked! I would like to share with you why “bothering” is...
read moreGet Ready for #GivingTuesday with St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund
Giving Tuesday is happening December 3, 2019 and there are plenty of ways to showcase your support and generosity for the organizations that mean the most to you. Knoxville, Tennessee (Nov. 21, 2019) - #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the...
read moreAMBEST Doubles 2019 Donation to St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund
National truck stop and service center network exceeds fundraising goal and donates $30,301 to provide financial assistance to drivers and their families who are out of work due to injury or illness NASHVILLE (Nov. 18, 2019) – For the past four years, AMBEST, a...
read moreRigs 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...
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