SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Gillette Children??s Specialty Healthcare announced that SuperAmerica has, for the second consecutive year, been named the hospital??s top fundraising sponsor. The Woodbury, Minn.-based gasoline and convenience store company raised $724,758.12 for Gillette, Minnesota??s Children??s Miracle Network Hospital, in 2011.

A longtime Children??s Miracle Network Hospitals sponsor, SuperAmerica??s more than 166 participating stores raise funds for Gillette through year-round events, including cookouts, sports tournaments and gas-a-thons. Weeklong "ask" campaigns, held once each quarter, supplement fundraising efforts. During the campaigns, employees ask customers to either make a cash donation or round their purchase up to the next dollar. Stores?? combined efforts have raised more than $3,115,000 for Gillette in the last 13 years, funding treatments and services for children who have disabilities and complex medical conditions.

"Being a part of the Gillette family is motivating for our store employees," said Jack Helmick, vice president of retail for SuperAmerica and SuperMom??s Commissary. "It takes all of our customers, vendors, and store team to make this incredible accomplishment possible. We take pride in our continued support for local charities like Gillette."

"We??re immensely grateful to our friends at SuperAmerica for their generous support on behalf of the children served by Gillette," said Darlis Clausen, Children??s Miracle Network Hospitals director at Gillette. "We look forward to continuing our partnership for many years to come."

SuperAmerica has 166 company-operated convenience stores and 67 franchised convenience stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota.