EAST ISLIP, NY – QuickChek Corporation announced it will supply more than 5,000 bottles of water to participants in this Sunday’s inaugural Suffolk County Marathon & Half Marathon to Support Our Veterans. The company is also sponsoring the event, which benefits veterans living in Suffolk County. 

“We’re pleased to support our service members and their families who give so much of themselves,” said QuickChek CEO Dean Durling, a former NACS chairman. “As the neighborhood shopping destination close to where our customers live and work, we look to be active members of the communities we serve. We believe in helping those in need by giving back where we can.”

QuickChek team members from its store in Lake Grove as well as its corporate headquarters will hand out bottled water to the finishers of the races, which begin at Heckscher State Park and continue through Suffolk’s downtowns, parks and waterfronts. 

The company will also participate in the post-race Taste of Long Island Festival featuring live musical entertainment, local food and produce.

Net proceeds from the events will be used to support and expand veterans’ services in the county.