SAN ANTONIO, Texas – CST Brands, a Fortune 500 convenience chain based in San Antonio, Texas, and parent company of Corner Store, has wrapped up its first-ever signature fundraising event, an eight-city 5K fun run series called the Corner Store Country Run.

The Country Run raised a total of $1 million for Big Brothers Big Sisters in the United States and Canada as well as local children’s charities in each of the eight race markets, including revenue from participant registrations, sponsors such as Oak Farms, Anheuser-Busch and Coca-Cola, and Corner Store customers who donated at the register in participating locations. 

On Saturday, Corner Store CEO Kim Lubel presented a check for $500,000 to representatives from Big Brothers Big Sisters, the world’s largest donor and volunteer-supported mentoring network. All other event proceeds will go to various children’s charities in each market.

The Country Run series kicked off in Montreal, Quebec on Sept. 13, and ended in San Antonio this weekend, stopping along the way in Little Rock, Phoenix, Denver, Houston, Austin and Dallas. The series attracted more than 20,000 registered runners and generated more than 200,000 mentions on social media with the official #CountryRun2014 hashtag.

“For a first-year race, the Country Run has been successful beyond our greatest hopes,” said Kim Lubel, CEO and Chairman of CST Brands, Corner Store’s parent company. “People loved the concept, they dressed the part, they loved that it was family-friendly. It gave us the perfect platform to engage our employees, our customers, our sponsors and our communities for a great cause.”