Minnoco Contributes $15,000 to Hope Chest for Breast Cancer

The 22 stations made a donation for every gallon of E15/Unleaded Plus sold during the “Pink Out” promotion.

December 21, 2016

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Drivers filling up their cars with clean-burning E15/Unleaded Plus during Minnoco’s “Pink Out” promotion in September and October raised $15,000 for breast cancer awareness and research. Twenty-two locally owned Minnoco gas stations around the Twin Cities participated in the second annual event by donating 2 cents from the sale of every gallon of E15/Unleaded Plus gasoline to the local charity Hope Chest for Breast Cancer.

“Hope Chest for Breast Cancer’s purpose is to provide the quickest access to help with the most urgent emergency needs of local breast cancer patients. We keep them in their homes, with the lights and heat on, and healthy meals on the table, while they’re fighting breast cancer, by providing financial support for urgent non-medical needs. Today’s donation will help us accomplish that mission,” said Nancy Pilhofer, executive director of Hope Chest for Breast Cancer, in a press release.

Pink nozzle hand guards and splash guards at pumps helped identify the fuel eligible for the promotion. During last year’s promotion, Minnoco raised $13,000 for Hope Chest.

“The Pink Out promotion is a great way for us to give back to the community and donate to an important cause while introducing people to high-performing, cleaner burning ethanol blends like E15/Unleaded Plus,” said Lance Klatt, executive director of Minnoco. “The program allowed retailers to join forces with a worthy cause to focus awareness on breast cancer and cleaner-burning E15.”

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