Drivers Fuel Up For A Cause

Carl Peyser, of Huntington, fills up his Corvette at the grand opening of the GivNGo gas station.

By Connor Beach
cbeach@longislandergroup.com

A new gas station in Huntington Station allows drivers to give back when they fuel up.

GivNGo Fuel held a grand opening for the company’s newest gas station at 2135 New York Avenue in Huntington Station on Friday afternoon. During the grand opening, which ran from 10 a.m.-noon, a portion of the money for each sale benefited the Townwide Fund of Huntington.

PinkTie1000 Founder Mike Cave presents a $2,000 check to representatives of the Townwide Fund of Huntington after the grand opening.

The Huntington Station location’s grand opening was not the first time GivNGo has supported local charities. For every gallon pumped at any of the Freeport-based company’s gas stations, a penny is donated to the PinkTie1000 Foundation.

The PinkTie1000 Foundation, headquartered in Melville, in turn, donates the funds to different local charities on Long Island every quarter.

“The Townwide Fund is so excited to have been selected by PinkTie and GivNGo for this grand opening, and we appreciate the financial support and public awareness that being part of the GivNGo’s new location will bring,” Gloria Palacios, Executive Director of the Townwide Fund of Huntington, said.

The Townwide Fund of Huntington provides grants to organizations and non-profits that provide health and human services for underserved residents of the Town of Huntington.

Located just north of the Walt Whitman Mall, the Huntington Station location is the third GivNGo station, with stations currently operating in Freeport and Floral Park.

The pink colored gas stations give drivers an easy way to help drivers raise funds for local charities.

“If more people realized that giving back would not only grow their business but also make them feel good because of the positive impact they are making in their community, I think the world would be a better place,” PinkTie1000 Founder Mike Cave said.

At the end of the grand opening for the Huntington Station GivNGo, Cave presented a $2,000 dollar check to the Townwide Fund of Huntington.