The fifth annual MFA Oil Charity Golf Scramble and Concert raised $140,000 for Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit organization that provides emergency and financial assistance to families of U.S. military service members and veterans. The event was held June 3 at The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia and featured 61 teams and a private concert by country music singer Lee Brice.
Founded in 2002, Operation Homefront provides military and veteran families with relief through critical financial assistance, transitional housing programs, resiliency through permanent housing and caregiver support services, and recurring family support programs and services throughout the year that help military families overcome the short-term bumps in the road so they don’t become long-term chronic problems.
“Our veterans, men and women in uniform, and their families sacrifice so much to protect the freedoms we enjoy daily, and we are honored to partner with Operation Homefront to aid them in their noble mission,” says Jon Ihler, MFA Oil interim CEO. “Thanks to the generosity of our event sponsors, golfers, customers and employees, we have raised more than $670,000 to support military families since 2015.”
The money donated by MFA Oil will go to active duty military and veteran families in Missouri and surrounding areas.
A significant portion of the donations were raised through fundraising efforts at the company’s Break Time, Jiffy Lube and Big O Tires stores.
Break Time and Jiffy Lube both raised funds through pin-up sales. Break Time brought in $87,990, and Jiffy Lube collected $11,045.85.
Top 3 Break Time Stores by Pin-Up Sales
- Moberly (1751 Urbandale Dr East) – $4,321
- Lebanon – $3,750
- Warrensburg (1299 N 13 Highway) – $3,598
Top 3 Jiffy Lube Stores by Pin-Up Sales
- Columbia (110B E Nifong Blvd.) – $3,031
- Columbia (18 N Providence Rd.) – $2,532
- Columbia (2107 W Worley St.) – $1,381
Big O Tires raised funds through a special promotion known as ‘Aligned with Operation Homefront.’ The stores offered customers a $10 discount on alignments and donated $5 for every alignment sold. The Aligned with Operation Homefront promotion generated a total of $32,410 in donations.
Top 3 Big O Tires Stores by Aligned with Operation Homefront
- Fayetteville, Ark. – $3,040
- Jefferson City (1614 Jefferson St) – $2,510
- Osage Beach – $2,355
Thank you to all of the employees in these retail divisions for their contributions to this fundraising effort!