Spinx donations impact Greenville Tech
April 11, 2011
GREENVILLE, SC – April 11, 2011 – Stewart Spinks and his familyhave established a permanent endowed scholarship at Greenville Technical College with a $100,000 gift. The gift will create five scholarshipsvalued at $1,000 each to be awarded each year. Scholarships will begiven to employees of the Spinx Company and their families, withrecipients selected by a scholarship committee at the college.
Photo at right: Stewart and Martha Spinks (left) present a check to Dr. Keith Miller and Bob Howard (far right) ofGreenville Technical College.
In addition, the Spinx Company has donated a truck valued at $22,000 tothe college¹s Truck Driver Training program. This gift allows thecollege to ensure a fleet of vehicles is available to give students thehands-on skills they need to be successful when they leave the nine-week program. Thanks to this gift, the program has 19 tractors and 26trailers available for student training.
Stewart Spinks founded Spinx Company in 1972. Beginning with a homeheating oil delivery service and one convenience store, the company hasgrown to 67 convenience stores in the Carolinas, employing over 700people.
We are proud to offer this scholarship fund and know that not only ouremployees, but also our community, will benefit from this greatopportunity for additional education and skill development, saidStewart Spinks, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The SpinxCompany.
Bob Howard, president of the Greenville Tech Foundation, said it isfitting that a company whose slogan is Making Life Easier would give a gift that makes life easier and better for others. With this gift they are making life better for the individuals receiving these scholarships and training with this equipment, Howard said. We are very grateful.
The Spinx Company is not only providing for the future of its employees and their families but is also seeing that the college has theresources to deliver the highest quality education, said Dr. KeithMiller, president of Greenville Tech. This level of generosity isgreatly appreciated.
The next session of day classes for Greenville Tech’s Truck DriverTraining program begins May 2, with an evening session beginning May 16. For more information, go to www.gvltec.edu/truck_driver_training
About the Greenville Tech Foundation
Established in 1973, The Greenville Tech Foundation, Inc. is anon-profit corporation totally separate from Greenville TechnicalCollege but operating for the benefit of the college. The Foundation was established to ensure that the college is able to provide a qualitycollege education at modest costs and to reduce financial barriers tohigher education. For more information, go to www.greenvilletechfoundation.org
About The Spinx Co.
With The Spinx Co.¹s leading edge technology and exceptionalcustomer service, the company is ³Making Life Easier² for customers.Headquartered in Greenville, S.C., Spinx operates 67 convenience retailstores in South Carolina and North Carolina. Founded in 1972 by StewartSpinks, today the company is the largest privately heldgasoline-convenience retailer in South Carolina and is ranked among thetop U.S. convenience store chains in the country. For more information,visit www.spinx.com
