Expressing our commitment to community in purposeful,practical and powerful ways. At Circle K, having the opportunity to help build stronger local communities,to minimize our environmental footprint, to create a great workplace, to promote diversity and to be responsive to customer and employee needs isn’t just a responsibility. It’s a privilege.
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United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) educates, advocates and provides support services to ensure a life without limits for people with a spectrum of disabilities.Together with nearly 100 affiliates, UCP has a mission to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people disabilities by supporting more than 176,000 children and adults every day—one person at a time, one family at a time. UCP works to enact real change—to revolutionize care, raise standards of living and create opportunities—impacting the lives of millions living with disabilities.For more than 60 years, UCP has worked to ensure the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in every facet of society. Together, with parents and caregivers, UCP will continue to push for the social, legal and technological changes that increase accessibility and independence, allowing people with disabilities to dream their own dreams, for the next 60 years, and beyond.
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Circle K convenience stores continue a tradition of support that began in 1984, when The Circle K Corporation purchased the Utotem chain of convenience stores. After the acquisition, Circle K management adopted UCP as the company's designated charity, and today UCP remains Circle K's charity of choice. Since 1997, Circle K has been UCP's largest corporate sponsor, and to date, Circle K convenience stores have raised more than $38 million through coin collection canisters at every retail site and with special events like golf tournaments, casual days, bake sales and car washes.
Being a responsible retailer of age restricted products is a deeply ingrained philosophy at Circle K. In fact, Circle K has led the industry in responsible retailing by being the first convenience store retailer to put all tobacco products behind the counter, out of the reach of underage buyers. Circle K was also the first retailer to adopt the use of electronic age verifiers in all stores. These devices simplify the process of confirming the validity of an ID by reading the magnetic strip or bar code on the back of drivers licenses. The devices also reduce the chance of human error in calculating the purchaser's age by displaying it automatically for our clerks. New store employees receive training before they begin working at Circle K, including how to recognize fake IDs and how to refuse a sale. Circle K's policy is to ask for proper identification from anyone who looks 30 or younger. Our employees also receive training on the sale of age-restricted products from the National We Card Coalition for Responsible Retailing, and every store receives materials and signage to assist in deterring underage buyers.