Waltham's Main Street Gulf To Donate Pump Sales

WALTHAM, MA — This week the Gulf gas station on Main Street is donating a portion of every sale at the pump to three local causes in an effort to help the community as it struggles to recover amid the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Monday, June 1 through Sunday, June 7, George Michael and his team at Main Street Gulf are putting 1/3 of every sale at the pump toward supporting Healthy Waltham, the Boys and Girls Club of Waltham, and the Waltham Partnership for Youth.

On top of the pump sale donations, Gulf is planning to match up to $30,000.

All three organizations have been involved in helping to ensure people in Waltham impacted by the virus have food on the table.

According to AAA, the national average price of fuel for regular is getting set to return to $2 a gallon after dipping below that during the past three months. Nationally, the average of a regular gallon of gas sunk as low as $1.77 and is back up to $1.98. In Massachusetts the average sunk as low as $1.93 a month ago, and is now around $1.99.

Part of the incremental jump can be attributed to increases in gasoline demand, which saw a 7 percent week-over-week increase. However, demand is still down nearly 25 percent compared to last year, according to the Energy Information Administration’s latest reports.

"Americans are slowly but steadily returning to driving, causing gas prices to increase across the country," said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokesperson. "The good news is gas is still cheap. Motorists can fill-up for $2/gallon or less at 70 percent of gas stations across the country."

Read more:

• Waltham Councilor Randy LeBlanc Supports Gulf Initiative

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