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Wills Group awards $50K grant to Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

The La Plata-based Wills Group operates more than 55 Dash In locations throughout Maryland, Delaware and Virginia as well as nearly 300 retail locations across the mid-Atlantic region. (Wills Group photo)

The La Plata-based Wills Group operates more than 55 Dash In locations throughout Maryland, Delaware and Virginia as well as nearly 300 retail locations across the mid-Atlantic region. (Wills Group photo)

Wills Group awards $50K grant to Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

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Wills Group, the La Plata-based parent company of Dash In convenience stores and Splash In car washes, announced the launch of its partnership with Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay with a $50,000 grant as part of the company’s new corporate community engagement initiative, Advancing Waterways and Watersheds.

Wills Group announced the partnership at the eighth annual Blackie Wills Golf Classic, kicking off the collaboration to support the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s “Project Clean Stream.”

The new Wills Group initiative was created to support the health and sustainability of vital water resources across the Mid-Atlantic region. The program is the third pillar of Wills Group’s community engagement program, joining Wills Group’s ongoing efforts to Nourishing Families and Children and Reimagining Outdoor Spaces.

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Since 2006, Wills Group has donated more than $6.5 million to nonprofit organizations and partners across Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.

Wills Group also announced that this year’s Blackie Wills Golf Classic raised more than $427,000 to further support its community engagement program. Now in its eighth year, the Blackie Wills Golf Classic has resulted in more than $3 million raised since 2017 to support nonprofit organizations, such as food banks, pantries and local parks.