Oneida Indian Nation’s Maple Leaf Markets, SāvOn Convenience Stores Raise Over $11,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Association

(September, 2022) The Oneida Indian Nation’s Maple Leaf Markets and SāvOn Convenience Stores continued their longstanding partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association to help make a difference in the Central New York community. Over the past 20 years, the Oneida Indian Nation and its Maple Leaf and SāvOn stores have raised more than $280,000 for the MDA, including $11,438.81 in its most recent summer campaign.

With money raised during the MDA’s summer camp mobiles initiative, the Oneida Indian Nation helped the MDA improve the lives of children and families living with muscular dystrophy.

Pictured, front row, left to right: Oneida Indian Nation Wolf Clan Council Member and Chairman of the Oneida Indian Nation Foundation, Chuck Fougnier, retail staff members Michelle Cheseboro, Jeanette Forbes, Sam Hensley and MDA Account Manager Healthcare Partnerships David Ciesielski. Back row, left to right: retail staff members Dustin Eddy, Phil White, Tara Pritchard, Zach Eddy, Director of Operations at SāvOn, Maple Leaf Markets, and PlayOn Craig Schwartau, Sean Joseph and Kevin Boylan.

The SāvOn Convenience Store on Rte. 31 at Oneida Lake raised the most out of all participating Oneida Indian Nation locations, bringing in a total of $1,956.00.