Flying J donates $10,000 to TPS district

Pilot / Flying J last week presented a $10,000 donation to Tucumcari Public Schools to commemorate renovations of its Flying J store on South Mountain Road in Tucumcari.

Flying J Travel Center workers presented the check Thursday to several Tucumcari school district employees.

Three other school districts in Kentucky, Georgia and Indiana with Pilot or Flying J stores in their area also received donations.

The remodeling of the Tucumcari Flying J was among the first of the Tennessee-based company’s three-year, $1 billion New Horizons initiative to upgrade its customer experiences at more than 400 locations.

The Tucumcari site received a new driver’s lounge, expanded seating area, new public laundry and a new kitchen and soup bar.

The Flying J store also recently added a Cinnabon outlet.