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Basking Ridge Business Donating To Hurricane Milton Victims: How To Help
Owner of Somerset Hills Exxon will donate 5 cents of every gallon sold from Oct. 21 to 23 to those in Florida dealing with Hurricane damage.
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — A Basking Ridge business owner will be donating much-needed funds to Florida, helping residents who have been affected by Hurricane Milton.
Rich DiLorenzo, the owner of Somerset Hills Exxon at 545 Martinsville Road, is planning to donate 5 cents of every gallon sold on Oct. 21, 22, and 23. He is also planning on matching the donated amount.
"I can't go down there and build a house so I might as well send some money," said DiLorenzo. "I've been blessed my whole life and my business and I have got to return it and pay it forward."
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The gas station on Martinsville Road is also at Exit 33 off of Interstate 78.
Hurricane Milton slammed Siesta Key as a category 3 storm before gliding eastward across the state and downgrading. The storm claimed the lives of six people and caused massive destruction.
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