TOMAHAWK - Jon Long knows it's a little strange to say he has a favorite gas pump.
"A lot of times when I come to use this pump, I have to wait in line," said Long.
But when he uses pump eight at the Tomahawk BP, he knows where his money is going.
"Any time somebody uses that pump, no matter what grade, we give them two cents a gallon," said BP Manager Jim Charles.
The Tomahawk High School Booster Club gets the two cents a gallon to give back to the athletic department.
"[We got] a new wrestling mat this year. They've donated money for the shoot away that the basketball teams have wanted. They've also paid for new sweats and warm ups for the track team," said Athletic Director Ron Wilson.
The booster club has made $8,500 in a little over two years.
"You come to this pump instead of a different pump. Or this gas station instead of another one and it's a pretty minor way of making a big contribution," said Long.
Part of that big contribution goes to more than just warm ups or a wrestling mat.
"Tomahawk lost their athletic trainer for a couple years and the booster club was the first group to step up and say 'hey, this is something we need at the high school'," said Athletic Trainer Ryan Flynn.
Tomahawk High School is now able to have a full-time athletic trainer to help keep the athletes safe.
"It brings more money in for us to put back in to athletics without them having to do anything but pay their normal gas fees," said Flynn.
To the community these two cents are more than just a couple pennies.
"The Hatchet Pride pump, I think the word 'pride' says it all," said Long.
The Tomahawk BP is now a pilot gas station for other stations around the country to start a pride pump of their own.
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