TGCSA PAC Leadership Societies

Invest in the Voice of Tennessee’s Grocery and Convenience Industry

Join the TGCSA PAC Leadership Societies

Every day, decisions are made at the Tennessee State Capitol that affect the way grocers, convenience stores, wholesalers, suppliers, and industry partners operate.

The TGCSA Political Action Committee gives our industry a stronger, more unified voice in those conversations.

Join the Top Shelf Society Join the Center Store Society Make a One-Time Donation

This is not simply about making a contribution. It is about protecting the businesses, employees, customers, and communities that depend on Tennessee’s grocery and convenience industry.

Your participation helps TGCSA build relationships, support industry champions, and remain engaged when important decisions are being made.

Why the TGCSA PAC Matters

Tennessee’s grocery and convenience industry faces real legislative and regulatory challenges. The TGCSA PAC helps our association remain present, prepared, and effective.

Build meaningful relationships with elected leaders.

Support candidates who understand our industry.

Strengthen the association’s voice at the State Capitol.

Educate policymakers about the real-world impact of proposed legislation.

Protect member businesses from harmful or unnecessary burdens.

Advance policies that support growth, jobs, investment, and customer service.

Our industry has already demonstrated what can happen when members speak with one voice. TGCSA has helped lead conversations involving organized retail crime, shopping-cart protections, payment and rounding issues, workforce concerns, and other matters affecting day-to-day business operations. The PAC gives TGCSA another important tool to continue that work.

Help Us Reach Our Goal

Every leadership investment strengthens the voice of Tennessee’s grocery and convenience industry. See our progress and help move the TGCSA PAC closer to its goal.

Choose the leadership society that best represents your commitment to the future of Tennessee’s grocery and convenience industry.

Invest $1,000 as an Individual Invest $5,000 as a Company

Prefer to make a one-time contribution instead?

Two Ways to Lead

Choose the leadership investment that best represents how you or your company would like to support the industry.

Individual Leadership Investment

Top Shelf Society

Individual Investment: $1,000

The Top Shelf Society recognizes individuals who make a personal commitment to strengthening the political voice of Tennessee’s grocery and convenience industry.

Top Shelf Society members receive:

• Recognition as a leadership investor in the TGCSA PAC
• An exclusive Top Shelf Society lapel pin
• Invitations to select TGCSA PAC and legislative activities
• Regular legislative and political updates
• Greater access to information about issues affecting the industry
• Recognition at designated TGCSA meetings and events
• Opportunities to engage directly with association and industry leaders

The Top Shelf Society is for individuals who understand that leadership requires more than watching from the sidelines.

Step forward. Add your voice. Help protect the future of our industry.

Become a Top Shelf Society Member — $1,000

Company-Supported Leadership Investment

Center Store Society

Company-Supported Investment: $5,000

The Center Store Society recognizes companies that make a significant commitment to advancing the collective interests of Tennessee’s grocery and convenience industry.

Center Store Society participants receive:

• All Top Shelf Society benefits
• Elevated company recognition
• Center Store Society designation
• An exclusive Center Store Society lapel pin
• Recognition through designated TGCSA communications
• Priority invitations to select leadership and legislative activities
• Opportunities for company representatives to engage with TGCSA leadership
• Increased visibility as a company committed to the future of the industry

The Center Store Society is designed for companies that understand the value of a strong association, a strong political voice, and a business environment where the industry can continue to succeed.

Place your company among the leaders shaping the future of Tennessee’s grocery and convenience industry.

Join the Center Store Society — $5,000

What Your Investment Makes Possible

Your PAC investment helps TGCSA remain engaged before, during, and after the legislative session.

It supports the relationship-building and political engagement necessary to make certain our industry is heard when lawmakers consider issues involving:

Retail operations

Organized retail crime

Workforce and employment policies

Food access and nutrition programs

Payment systems and transaction requirements

Taxes, fees, and regulatory costs

Alcohol and tobacco regulation

Transportation, distribution, and supply-chain concerns

Consumer protection and business liability

The PAC does not replace TGCSA’s government-relations work. It strengthens it. Together, advocacy, member engagement, and PAC participation create a more complete and effective voice for the industry.

Leadership Starts Here

The strength of the TGCSA PAC will not be measured only by the amount raised. It will be measured by the number of industry leaders who decide that this work matters enough to participate.

Every leadership investment sends a message:

Our industry is organized.

Our members are engaged.

Our voice will be heard.

Whether you participate personally through the Top Shelf Society or engage your company through the Center Store Society, your support helps TGCSA build a stronger future for every segment of the industry.

Ready to Join?

Select your TGCSA PAC Leadership Society below.

Top Shelf Society

Individual Investment: $1,000

Join the Top Shelf Society

Center Store Society

Company-Supported Investment: $5,000

Join the Center Store Society

For questions about the TGCSA PAC Leadership Societies or contribution options, contact TGCSA.

Not Ready to Join a Leadership Society?

You can still support the TGCSA Political Action Committee with a one-time contribution. Every investment helps strengthen our industry’s voice at the Tennessee State Capitol.

Make a One-Time PAC Contribution

Contributions of every size help strengthen the collective voice of Tennessee’s grocery and convenience industry.

One Industry. One Voice. A Stronger Future.

Invest in the TGCSA PAC today.

Contributions to the TGCSA Political Action Committee are voluntary. Please revise or replace this language with any required PAC contribution, eligibility, reporting, tax, or compliance notice approved by TGCSA’s legal or compliance counsel.