Jacked up and unmistakably pink, the Chevy truck that was country crooner Taylor Swift’s birthday gift from her record label was hard to miss around Suffolk Wednesday morning.

With Nicole Connor behind the wheel, it visited the West Washington Street and Wilroy Road Kangaroo Express gas stations to thank employees for helping North Carolina’s Victory Junction send sick kids to summer camp.

Former NASCAR-circuit fixtures Kyle and Patty Petty established Victory Junction almost 10 years ago in honor of their son Adam, who died in a racing accident in 2000.

Based in the city of Randleman, more than 17,000 chronically or terminally ill children have enjoyed the camp experience for free, according to a news release.

“This is the fifth year Kangaroo has raised money to send kids to camp,” said Connor, the camp’s development associate, before filling up at the Wilroy Road location Wednesday.

A million dollars is the combined target of more than 700 Kangaroo locations in Virginia and the Carolinas, she added, a target hit last year, when the gas station and convenience store chain sent 400 kids to Victory Junction.

David Stover, Kangaroo’s district manager, said employees are asking customers to donate change, and have also organized car washes, dunking booths and bake sales.

“Probably close to $1,000” was raised in Suffolk during week one of the five-week campaign ending April 8, he said.

“We are dealing with kids,” he added. “It’s not hard to get fired up to help kids get to camp. A kid should be able to smile, and that’s what this is all about.”

Connor began her tri-state trek thanking Kangaroo employees last week. “I will keep going through the first week of April,” hitting the road two or three days a week and venturing as far south as Myrtle Beach, S.C., she said.

“My job is to get around and say, ‘Thank you.’ It makes a huge difference; we wouldn’t be able to do it without donors. A high percentage of our operating budget is what Kangaroo gives us.”

Despite its rugged appearance, bar the paint job, the Victory Junction Pink Truck rarely ventures off the beaten track, Connor said.

“We use it mostly for events,” she said. “We go to a lot of NASCAR races.”

Swift donated the truck during an event in Nashville, her adopted home. “It came to us jacked up, with the paint and everything,” Connor added.

To donate, visit www.victoryjunction.org.