Altoona,
PA – August 2017 / Newsmaker Alert / Sheetz
for the Kidz™, a Sheetz employee-run charity that for the past 25 years
has set out to make the holiday season brighter for children in Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, announces that
it raised $560,000 during its July in-store fundraising campaign. This
is a record for the July campaign, exceeding last year’s total by more
than $100,000.
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 Throughout
the month of July, Sheetz customers
supported Sheetz for the Kidz through in-store donations at checkout with
one hundred percent of donations going directly to supporting the children
in the local community of each store. In addition to the July giving campaign,
more than $750,000 was raised during the annual Sheetz for the Kidz Golf
Classic, which celebrated its 19th year in May.
“In
our 25th year, it is with great pleasure that we announce another record
setting fundraising milestone for Sheetz for the Kidz,” said Travis Sheetz,
Executive Vice President of Operations for Sheetz. “We thank our customers
who donate their funds to this effort. We are also so appreciative of our
dedicated employees who devote their time and efforts to helping kids in
the communities our stores call home.”
The
Sheetz for the Kidz Holiday Program provides children in need the opportunity
to celebrate the holidays with new toys, clothes and other basic needs.
The program works with The Salvation Army to identify families and collect
their holiday wish lists. Sheetz employees from every Sheetz operating
area shop, wrap and host parties for all the participating children. Over
$1.4 million was distributed last year, making the holiday season brighter
for more than 8,800 children in six states, amounting to 16 children from
each Sheetz store location.
This
will also mark the 12th year of Sheetz for the Kidz partnering with Make-A-Wish
to sponsor families of seriously ill children so they can experience a
weeklong dream vacation in Orlando, Florida. Fifty-four families will enjoy
a cost-free vacation at Give Kids the World Village, an 84-acre, nonprofit
“storybook” resort designed to provide accommodations for children with
life-threatening illnesses and their families while experiencing the Disney
vacation of their dreams.
About
Sheetz for the Kidz
Sheetz
for the Kidz™ is a non-profit organization, designated as a 501(c)
(3) charity, independent of the Sheetz Corporation. The organization was
created in 1992 by local store employees wanting to help local children.
The mission of the charity is to provide support, hope, joy and happiness
to children in need within the communities in which Sheetz operates. To
date, the charity has raised more than $22.9 million and helped more than
100,000 children!
About
Sheetz, Inc.
Established
in 1952 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Sheetz, Inc. is one of America’s fastest-growing
family-owned and operated convenience store chains with more than 17,500
employees and more than $5.6 billion in annual revenue. The company operates
over 550 store locations throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia,
Maryland, Ohio and North Carolina. Sheetz provides an award-winning menu
of M•T•O® sandwiches and salads, which are ordered through unique touch-screen
order point terminals. All Sheetz convenience stores are open 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year. Recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies
to Work For, Top 12 Best Places to Work for Women and Top 35 Best Workplaces
for Millennials, Sheetz is committed to offering employees sustainable
careers built on an inspiring culture and community engagement. For more
information, visit www.Sheetz.com
or follow us on Twitter (@Sheetz),
Facebook (Facebook.com/Sheetz)
and Instagram (Instagram.com/Sheetz).
About
The Salvation Army
The
Salvation Army, established in London in 1865, has been supporting those
in need, in His name, without discrimination for more than 130 years in
the United States. Approximately 30 million Americans receive assistance
from The Salvation Army each year through a range of social services: food
for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled,
outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter for the homeless
and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar
we spend supports those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. The Salvation
Army tracks the level of need across the country with the Human Needs Index
(HumanNeedsIndex.org). For
more information, go to SalvationArmyUSA.org,
or follow us on Twitter @SalvationArmyUS.
About
Make-A-Wish
Make-A-Wish
grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions
to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. According to
a 2011 U.S. study of wish impact, most health professionals surveyed believe
a wish come true has positive impacts on the health of children. Kids say
wishes give them renewed strength to fight their illness, and their parents
say these experiences help strengthen the entire family. Headquartered
in Phoenix, Make-A-Wish is one of the world’s leading children’s charities,
serving children in every community in the United States and its territories.
With the help of generous donors and more than 33,000 volunteers, Make-A-Wish
grants a wish somewhere in the country every 34 minutes. It has granted
more than 285,000 wishes since its inception in 1980—more than 15,300 in
2016 alone. Visit Make-A-Wish at www.Wish.org
to learn more.
Contact:
Nick
Ruffner
Sheetz
Public Relations
Phone:
814-941-5183
Media:
Laura
Hager
Plan
It Agency
for
Sheetz
667-219-2017 |
