Altoona,
PA – August 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / Sheetz
For The Kidz™ is proud to announce the Sheetz employee-driven charity
raised more than $598,000 during its annual July campaign through customer
donations. A new July record for the nonprofit, this exceeds last July’s
campaign fundraising total by more than $34,000. One hundred percent of
customer donations are used to directly support Sheetz For The Kidz programs.
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 “We
are grateful for our customers and employees who continue to drive our
fundraising campaigns every July and December,” said Sarah Piper, Executive
Director of Sheetz For The Kidz. “All donations will support local children
during the holidays and grant wishes for children with life-threatening
medical conditions living in our communities!”
Throughout
the 2018 holiday season, Sheetz For The Kidz will support close to 9,500
children, which amounts to 16 children from each of Sheetz’s 578 stores.
Sheetz For The Kidz works with the Salvation Army to receive wish lists
from local families in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia
and North Carolina. Sheetz employees then volunteer their time to shop,
wrap and host holiday parties for the children and their families. At the
holiday parties, Santa greets the children and presents them with new toys,
clothes and basic necessities purchased specifically for them.
This
also marks the 13th consecutive year of Sheetz For The Kidz partnering
with Make-A-Wish to grant wishes of
children with life-threatening medical conditions. The charity sponsors
one child per Sheetz operating district, totaling 55 children this year.
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 impacted more than 110,000 children living in the communities Sheetz
serves!
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 to the homeless and opportunities
for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar donated to The Salvation
Army is used to support 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 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 35,000 volunteers, Make-A-Wish
grants a wish somewhere in the country every 34 minutes. It has granted
more than 300,000 wishes since its inception in 1980—more than 15,400 in
2017 alone. Visit Make-A-Wish at www.Wish.org
to learn more.
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 18,500
employees. The company operates over 575 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).
Contact:
Nick
Ruffner
Sheetz
Public Relations
814-941-5183
Media:
Laura
Hager
Plan
It Agency
for
Sheetz
667-219-2017 |
