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Buying group seeks scholarship applicants

LISLE, Ill. -- Royal Buying Group Inc. (RBG) is now accepting applications for its sixth annual scholarship program.

The Royal Buying Group Scholarship Program is available to eligible candidates that are high school seniors or graduates who are planning to or are enrolled at an accredited two- or four-year college or university in the United States that will lead to an academic degree.

Eligible candidates include Royal Buying Group members and/or their children. All RBG affiliations are eligible, including STARZ Buying [image-nocss] Club, Sinclair Rebate Program, LukOil Buying Club, Getty Buying Club, KwikFarms Buying Club, Gulf Advantage, TETCO Advantage, Connect-2-One and NATSO participating locations.

To date, RBG has given out 10 scholarships to children of its membership. This year's winners include:

Christopher Butler, a freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Christopher's father, Bruce Butler, owns Bridgeport Ave. Shell in Shelton, Conn.

Shayan Khan, a freshman at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Shayan's father, Rasheed Khan, owns River Shell in McHenry, Ill.

Royal Buying Group Inc. members may look in October's issue of The Competitive Edge for additional details regarding the scholarship program. To obtain an application, please contact Kimberly Jaskier at (630) 353-7980 or k.jaskier@royalbuying.com. Applications are also available at www.royalbuying.com. All applicants must fax or mail their complete information by Dec. 31, 2007, to be considered for this year's scholarship program.

Royal Buying Group is based in Lisle, Ill. The core service capabilities include negotiating with regional and national suppliers for impactful and competitive sales and marketing programs, providing category management expertise, state-of-the-art marketing support, customer service support, as well as a variety of additional service offerings for its membership. The company represents more than 1,300 owners of more than 5,500 retail locations consisting of convenience stores, college bookstores, truck stops and travel plaza centers.

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