ALTOONA, Pa. -- Sheetz Inc. will donate a former convenience store and property in Chambersburg, Pa., to the Chambersburg Salvation Army, which already occupies an adjacent building.
This gift will immediately double the Salvation Army's existing property size and footprint, providing critical office space, the potential for a thrift store and additional parking.
"This move will benefit every aspect of our ministry and service to the community by helping us to cut significant property leasing costs from our current budget, allowing [image-nocss] those funds to be better used for service to our less fortunate neighbors," said Major John Brooks, commanding officer of the Chambersburg Salvation Army.
Sheetz and the Salvation Army have had a longstanding relationship dating back to the early 1990s when Sheetz began a charity known as Sheetz Family Christmas. Each year, Sheetz employees raise funds to provide Christmas presents to needy children. Since the inception of the charity, Sheetz has partnered with the Salvation Army to identify and select the children. In Franklin County alone, the charity has helped hundreds of children.
"We have always been a steadfast supporter of Sheetz and the Sheetz Family Christmas program," said Wayne Henry of the Chambersburg Salvation Army Advisory Board. "Now they have provided a major opportunity for The Chambersburg Salvation Army to better serve the ever increasing needs of those less fortunate in our Franklin County community."
Salvation Army and Sheetz executives are working toward finalizing a deal for the property, which consists of a quarter-acre lot and a 3,600 square-foot building.
"We have been partners with the Salvation Army for a long time and we're very happy to be able to help them continue to serve the people of Chambersburg," said Stan Sheetz, president and CEO of the chain. "Sheetz has been a part of the Chambersburg community since 1979. We've made a commitment to the people there and the activities that are important to them. This donation is simply an extension of that commitment."
"As Chairman of the Advisory Board, I want to commend and thank the Sheetz Corp. for their generosity to the Franklin County Salvation Army Corps," said Elaine Meyers, Chambersburg Salvation Army Advisory Board chairman. "The addition of this property will give us the opportunity to more efficiently provide services to the Franklin County communities."
The transfer of land is estimated to take approximately 60 days to complete.
Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz operates more than 340 convenience locations throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina.
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