The donations were collected in special boxes displayed at all 368 Sheetz stores in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina. The Sheetz collection boxes are normally dedicated to Special Olympics, but have also been used [image-nocss] to help victims of major catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Pacific tsunami of 2004.
"Our customers are the best in the world. They are always more than willing to help others in need," said Stan Sheetz, president and CEO of the Altoona, Pa.-based company. "We are happy to match their generosity and play a part in helping the people of Haiti recover from this disaster."
In other charity news:
Southwest Convenience Stores
Odessa, Texas-based Southwest Convenience Stores LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALON USA, has donated $40,630.66 generated through the USO Flag Fundraiser program.
Terrible Herbst
In conjunction with National Safe Place week, the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY), the local Safe Place affiliate, will kick off its Safe Place Sign Sale on March 15, 2010. The Safe Place Sign Sale is a six-week fundraising campaign at all Terrible Herbst Convenience Stores in southern Nevada. Donations start at $1 and range up to $10,000. In exchange for each donation donors will receive a Safe Place sign with their name to post at Terrible Herbst.
"The Safe Place Sign Sale has raised more than fifty thousand dollars in past years to help Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth's programs and services," said Tim Herbst, vice president of Terrible Herbst Corp., Las Vegas. "Since we started the local Safe Place program in 2003, our cashiers have assisted more than 300 youth who needed immediate help."
Stewart's Shops
Stewart's Shops, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., transformed the Saranac Lake Free Library into an 18-hole mini golf venue for a day. For the fundraising event, players putted their way through the stacks, with the course running upstairs and downstairs. All proceeds went toward purchasing new tables and chairs for the main reading room.
(Pictured: Bob Durham of the Stewart's Shop in Saranac Lake gets ready to sink a putt.)
Casey's
Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey's General Stores Inc., for the first time, sold puzzle pieces for $1 at its stores in nine states to benefit Autism Speaks, North America's largest autism science and advocacy organization.
Kwik Trip
LaCrosse, Wis.-based Kwik Trip presented a check for $26,000 to Southeast Minnesota Honor Flight to help fund trips to Washington, D.C., for veterans, reported The Rochester Post-Bulletin.
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