Ben Roethlisberger Headlines Benefit Golf Tournament for Sheetz Family Charities

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Sheetz Family Christmas(R) began in 1992 when employees of the convenience store chain inBlair County, Pennsylvania, raised money to help underprivileged families during the holidays. The "For the Kidz" golf outing raises money for Sheetz employees to use to buy clothing, toys and other presents for kids at Christmastime. Sheetz employees all over the six state operating area will host holiday parties for local kids in December.

"We are so grateful for ten years of support for this event. It has grown into the most incredible fundraiser we do here at Sheetz," said Louie Sheetz, executive vice president of marketing, Sheetz, Inc. "Every year we are able to help more children than the last. We now have more than 11,000 dedicated, hard working employees. When we team them up with the kindness of our vendors, and the generosity of our communities and friends, we are able to continue this unique tradition."

Additional celebrity athletes joining the cause this year include former MLB stars Dave Giusti, Rick Reuschel, Jim Rooker, Kent Tekulve, former NFL stars Mel Blount, Andre Collins, L.C. Greenwood, Jack Ham, Al Jenkins, Leroy Kelly, John Riggins and Mike Wagner.

ESPN SportsCenter anchor John Anderson will also participate in the event.

Last year, the Sheetz Family Charities program raised over $350,000 and helped more than 4,000 deserving children inPennsylvania,Ohio,Maryland, West Virginia,Virginia andNorth Carolina. To date, Sheetz employees have raised more than $5 million for Sheetz Family Charities and helped more than 43,000 children.

In 2005 Sheetz Family Charities formed a new partnership with another charitable organization, the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R). Sheetz Family Charities has donated $310,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, making Sheetz the largest single contributor to the Make-A-Wish Foundation inPennsylvania. To date, the money has been used to grant more than 60 wishes for seriously ill children and their families to visit Walt Disney World(R) inOrlando, Florida.

Established in 1952 inAltoona, Pennsylvania, Sheetz, Inc. is one of America's fastest growing family-owned and operated convenience store chains, with more than $3.9 billion in revenue for 2007 and more than 11,000 employees. The company operates more than 340 convenience locations throughoutPennsylvania,West Virginia,Maryland,Virginia,Ohio andNorth Carolina. Sheetz provides an award-winning menu of MTO(R) subs, sandwiches and salads, which are ordered through unique touch-screen order point terminals. Sheetz currently ranks 98th on the Forbes list of largest private companies and has received awards in bothOhio andPennsylvania for being named among their Best Places to Work in 2007. All Sheetz convenience stores are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For more information, visit www.sheetz.com.

SOURCE Sheetz, Inc.

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