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Eli Manning and Marshall Faulk Team with Sheetz, Inc. to Brighten the Holidays for Underprivileged Kids
		Sheetz logo. (PRNewsFoto/Sheetz, Inc.) ALTOONA, PA UNITED STATES 12/11/2006
Sheetz Family Charities "For the Kidz" Golf Classic to be held at Firestone
                          Country Club, May 20-21

    ALTOONA, Pa., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheetz, Inc. will host the 9th
annual Sheetz Family Christmas "For the Kidz" Golf Classic at Firestone
Country Club in Akron, Ohio, May 20-21 to benefit Sheetz Family Charities.
Among other professional athletes, celebrity guests of honor include
Marshall Faulk, Jim Kelly, Jim McMahon and Eli and Archie Manning.
    
    Sheetz Family Christmas(R) began in 1992 when employees of the
convenience store chain in Blair County, Pennsylvania, raised money to help
needy 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're a company that has always been deeply rooted in our communities,
especially programs that benefit youth," said Louie Sheetz, executive vice
president of marketing, Sheetz, Inc. "Every year this golf outing grows and
raises more money than the last. We now have nearly 11,000 thoughtful, 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 Mike
Tomczak, Al Jenkins, Andy Russell, Shane Conlan, Kent Tekulve, Jim Rooker,
Ken Macha, Al Hrabosky, and Rick Reuschel.
    ESPN Sportscenter's lead golf reporter, Scott Van Pelt will also
participate in the event.
    Last year, the Sheetz Family Charities program raised over $350,000 and
helped more than 3,800 needy children in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West
Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. To date, Sheetz employees have
raised more than $4.3 million for Sheetz Family Charities and helped more
than 36,000 children.
    In 2005 Sheetz Family Charities formed a new partnership with another
charitable organization, the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R). Sheetz Family
Charities donated $155,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, making Sheetz the
largest single contributor to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Pennsylvania.
The money was used to grant 31 wishes for seriously ill children and their
families to visit Walt Disney World(R) in Orlando, Florida.
    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 $3.8 billion in revenue for 2006 and nearly 11,000
employees. The company operates 334 convenience locations throughout
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina.
Sheetz provides an award-winning menu of Made-to-Order subs, sandwiches and
salads, which are ordered through unique touch-screen order point
terminals. Sheetz currently ranks 79th on the Forbes list of largest
private companies and has received awards in both Ohio and Pennsylvania for
being named among their Best Places to Work in 2006. All Sheetz convenience
stores are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For more information,
visit http://www.sheetz.com.
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