Sheetz For the Kidz raises more than $660,000 during July in-store campaign

ALTOONA — Sheetz has announced the results of its annual July Sheetz For the Kidz in-store fundraising campaign, raising $660,863.

Sheetz For the Kidz is an employee-driven charity that supports children in need across the Mid-Atlantic restaurant and convenience chain’s geographic footprint.

“We are extremely appreciative of our customers and their ongoing generosity,” Brittany Funcheon, executive director for Sheetz For the Kidz, said in a statement. “Year in and year out, our customers amaze us by their desire to give back and help their communities. Because of them, Sheetz For the Kidz will be able to make the holiday season brighter for thousands of local children and families in need.”

Every year, in July and December, customers at Sheetz’s more than 680 stores are able to support local families in need of clothes, toys and other basic needs by making a donation at check-out through change boxes or adding funds to their purchase at the point of sale, according to a press release.

In 2022, customers raised a total of $1.6 million for children in need through in-store fundraising in July and December. The donations helped more than 11,000 children within the six states the Altoona-based Sheetz operates. To date, the charity has impacted more than 160,000 children.

In partnership with Make-A-Wish, funds raised during the campaign also sponsor wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. The charity sponsors one child per Sheetz operating district. This year, 65 children will benefit.

To broaden the connection to the communities it serves, Sheetz for the Kidz partners with Feeding America to provide food to children in need. In 2022, the $685,000 commitment to Feeding America served more than 1.5 million meals through backpack programs, kids cafés, school and mobile pantries and summer feeding programs.

The company said that while the in-store campaigns are held twice a year in July and December, customers can support the initiative year-round. They can choose to donate loyalty points through the Sheetz app or make an online donation at https://www.sheetzforthekidz.org.

Sheetz For the Kidz was created in 1992 by local store employees wanting to help local children.