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Sheetz Family Donates $2.5 Million To Penn State Altoona

Posted: 1:43 pm EDT August 21, 2009

The owners of Sheetz Convenience Stores have donated $2.5 million to Penn State-Altoona.

The gift from Stephen and Nancy Sheetz is the largest in the school's 70-year history.

School officials said the money will go to the new Sheetz Fellows Program, which will offer students a new opportunity to excel in entrepreneurial students.

The specific designation for the money will be announced at a later date.

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