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As the 27th Secretary of the U. Department of Agriculture prior to
joining UNICEF, she directed a department of 111,000 employees; a program
level of $113 billion that would rank sixth-largest if it were a U.

About UNICEF
Founded in 1946, UNICEF helps save, protect and improve the lives of
children around the world through immunization, education , health care,
nutrition, clean water, and sanitation."
A check for $57,000, combining both customer donations and Sheetz matching
contribution, will be sent to AmeriCares for continued tsunami relief efforts.
AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid
organization providing immediate response to emergency medical needs, as well
as supporting long-term humanitarian assistance programs, for all people
around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion .
AmeriCares solicits donations of medicines, medical supplies and other relief
materials from U.8 billion in
revenue and more than 9,800 employees.

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Former U.S. The company operates 308 convenience
locations throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and
North Carolina.com or call
(800) 487-5444.

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She previously served in various positions at USDA and in California state
government, and has practiced law in Washington, D.

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"Strengthening our collaboration with partners around the world can
advance the goals of reducing poverty, malnutrition and disease, as well as
helping to protect children from abuse and violence," Veneman said. Since its founding, AmeriCares has provided more than $4 billion of aid
in more than 137 countries. For more information about AmeriCares, please
visit their Web site at http://www.org or call (800) 486 -4357. Sheetz currently ranks 87th on the Forbes list of largest
private companies and was named fourth best place to work in PA this year.


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Secretary of Agriculture Begins Work at UNICEF Today

NEW YORK, Ann M.S.
corporation; and one of the most diverse and challenging missions in
government.
While at the USDA, Veneman directed programs that included school meals,
nutrition assistance and nutrition education, foreign food aid, and
development assistance both at home and abroad.

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Secretary of
Agriculture, assumed leadership of UNICEF today, becoming the fifth Executive
Director to lead the UN children's agency in its 60-year history. "And because they place such
important emphasis on the well-being of children, UNICEF has a vital role to
play in helping meet the goals.
Sheetz today announced that the company will match customer donations,
contributing another $28,500 to tsunami relief efforts on behalf of the 9,800
Sheetz employees.
"We are truly appreciative of the generosity of Sheetz at this critical
time," said Elizabeth Walsh, spokesperson for AmeriCares.

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Veneman said Monday on her
first official day at UNICEF headquarters.
"The Millennium Development Goals reflect the wishes and the will of
governments around the world," Veneman said.
Ms. UNICEF is non-partisan and its
cooperation is free of discrimination.

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Key to UNICEF's continued success will be strengthening existing
partnerships and building new collaborations with governments, fellow UN
agencies, non-governmental organizations, faith-based groups and communities ,
Veneman said.
Having directed one of the largest and most complex departments of U. "This tragedy has touched the hearts of so many and we
hope this donation will help to support the hundreds of thousands of people
who were injured.

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In everything it does, the most
disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority.

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"Too many children in the world
face hardships and challenges that should never be a part of childhood. and in her home state of
California. To
make a donation or learn more about UNICEF please call 1-800-4UNICEF or go to
http://www. For
more information, visit Sheetz on the Web at http://www.

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look forward to continuing UNICEF's mission of serving children around the
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Sheetz Inc. Contributes $57 000 for Tsunami Relief

This donation
will allow us to provide medicines and other aid to those who need it the most
as quickly as possible.

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government , Veneman arrives at UNICEF with vast experience in leading a far-
reaching global agency that engages with thousands of partners and
governments., Sheetz, Inc. Through the
generosity of Sheetz customers , collections totaled nearly $28,500.

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Much of Veneman's career has been focused on child nutrition, public
health, and alleviating hunger, including new approaches to help fight
malnutrition around the world."
During the month of February, Sheetz customers donated to tsunami relief
efforts by dropping their change in donation boxes placed at the registers of
all 306 Sheetz locations in the company's six state territory .
Sheetz chose AmeriCares because of its affiliation with numerous governmental,
pharmaceutical , environmental and medical associations, ensuring their
commitment to upholding the highest of professional standards.

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Veneman, who was appointed by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to succeed
outgoing Executive Director Carol Bellamy, said that among her top priorities
will be ensuring that UNICEF works to advance the Millennium Development
Goals. During her tenure, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the
first time received a clean financial audit, a status it then attained three
years in a row.

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"It is a great honor to have the opportunity to lead UNICEF, which is
truly one of the world's great institutions," Ms.org. and its customers
pledge their support to the South Asian tsunami relief efforts with a $57,000
donation to AmeriCares, a non-profit disaster relief organization. Sheetz provides an award-winning menu of Made-to-Order subs,
sandwiches and salads , which are ordered through unique touch-screen order
point terminals.

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Veneman, former U. and international manufacturers, and delivers them quickly
and efficiently to indigenous health care and welfare professionals around the
world.

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Veneman earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the
University of California, Davis; a master's degree in public policy from the
University of California, Berkeley; and a juris doctorate degree from the
University of California, Hastings College of Law. Company Matched Customer Donations Dollar for Dollar During February
Fundraising Effort

ALTOONA, Pa.
"We share in the grief of billions of Americans and people around the
world at the devastation caused by the tsunami in South Asia," said President
and CEO, Stan Sheetz.S. is one of America's fastest growing family-
owned and operated convenience store chains , with more than $2.
All Sheetz convenience stores are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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Established by Bob Sheetz as a single store in 1952, Altoona,
Pennsylvania, based Sheetz, Inc.

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S. "In the aftermath
of the tsunami, millions of people are now at risk for disease.

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