Back in WNY [ Buffalo/ Niagara ] there was a chain of convenience stores called " Wendt`s Dairy Stores ". Back in the late 1980`s or early 1990`s they were all sold .
I believe that they were purchased by Top`s Supermarket which rebranded them as something other than Wendt or Tops .
When I was active in WNY Charities and Arts organizations the Board of Directors of the " Margaret Wendt Foundation " consisted of 3 people . Two were decedents of the Wendt family obviously not direct decedents of Margaret Wendt as she never married as I understood it .
The Chair of the Board was and currently is a lawyer by the name of Bob Kressee who explained to me that he was a " grand-nephew " of Ms. Wendt .
The Foundation donates about two to three million a year to local worthy causes in Western NY. Often they create " Challenge Grants " which require matching donations from the general public .
I always was impressed with the level of effort and thought that the 3 Trustees put into their stewardship .
Last edited by Buffalo Jim; 06-23-2014 at 12:23 PM.
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