- Leon Levine
Leon Levine (born 1938) is an American businessman that founded the
Family Dollar chain of discount stores.Levine was born in
Rockingham, North Carolina and did his undergraduate work atDuke University .Fact|Fact needed for Duke Univ. attendance|date=June 2007Leon, along with his wife Sandra Levine (née Poliakoff) [http://www.levinechildrenshospital.org/body_nospace.cfm?id=33] , have been involved in numerous charitable and philanthropic causes, donating money to local projects in Charlotte and the surrounding region [http://www.jewishtourofthecarolinas.org/charlotte.html] . (See "Philanthropy" section below.)
He and his wife currently reside in
Charlotte, North Carolina .Philanthropy
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Central Piedmont Community College : Levine Campus [http://www.cpcc.edu/South/]
*Levine Children's Hospital [http://www.levinechildrenshospital.org/body_nospace.cfm?id=33]
*Levine Jewish Community Center [http://www.charlottejcc.org/] and Shalom Park [http://www.jewishcharlotte.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=158478]
*Levine Museum of the New South [http://www.museumofthenewsouth.org/]
*Levine Science Research Center atDuke University See also
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Family Dollar External links
* [http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=XTZC&datatype=Person Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People]
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2004/02/23/focus2.html Article on The Leon Levine Foundation]
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