Leon Levine

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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 at Duke University.^{[citation needed]}

Leon, along with his wife Sandra Levine (née Poliakoff) [1], have been involved in numerous charitable and philanthropic causes, donating money to local projects in Charlotte and the surrounding region [2]. (See "Philanthropy" section below.)

Levine is a billionaire who is on the Forbes 400. He and his wife currently reside in Charlotte, North Carolina.

[edit] Philanthropy

• Central Piedmont Community College: Levine Campus [3]
• Levine Children's Hospital [4]
• Levine Jewish Community Center [5] and Shalom Park [6]
• Levine Museum of the New South [7]
• Levine Science Research Center at Duke University

[edit] See also

• Family Dollar
• List of billionaires (2005): Forbes 400

[edit] External links

• Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People
• Article on The Leon Levine Foundation