Convenience store sells winning lottery tickets
From left, Sunny and Lang Poeng and their son Andrew stand in
their donut shop at the Quick Stop of Gaffney. The family's store has
sold several winning lottery tickets.
ALEX HICKS JR/alex.hicks@shj.com
Published: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Rolled into Sunny Poeng's donut recipe is a story of courage, perseverance, survival and family.
After fleeing war-torn
Cambodia with his wife, Lang, in 1981, the father of three became the
proprietor of a popular donut shop in Ukiah, Calif.
Eight years ago, he relocated to Kings Mountain, N.C., and opened Sunny's Quick Stop at 720 Granard St. in Gaffney.
Poeng
had retired from the donut business, but this year he sold two winning
lottery tickets; a $250,000 jackpot in July and a $200,000 prize in
October.
His business
earned $4,500 from the state Education Lottery Commission and his middle
son, Andrew, 26, convinced him to revive the Sunny's Donuts concept so
he could follow in his father's footsteps.
Andrew
and Sunny wake up at 2 a.m. every day to make the donuts. Sunny passes
along his recipes and knowledge from 17 years in the business and then
stays until 8 p.m. to close up the convenience store. Read the rest of the article here.
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