A $1,000 donation made in 1965 is about to pay some serious dividends for educators today.

The PCLB Foundation’s mission statementis to “give motivated people the tools they need to help themselves.”

The juggernaut sandwich brand we all know as Subway today never would have happened without Dr. Buck.

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Last monthThe Wall Street JournalreportedSubway is quietlyexploring a potential sale of the company.

The iconic sandwich chain is expected to be valued at over $10 billion.

That means if a sale does occur, the PCLB Foundation may receive around $5 billion.

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Not a bad return on Dr. Buck’s initial $1,000 investment in Subway.