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Willimantic Domino's "Raises the Dough" for St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital
Willimantic Domino’s Pizza® Store Raises $7,578 During the 2013 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Thanks and Giving Campaign
Willimantic store ranks in top 10 stores in nation for amount raised
WILLIMANTIC, Conn., Feb. 21, 2014 – Willimantic Domino’s Pizza raised a lot of extra dough to benefit the children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® – $7,578.03, to be exact. Domino's thanks all of the customers who generously donated money for the children at St. Jude during the 2013 St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign.
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During the campaign (Nov. 4, 2013 – Jan. 5, 2014), Domino’s stores nationwide participated by asking for a dollar or more to be added to customers’ orders to help the kids of St. Jude. Donations were made when ordering over the phone, in stores or online at www.dominos.com. Willimantic Domino’s, located at 241 Valley St., ranked No. 1 in Connecticut and No. 8 in the nation for stores that raised the most money.
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Domino’s customers could donate to St. Jude by ordering the St. Jude Meal Deal – a bundle that included a medium one-topping pizza, a one-topping Handmade Pan Pizza, a 16-piece order of Parmesan Bread Bites, a two-liter bottle of Coca-Cola® and a $1 donation to St. Jude – for $19.99.
“I’d like to thank all of our customers who donated during this campaign,” said Neil Warren, Willimantic Domino’s Pizza franchise owner. “By simply adding a dollar or two to their orders, our customers delivered hope to the many children and families who benefit from the work done at St. Jude. We are thrilled to be part of a community that supports others.”
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other deadly diseases. Every research breakthrough at St. Jude is immediately and freely shared with the scientific community worldwide, impacting the lives of children in communities across America and around the globe.
Domino’s offers customers a full menu to choose from, including five types of pizza crust (Hand Tossed, Thin, Handmade Pan, Gluten Free and Brooklyn), Domino’s American Legends® Pizzas, Domino’s Artisan™ Pizzas, Penne Pastas, Domino’s Oven Baked Sandwiches, Stuffed Cheesy Bread, Breadsticks, Parmesan Bread Bites, Chicken Wings, Boneless Chicken, Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes, Cinna Stix® and Coca-Cola® products.
Customers can call Willimantic Domino’s at 860-456-0306 or order online at www.dominos.com.
About Domino’s Pizza®
Founded in 1960, Domino’s Pizza is the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, with a significant business in carryout pizza. It ranks among the world’s top public restaurant brands with its global enterprise of more than 10,500 stores in over 70 international markets. Domino’s had global retail sales of over $7.4 billion in 2012, comprised of over $3.5 billion in the U.S. and nearly $3.9 billion internationally. In the third quarter of 2013, Domino’s had global retail sales of nearly $1.8 billion, comprised of $849 million in the U.S. and $935 million internationally. Its system is largely made up of franchise owner-operators who accounted for over 96% of the Domino's Pizza stores as of the third quarter of 2013. The emphasis on technology innovation has helped Domino’s reach an estimated $3 billion annually in global digital sales. Domino’s generates about 40% of sales in the U.S. from its digital channels, helped by the introduction of ordering apps for iPhone®, Android™, Windows Phone 8 and Kindle Fire. Domino’s ordering apps now cover nearly 95% of the U.S. smartphone market. Continuing its focus on menu enhancement, Domino’s established itself as a player in the pan pizza market with the launch of its Handmade Pan Pizza, featuring fresh, never-frozen dough, in October 2012.
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Since opening 50 years ago, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has changed the way the world treats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. No family ever pays St. Jude for the care their child receives and, for every child treated here, thousands more have been saved worldwide through St. Jude discoveries. The hospital has played a pivotal role in pushing U.S. pediatric cancer survival rates from 20 to 80 percent overall, and is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted to children. It is also a leader in the research and treatment of blood disorders and infectious diseases in children. St. Jude was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, who believed that no child should die in the dawn of life. Join that mission by visiting stjude.org or following us on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.
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