ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Domino’s Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the world’s largest pizza company, is proud to announce that its corporate and franchise stores in across the country joined forces to raise $13.6 million to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® in 2021, primarily through its annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign.
The campaign, which ran for 11 weeks from October 18, 2021 to January 2, 2022, raised $9.3 million for the children of St. Jude. Throughout 2021, Domino’s offered customers the opportunity to round up their order total and donate change, raising an additional $4 million.
The funds will count toward a commitment Domino’s made in 2020 to raise $100 million for a new patient housing facility at St. Jude called The Domino’s Village. The six-story, 288,990-square-foot facility will house up to 140 St. Jude families while their children receive vital care for childhood cancer and other serious illnesses. Construction is underway and the facility is expected to be ready for patient families in the spring of 2023.
“The St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign is a longstanding Domino’s tradition that makes me very proud,” said Domino’s CEO Ritch Allison. “And I continue, each year, to be amazed by the generosity of our customers who add a small donation to their order. This is an example of the impact that people can make when they come together for the same cause.”
That cause is the continued work of St. Jude to treat and defeat pediatric cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Thanks to partners like Domino’s, families never get a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, room or board, so they can focus on helping their child live.
Domino’s $100 million pledge is the largest corporate commitment in St. Jude history. Domino’s has raised more than $95 million for St. Jude since their partnership began in 2004, $27 million of which has gone to The Domino’s Village.
“It’s truly heartwarming to see the love our friends at Domino’s have shown to St. Judean families over the years. Whether it’s inspiring customers to donate to the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign or helping create a home away from home for families who come to St. Jude for treatment and care. Their continued dedication to our mission fills us with gratitude,” said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising organization of funds and awareness of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “We deeply appreciate this partnership that continues to fuel our efforts to treat and defeat childhood cancer in communities here and around the world.”
About Domino’s Pizza®: Founded in 1960, Domino’s Pizza is the world’s largest pizza company based on global retail sales, with significant business in both pizza delivery and carryout. It is among the world’s leading public restaurant brands, with a global business of more than 18,300 stores in more than 90 markets. Company Information – biz.dominos.com
About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children® (Finding cures. Saving children). Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org,