SOURCE Panda Express
ROSEMEAD, Calif., July 16, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Panda Cares Foundation®, the philanthropic arm of Panda Express, commemorates its anniversary on August 8 of each year with a celebration of retribution. On the eve of the holidays this year, Panda Express will hand out good fortune from coast to coast through the Panda Cares Tour. Starting today, the Panda Cares Tour’s red truck will tour six cities across the United States offering delicious chocolate-covered fortune cookies in exchange for a suggested $1.00 donation to health and education programs for underprivileged youth. The trip will begin in Brooklyn on July 16 and pass through Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix and Los Angeles, ending in San Francisco for Panda Cares Day™ on August 8. Customers can follow the tour and see where the truck will stop by visiting www.PandaCaresTour.com.
Panda Express has created four special fortune cookies covered in chocolate to celebrate Panda Cares Day 2021. Each donation during the Panda Cares Tour will go directly to a local Children’s Miracle Network hospital and a local Boys & Girls Club, two long-time Panda Cares members. Since 1999, Panda Cares has raised more than $247 million, focusing on uplifting children through the four pillars of wellness: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health.
“Panda Cares Day holds a special place in our hearts, and now, in its third year, we are bringing our first month-long celebration to our customers and communities,” said Dr. Peggy Cherng, co-founder and co-CEO of Panda Express. “The Panda Cares Tour is inspired by Panda Cares’ purpose of bringing smiles and hope to children everywhere. It’s a fun activity the family can enjoy together, and it’s a “thank you” to our customers and associates who have joined us in fostering the spirit of kindness and retribution over the years.”
Panda Cares will also host fun community events starting August 8, 2021 at one hundred Boys & Girls Clubs across the country, where books, school materials and sports and recreational equipment will be donated, as well as Panda Cub Club activity sheets™ in honor of Panda Cares Day. Each of the 10,000 students will also receive a free Panda Express meal and hat as a gift.
If customers are unable to visit the Panda Cares Tour, they can make donations directly through the PandaCaresTour.com website from July 16th to the end of the tour on August 8th, or year-round at their local restaurant’s donation box. When customers donate to Panda Cares through the Panda Cares Tour or at the restaurant’s donation box, 100 percent of the funds raised go to organizations that serve the health and education needs of underprivileged youth.
Panda Cares is funded through the donation box program at restaurants and panda express associates Panda Inn and Hibachi-San, as well as panda restaurant group partners and founders. The foundation provides funding and the company provides food, volunteer services to underprivileged youth and disaster relief efforts. For more information about Panda Cares, visit PandaCares.org. For media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
About Panda Express®
On a mission to inspire a better life, Panda Express® is the largest Asian food concept in the United States. Family-owned and operated since 1983 by co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew and Peggy Cherng, Panda Express is known for pioneering the creation of a wide variety of innovative recipes in the industry. To learn more about Panda, visit pandaexpress.com or find us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
