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Dunkin' Donuts Donates $1,000 to St. Louis Children's Hospital
Dunkin' Donuts Donated $1,000 to St. Louis Children's Hospital, and gifted guests with over 1,000 free hot coffees at select locations.
On Tues., Dec. 5, Dunkin' Donuts donated $1,000 to the St. Louis Children's Hospital, as well as served free medium hot coffees to its guests all day at two select locations in O'Fallon and St. Charles, Mo. The charitable donation and hot coffee offer were a part of Dunkin' Donut's "Brewing Joy" program, which began last year as a way to say thank you to its guests and local communities during the holiday season.
"As both a resident and business owner in the St. Louis region, I am proud to serve the people who live and work here. As a father, I am also so grateful for the opportunity to support the Children's Hospital, a local organization that truly brings joy to the children here in St. Louis," said Keith Patel, franchisee of five Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the St. Louis region.
"We are honored to receive this gift from Dunkin Donuts. It's because of wonderful partners in our community like Dunkin, that enables us to make sure that no illness, injury, ability to pay or zip
code gets in the way of a child's simple right to be one," said Rebecca Belanger, Special Events Coordinator of the St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation. "At Children's Hospital, we have many completely donor-funded programs just to lend a distraction from whatever the child is experiencing. Because of Dunkin' Donuts' support, we can play a role in the great cause of transforming child health."
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Throughout this December, Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in 25 different cities will be celebrating the joy of the season by offering its signatures hot coffee for free, and donating more than $25,000 to local organizations to help bring joy to local children.
To learn more about St. Louis Children's Hospital and its commitment to serving children and families throughout the St. Louis region and the country, please visit: http://www.stlouischildrens.org/.
To learn more about Dunkin' Donuts, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com, or follow them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DunkinDonutsUS/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dunkindonuts/)
or Twitter (https://twitter.com/dunkinstl).
About Dunkin' Donuts
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' Donuts has earned a No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for 11 years running. The company has more than 12,400 restaurants in 46 countries
worldwide. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin' Donuts is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.
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About the Joy in Childhood Foundation
The Joy in Childhood Foundation provides the simple joys of childhood to sick and hungry kids. The Foundation brings together a wide range of stakeholders—including franchisees, crew members, employees, partners and guests —and partners with food banks, children's hospitals, and nonprofit organizations directly committed to serving sick and hungry kids to fund joyful environments, joyful experiences and joyful expressions to ensure that children whose lives are compromised by hunger or sickness have the support and
essential services to find joy in their daily lives. Since launching in 2006, the Joy in Childhood Foundation (formerly The Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation), has granted more than $14 million to hundreds of national and local charities across the country.