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Dunkin' Foundation Donates $10K To VA Childhood Cancer Charity

The Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation presented a $10,000 grant on Thursday to Richmond-based charity ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation.

From left to right, Megan Angstadt, ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation special events manager; Manny Cabral, Dunkin' franchisee; Lou Cabral, Dunkin' franchisee; and Amy Godkin, ASK executive director.
From left to right, Megan Angstadt, ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation special events manager; Manny Cabral, Dunkin' franchisee; Lou Cabral, Dunkin' franchisee; and Amy Godkin, ASK executive director. (Courtesy of Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation)

RICHMOND, VA — The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation presented a $10,000 grant on Thursday to Richmond-based charity ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation to support the organization’s mission to raise the level of care for children with cancer in Virginia.

Local Richmond Dunkin’ franchisees Lou and Manny Cabral hosted a check presentation — on behalf of the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation — with the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation team at the ASK Family Center.

Over the past two months, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation has presented grants totaling $500,000 to organizations for children battling illness.

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The grants support the foundation’s mission to provide the simple joys of childhood to kids when they need it most, like when they are battling hunger or illness.

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