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Domino's Pizza supports St. Jude's with Thanks and Giving campaign

November 21, 2005

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza hopes to raise a lot of dough for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during its 2005 Thanks and Giving Campaign. From now through the end of the holiday season, participating Domino's stores will encourage customers to add $1 to their orders to benefit the kids of St. Jude.

Domino's is joining a long list of celebrities including Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Faith Hill, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ray Romano and Robin Williams, as well as retail and corporate sponsors, in encouraging shoppers to donate as well.

In addition to a guaranteed donation of $500,000 from Domino's Pizza Inc., the chain is hoping to raise a total of $1 million through customer participation.

"St. Jude makes miracles possible for children battling serious illnesses every single day," said David A. Brandon, chairman and chief executive of Domino's Pizza. "Part of being a good corporate citizen is to embrace and support charitable organizations doing great work."

In 2004, Domino's franchisees and team members voted St. Jude the company's national philanthropic partner. That launched a three-year partnership to assist the hospital in the life-saving care and research it provides to children around the world. Thus far, Domino's has provided more than $350,000 in monetary and in-kind support and helped build awareness by putting the St. Jude logo on millions of pizza boxes.