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Donatos raises $100K for Habitat for Humanity

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June 24, 2022

Pizza chain Donatos has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to raise $100,000 to be distributed among 44 Habitat affiliates located in communities where Donatos operates, according to a press release.

The Donatos Family Foundation was founded on three pillars — housing, hunger and health.

"Living by the Golden Rule and loving our neighbors is one of our founding principles," Jane Grote Abell, executive chairwoman of the board and the chief purpose officer at Donatos, said in the press release. "Partnering with Habitat for Humanity for our housing pillar was a great way to give back through the Donatos Family Foundation. I'm grateful to our customers for joining us in these efforts by rounding up when they placed their online orders. Together, we made a difference."

On May 25, Donatos hosted a build day at the Reeb Avenue Center in Columbus, Ohio, where leadership team members, home office associates, and restaurant operations leaders worked together to build four playhouses that were donated to four local Columbus families. During the event, the company was joined by representatives from Habitat for Humanity MidOhio for a check presentation ceremony.

"Habitat for Humanity and the Donatos Family Foundation have a shared vision of putting love into action and creating a better world for families," Julie Laird Davis, vice president of cause marketing and corporate partnerships at Habitat for Humanity International, said in the release. "We are thankful to the Donatos Family Foundation's continued support to help strengthen local communities through safe, decent and affordable shelter."