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Operators donate pizzas to children’s hospitals

To mark National Cheese Pizza Day last week, operators from a variety of chains and all members of the American Pizza Community donated free pizzas to children’s hospitals across the US.

September 8, 2014

To mark National Cheese Pizza Day last week, operators from a variety of chains and all members of the American Pizza Community donated free pizzas to children’s hospitals across the US.

“Pizza store operators frequently give back to local charities because so many of the 75,000 pizzerias around the country are owned by someone who lives in the community,” APC Chair Lynn Liddle said in a news release.  “Knowing that a slice of pizza can help bring a smile to the face of a young child in a hospital was a simple request to many of these pizza shop owners.”

The following donations were made:

• Domino's Pizza donated to C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan;
• Godfather's Pizza and Sam & Louie's donated to Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska;
• Hungry Howie's donated to the pediatrics’ wards at Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan; and
• Pizza Hut donated to the Ronald McDonald Houses in Wichita, Kansas.