The pizza brand is celebrating those unsung heroes who make a
difference by surprising them with free pizza deliveries
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Starting today, Papa
John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) is helping you give the
gift of free pizza to the nurse spending nights caring for others, to
your best friend whose couch you sleep on too often, or even to the
coworker who let you borrow that stapler for the third time.
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Papa John's is giving back by helping people #passthepizza to those who
have done good this year—those who care, those who are passionate, and
those who make an impact, big or small—by sending them a totally free,
delicious pizza.
12 Days of Better
The #passthepizza effort will kick off with the "12 Days of Better" in
partnership with The Salvation Army. Papa John's team members will
deliver hundreds of pizzas to 12 Salvation Army locations nationwide
over the holidays providing a free pizza dinner for those in need.
Follow @SalvationArmyUS
and Salvation
Army for more information.
"When someone is in need, few things uplift their spirit like a hot
meal. It's great to partner with Papa John's to provide that uplifting
for so many people who are working so hard and just need a little
encouragement, and to know someone cares," said Lt. Col. Ron Busroe,
National Community Relations and Development Secretary.
How to #passthepizza
During the holiday season, anyone can request Papa John's #passthepizza
to deserving friends, families, coworkers, communities or favorite
charities. Anyone can tag a person or organization they are thankful for
with #passthepizza, say why that person or organization deserves free
pizza, and @PapaJohns
will surprise them with a digital code for a free one-topping pizza on
Twitter. Papa John's will #passthepizza to up to 50,000 unsung community
heroes.
"Too often people who impact our daily lives in small but significant
ways go unrecognized," said Brandon Rhoten, Global CMO of Papa John's.
"Whether it's the charity down the street instituting change 365 days a
year, or that guy who always shows up for your intramural soccer team,
we wanted to pay-it-forward this holiday season and encourage others to
do the same through what we make best: pizza."
About Papa John's
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John's International, Inc.
(NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world's third-largest pizza delivery company. For
16 of the past 18 years, consumers have rated Papa John's No. 1 in
customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American
Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). For more information about the
company or to order pizza online, visit Papa John's at www.papajohns.com.
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, established in London in 1865, has been supporting
those in need without discrimination for more than 135 years in the U.S.
More than 25 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation
Army each year through a range of social services: food for the hungry,
relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to
the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless, and
opportunities for underprivileged children. For every dollar donated to
The Salvation Army, 82 cents are used to support those services in 5,000
communities nationwide. The Salvation Army tracks the level of need
across the country with the Human Needs Index (HumanNeedsIndex.org).
For more information, go to SalvationArmyUSA.org
or follow on Twitter @SalvationArmyUS.
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Papa John's International, Inc.
Peter Collins, 502-261-4233
Senior
Director, Public Relations
peter_collins@papajohns.com
Source: Papa John's International, Inc.
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