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Domino's Customers Raise $16 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®
The record-high fundraising supports The Domino's Village, a recently opened housing facility at St. Jude ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
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[{"type":"text","content":"The record-high fundraising supports The Domino's Village, a recently opened housing facility at St. Jude \nANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Domino's customers donated more than $16 million to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® in 2023, supporting its work in advancing treatments and research of childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The 11-weeklong St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign ended on Jan. 7, 2024, and raised more than $9 million. Domino's raised an additional $7 million leading up to the campaign by prompting customers to round up their order total and donate the change to St. Jude.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"Our participation in the annual Thanks and Giving campaign is an example of Domino's effort to deliver the power of possible,\" said Russell Weiner, Domino's CEO. \"Through this inspiring tradition, Domino's customers and franchise owners show what happens when many people rally behind a beloved cause – St. Jude. I couldn't be prouder or more grateful.\"\n2023 was the 20th year of Domino's participating in the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign. The $16 million raised brings Domino's total raised for St. Jude to more than $126 million – $56 million of which is toward the brand's commitment to fund The Domino's Village. The Domino's Village, a patient housing facility comprised of 140 fully furnished apartments, opened at St. Jude in September 2023. Read more about The Domino's Village at stewardship.dominos.com.\nDomino's has $44 million left to raise as part of its 2020 pledge, which made history as the largest corporate commitment to St. Jude. Because of the generosity of donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food, so they can focus on helping their child live.\nAbout Domino's Pizza®\nFounded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is the largest pizza company in the world, with a significant business in both delivery and carryout pizza. It ranks among the world's top public restaurant brands with a global enterprise of more than 20,000 stores in over 90 markets. Domino's had global retail sales of over $17.5 billion in 2022, with over $8.7 billion in the U.S. and nearly $8.8 billion internationally. In the third quarter of 2023, Domino's had global retail sales of over $4.2 billion, with nearly $2.1 billion in the U.S. and over $2.1 billion i...