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Domino's® Celebrates the Opening of Newest Housing Facility at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®: The Domino's Village
Building features 140 fully furnished apartments for childhood cancer patients and their families ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Domino's
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[{"type":"text","content":"Building features 140 fully furnished apartments for childhood cancer patients and their families\nANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Domino's Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the largest pizza company in the world, is proud to announce the grand opening of The Domino's Village: the newest St. Jude Children's Research Hospital housing facility, located on its campus in Memphis, Tennessee.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nDomino's is proud to announce the grand opening of The Domino's Village: the newest St. Jude housing facility.\"We could not be any more excited to celebrate St. Jude's newest housing facility for patient families,\" said Russell Weiner, Domino's CEO. \"This has been in the works for more than three years now, as Domino's first announced its commitment to raise $100 million to help open this housing facility back in 2020. Thanks to our stores' fundraising efforts and the generous donations of Domino's customers, The Domino's Village has come to life, providing a place of comfort and rest to families who have children who are undergoing treatment for cancer and other catastrophic diseases. We're grateful to be able to have played one small part in providing a home away from home for these families at a time when they need it the most.\"\nKey Features of The Domino's Village\nThe facility is six stories tall, with more than 307,000 square feet.It features 140 fully furnished apartments.The apartments range in size from one, two and three bedrooms, and will accommodate patient families of all sizes with different lengths of stay.Common areas in The Domino's Village include:Arts and Craft Room – where children can paint, draw and createCommunity Kitchen – a place families can cook a meal or prepare a feast with other familiesDining Room – The Domino's Village is the first St. Jude patient housing facility to have a dining facility operated by St. Jude Food Services, and it also features a drop-down movie screen.Outdoor Activity Space – features accessible play equipment, outdoor grills, patio tables, a large LED movie screen and a walking pathRec Room – includes foosball, a pool table and gaming stationsToddler Room – a beach-themed play space designed just for the little ones, with a walk-in lighthouse and colorful mural with sea creatures, sailboats, and beach umbrellasMedical Clinic – featuring three exam rooms whe...