ORLANDO, Fla. — Domino’s pizza stores nationwide and in Central Florida are giving away pizzas to help communities fighting through the coronavirus pandemic.
“Domino’s locally-owned stores throughout greater Orlando will donate 18,000 pizzas within their local communities, starting this week,” according to a statement released by the company.
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“We realize that there is a great deal of hardship and uncertainty at this time,” said Rick Traenkner, an Orlando-area Domino’s franchisee. “Domino’s wants to do whatever it can to help, and that means spreading a little bit of joy through pizza.”
Greater Orlando has around 90 Domino’s stores and each is planning to donate 200 pizzas as part of the national effort.
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The free pizzas will go to” hospitals and medical centers, schoolkids and their families, health departments, grocery store workers and others,” officials said.
“We want to show how much we appreciate and support those who are in need of a hot meal, and those who are on the front line, working to save lives,” said Traenkner. “We hope that this simple act will bring a small sense of normalcy and a smile to their faces.”
Neighbors help neighbors. Which is why Domino’s stores across the nation are banding together to donate 10 million slices to help #feedtheneed in your neighborhoods.
— Domino's Pizza (@dominos) April 6, 2020
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