April 2012
Domino’s Pizza joined forces with The Pennies Foundation, the creators of the micro-donation scheme Pennies, the electronic charity box, in November 2010 and since then customers have raised over £230,000 for UK charities. Domino’s nominated charity, Special Olympics Great Britain, will benefit from 75 per cent of the money raised in England, Scotland and Wales, while the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice will receive 75 per cent of the money raised in Northern Ireland. The remaining 25 per cent will be
shared amongst other UK charities, including Shelter, Together for Short Lives and the NSPCC.
Domino’s raises
thousands for charity
n Domino’s customers have raised thousands for charity by rounding up the price of their orders and donating their ‘spare change’.
Comment
In this doom-and-gloom era it is the best time to
change your life and get yourself into business with a reputable well-established franchisor.
Because staying employed is not going to change anything. Going into business might seem scary but staying in your same old rut can be far more dangerous. You can enhance not only your financial security but your work-life balance
Pennies is designed to make giving to charity easy, quick and affordable. With one touch of a button shoppers can choose to round up their payment to the nearest pound then they pay by debit card, credit card or electronically. To date the most common amount donated by Domino’s customers has been 1p, demonstrating how quickly those pennies add up. Lance Batchelor, CEO of Domino’s Pizza said: “We are delighted that the Pennies scheme has been so well received by our customers. It is fantastic news to hear that we have received one million donations and that so many charities will benefit from our customers’ generosity. In these times of economic hardship it is heart warming to know that people are still happy to share what they have. We are very proud and grateful to our customers.”
Why now, why 2012?
which I have seen tenfold from many of our franchisees.
Len Donnelly says: “Since I became a franchise owner my work/home life balance has improved greatly.” So if you’ve been toying with the idea of having a franchise, now is the time to do it, don’t end up wishing you’d done it years ago! To be successful requires hard work and commitment.
Bluebird Care is a good sport
n Care franchisor, Bluebird Care, will be helping to fund the provision of training kits for match officials for Royal Navy and Inter-Service football competitions.
The franchise has recently signed a deal to sponsor the Royal Navy Football Association Referees (RNFA), offering financial support throughout 2012.
Simon Dalziel, franchise director at Bluebird Care, said: “We are delighted to sponsor the Royal Navy’s football referees. Bluebird Care recognises that sport has an important role to play for many people, particularly our Armed Forces.” Bluebird Care is one of the leading
care-at-home providers in the UK. A management franchise, the company has more than 126 franchised offices across the UK and its franchise owners come from a variety of backgrounds including the Armed Forces.
The RNFA was formed in 1904. Each year the organisation trains around 20 referees, with candidates from both civilian and military backgrounds. The aim of the organisation is to recruit match officials for Royal Navy and Inter- Service football competitions.
Carol Stewart-Gill is the founder of Dublcheck, a management franchise that provides commercial cleaning
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