ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Team members
from Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in
pizza delivery, are playing video games this weekend to raise
funds and awareness for St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital® as part of St. Jude PLAY LIVE, a program that
encourages participants to stream their video games while raising
money for kids fighting cancer and other life-threatening
diseases.
Starting Friday, April 29, through
Sunday, May 1, from 11 a.m. EDT to at least 10
p.m. EDT, the Domino's PLAY LIVE team will stream video
games on their Twitch channel. Team members will be streaming live
from the Domino's World Resource Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and will be joined online
by corporate and franchise team members across the country in the
effort to support the kids of St. Jude. Donations can be made to
the Domino's Games PLAY LIVE team page.
The St. Jude PLAY LIVE program is in its third year. This is the
second year Domino's is participating, but the first year franchise
team members are invited to join.
"St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been a beloved
partner of our team members for many years," said Jenny Fouracre, spokesperson at Domino's. "St.
Jude PLAY LIVE is a great opportunity for both our corporate and
franchise team members to help the kids and families of St. Jude
through a unique event."
Since naming St. Jude as its national charitable partner in
2004, Domino's has raised more than $30.5
million for the kids of St. Jude.
About Domino's Pizza®
Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is the recognized world leader
in pizza delivery, with a significant business in carryout pizza.
It ranks among the world's top public restaurant brands with a
global enterprise of more than 12,500 stores in over 80
international markets. Domino's had global retail sales of over
$9.9 billion in 2015, comprised of
more than $4.8 billion in the U.S.
and nearly $5.1 billion
internationally. In the fourth quarter of 2015, Domino's had global
retail sales of over $3.3 billion,
comprised of over $1.6 billion in the
U.S. and over $1.7 billion
internationally. Its system is comprised of independent franchise
owners who accounted for nearly 97% of Domino's stores as of the
fourth quarter of 2015. Emphasis on technology innovation helped
Domino's generate over 50% of U.S. sales from digital channels at
the end of 2015, and reach an estimated $4.7
billion annually in global digital sales. Domino's features
an ordering app lineup that covers nearly 95% of the U.S.
smartphone market and has recently introduced several innovative
ordering platforms, including Ford SYNC®, Samsung Smart
TV® and Pebble Watch, as well as Twitter and text
message using a pizza emoji. In late 2015, Domino's announced the
design and launch of the DXP®, a purpose-built pizza
delivery vehicle, as well as Piece of the Pie Rewards, its first
digital customer loyalty program.
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About St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital®
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the
world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other
life-threatening diseases. It is the only National Cancer
Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to
children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the
overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80
percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude
is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer
to 90 percent, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child
saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use
that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never
receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food
– because all a family should worry about is helping their child
live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St.
Jude on Facebook (facebook.com/stjude) and following us on Twitter
(@stjude).
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