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Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation raises $1M+

The Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation announced that more than $1 million was raised through its second National Community Cups Program.

December 14, 2015

The Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation announced that more than $1 million was raised through its second National Community Cups Program. Combined with the Baskin-Robbins Community Cones program held throughout July, a total of $1,050,158 was raised for The DDBRCF, according to a company press release.

The program, which began Nov. 2 and continued through the month, invited Dunkin' Donuts guests to make a $1 donation to The DDBRCF at Dunkin' Donuts and Dunkin' Donuts / Baskin-Robbins multi-brand restaurants nationwide. In appreciation for their generosity, participants received a paper icon, featuring the Dunkin' Donuts coffee cup, to sign and display at the restaurant or take home. As an additional thank-you for guests' support,  guests received a coupon for $1 off the purchase of a dozen donuts, the release stated.

"On behalf of Dunkin' Brands' franchisees throughout the country, we want to thank our loyal Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins guests, said Karen Raskopf, Dunkin' Brands' chief communications officer and co-chair of The Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation. "Through their incredible generosity and spirit of giving, we have raised more than one million dollars to support our local communities. As the year ends and we approach 2016 and our Foundation's 10th anniversary, we look forward to building upon this great momentum to continue our efforts to help the neighborhoods we serve."

The money raised through the National Community Cups Program will support The DDBRCF's efforts to serve local communities by raising funds to support charities that address hunger, children's health and public safety. This is the second consecutive year that The DDBRCF has launched this initiative nationally; with guest support this year's program nearly doubled the money raised during the program's first year, along with Baskin-Robbins' Cakes for a Cause National Paper Icon Fundraiser.

Since 2006, The DDBRCF has donated more than $8 million to charities that support sick and hungry kids as well as our troops at home and abroad. The DDBRCF raised a record $3.2 million in 2014 to support its mission of serving neighborhoods through hunger relief, children's health and safety initiatives. The DDBRCF also expanded its national partnership with Feeding America through a$1 million commitment over three years, the largest donation in the Foundation's history. Funds support Feeding America's Food Pantry and BackPack program, helping children and their families at local food banks across the country.