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Hardee’s franchisee foots the bill for high school athletic tickets

Hardee's franchise restaurants throughout North Carolina have teamed up with Huddle Inc. to launch an initiative aimed at helping high schools throughout the state by paying all printing costs for school athletic events during the school year.

September 4, 2014

Hardee's franchise restaurants throughout North Carolina have teamed up with Huddle Inc. to launch an initiative aimed at helping high schools throughout the state by paying all printing costs for school athletic events during the school year. According to a news release, 125 high schools in North Carolina will benefit from the partnership.

Hardee's in North Carolina will supply high schools in the greater Triangle region, Fayetteville, and parts of eastern North Carolina with tickets for men and women's major sports athletic events starting with football this month and continuing with sports events through May 2015. In total, more than 2.5 million tickets will be printed through this program, saving the schools $100,000.

The average high school typically spends about $800 in printing costs for tickets each school year. With the sponsorship by Hardee's, most of which are owned by franchisee Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the funds can be redirected to other resources, the release said. Hardee's special discount offers will be printed on the back of each ticket.

"Participation in programs that support education and athletic opportunities for local communities is important at Boddie-Noell and Hardee's. This program will offset the costs of tickets so that schools can focus more on resources for their classrooms," said Jerry Allsbrook, Boddie-Noell CMO.