Vermont Dunkin’ representatives recently gathered to celebrate a $10,000 Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation grant for the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital. Pictured, left to right, are Dunkin’ Franchisee Damartin Quadros, Dunkin’ Franchisee Susan Quadros-Covey, Dunkin’ Franchisee Ari Souliotis, University of Vermont Children’s Hospital Community Fundraising Supervisor Tatiana Havens, and Dunkin’ Business Consultant Amy Carey. Credit: Dunkin’
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Dunkin’ franchisees and the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation recently celebrated a $10,000 Iced Coffee Day grant for the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital. The foundation is delivering the $1.6 million in funds raised on Dunkin Iced Coffee Day this year to local hospitals and fortifying its commitment to bringing the simple joys of childhood into the lives of kids battling hunger or illness.
Dunkin’ Franchisees Damartin Quadros, Susan Quadros-Covey, and Ari Souliotis, and Dunkin’ Business Consultant Amy Carey recently gathered to present a ceremonial grant check to University of Vermont Children’s Hospital Community Fundraising Supervisor Tatiana Havens.
Since 2015 Vermont Dunkin’ franchisees and the Joy in Childhood Foundation have given $110,000 in Iced Coffee Day funding to the UVM Children’s Hospital. The hospital provides high-quality, child-friendly care with a patient and family-centered approach that improves the health of children throughout Vermont and northern New York.
Nationwide grant funding from the foundation will help hospitals expand their impact. These grants will fuel a variety of child life programming ranging from art, music and integrated therapy programs, including yoga and reiki, to the provision of electronic gaming equipment and specialized summer camps. These camps provide joyful experiences and environments for patients and their families. The funds also support interactive play and learning equipment, adaptive equipment for kids with mobility issues, everyday essential kits for patients, wall murals, celebratory events for patient milestones, and the staffing of child life specialists, among other initiatives.
These grants are part of a commitment by the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, Dunkin’ and its franchisees to bring the simple joys of childhood to kids facing hunger or illness. Since its inception in 2006, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation has granted more than $45 million to national and local nonprofits.
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About the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation
The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, the charitable foundation supported by Dunkin’, provides the simple joys of childhood to kids battling hunger or illness. The Foundation partners with food banks, children’s hospitals and nonprofit organizations to fund joyful environments and joyful experiences for kids when they need it most. Since 2006, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation has granted more than $45 million to hundreds of national and local charities across the country thanks to the generosity of its franchisees, guests, vendor partners and employees. For more information, please visit www.bringjoy.org.
About Dunkin’
Dunkin’, founded in 1950, is the largest coffee and donuts brand in the United States, with more than 13,200 restaurants in nearly 40 global markets. Dunkin’ is part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants. For more information, visit DunkinDonuts.com and InspireBrands.com.
Source: BURLINGTON, Vermont – Vermont Dunkin’ franchisees