Papa John's and JDRF Join Forces Across NC to Raise Funds for Type 1 Diabetes Research

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by WCCB News

Story Created: Feb 19, 2013 at 10:12 AM EDT

Story Updated: Feb 19, 2013 at 10:20 AM EDT

All North Carolina Papa John’s restaurants are offering 30 percent off all online orders from February 18th through February 24th with 10 percent of the proceeds benefiting type 1 diabetes research through JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). Simply use the promo code JDRF30 when ordering and customers can help find a cure for a disease that affects more than 3 million Americans.

“Every day, 20 healthy kids and 20 healthy adults are suddenly diagnosed with this disease and by joining together with our corporate partners, we can create a world free from T1D,” said Sarah Blackmon, Development Manger with the Triangle Eastern NC Chapter of JDRF. “We are proud to partner with Papa John’s and together continue to fulfill our promise and mission.”

JDRF is rated by Forbes as one of the top 10 charities to support and the top 5 charities for efficiency.  Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with diabetes, JDRF has raised over $1.7 billion in diabetes research. Because it values its donors’ generous support and valuable time, JDRF commits more than 80 percent of expenditures directly towards supporting research and related education. For this reason, JDRF continues to earn high marks and rankings from the American Institute of Philanthropy and other independent sources that rate charitable giving.  JDRF is funding research projects in 18 countries throughout the world, including more than 53 human clinical trials.  JDRF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation.

Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world's third largest pizza company. For 11 of the past 13 years, consumers have rated Papa John's No. 1 in customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John's also earned the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend® Pizza Brand of the Year. Papa John’s is the Official Pizza Sponsor of the National Football League and Super Bowl XLVII.  For more information about the company or to order pizza online, visit Papa John's at www.papajohns.com.
 

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