PLAINVILLE, Mass. (Restaurant News Release) Honey Dew Donuts® announced today that in addition to their continued support of The National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.®, the company will extend their outreach to include sponsoring the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walks in Boston and Providence.
The first walk in Boston on October 3, Honey Dew has chosen to sponsor the Survivorship Tent. Commemorative pink powdered Dew Drops will be handed out, in addition, survivors can sign up to win one of three $100 Honey Dew Gift Cards, pick up Honey Dew coupon offers for a Free Medium Hot Coffee and giveaways.
In addition to the tent sponsorship, Honey Dew has recruited employees from all of the shops to attend the Boston and Providence events and walk as a team to show Honey Dew’s emphatic support to this cause.
The second walk will be taking place on October 24 in Providence. Honey Dew is a Pink Ribbon Sponsor for that event. In addition to the ribbon sponsorship, Honey Dew has donated 1,000 bottles of water to the participants of the walk.
“I am extremely passionate about supporting this cause and I wanted to be able to reach out to all individuals and families and let them know that Honey Dew is strongly committed to breast cancer awareness, detection and prevention. We will continue to support this cause until a cure is found,” noted Richard J. Bowen, President and CEO of Honey Dew Associates, Inc.
For the month of October, Honey Dew shops throughout New England will display a large pink ribbon noting “Join Us in the Fight”. Customers can go into the shops and purchase a paper pink ribbon for $1. However, new this year, Honey Dew Donuts® will match the dollar amount raised from the sales of the pink ribbons. All pink ribbon sales and matching contributions from Honey Dew will go directly to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.®
About Honey Dew Donuts®
Honey Dew Donuts®, founded in 1973, operates more than 145 Honey Dew Donut shops in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. Honey Dew Donuts supports the local communities in which they serve and invite all New Englanders to Enjoy the Local Flavor™. For more information, please visit www.honeydewdonuts.com. Honey Dew Donuts is a registered trade name of Honey Dew Associates, Inc.
About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end cancer for good. As a global grassroots force of three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping you stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early, helping you get well by being there for you during and after a diagnosis, by finding cures through groundbreaking discovery and fighting back through public policy. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing about $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org. To learn more about our global programs, please visit cancer.org/global.
About National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.®
National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.® is a nonprofit, charitable foundation headquartered in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas. The Foundation exists to save lives by providing access to free and low-cost mammograms for those with limited resources, increased awareness through continuing education programs and online community support programs. For more information, please visit www.nbcf.org.