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Jersey Mike's Subs Raises Over $5.5 Million for Charities During Nationwide Month of Giving
Jersey Mike’s Subs, known for its authentic fresh sliced/fresh grilled subs, joined with its generous customers this March during the 7th Annual “Month of Giving” to raise a record amount of over $5.5 million to fund neighborhood needs nationwide.
The company raised an astounding $4.6 million of the total on one day — March 29, Day of Giving — when more than 1,200 Jersey Mike’s restaurants donated 100 percent of sales, not just profits, to nearly 150 different charities across the nation.
For the total amount raised in your local market as well as a listing of participating restaurants and charities in your area, go to jerseymikes.com/mog/charities.
“I would like to thank our extraordinary customers, franchise owners, team members and charity partners who helped us raise the most ever during Jersey Mike’s 7th Annual Month of Giving in March,” said Peter Cancro, Jersey Mike’s founder and CEO. “Our mission statement has always been focused on making a difference in people’s lives, and the over $5.5 million raised this March will go a long way toward supporting the good work of our local partner charities.”
Cancro, who bought his first sub shop at age 17, credits two local businessmen in Point Pleasant Beach where he grew up — Jack Baker of Baker’s Lobster Shanty and Bob Hoffman of Hoffman’s Ice Cream — with showing him the importance of giving unconditionally to the community. From the beginning this philosophy has been central to Jersey Mike’s mission.
During the month of March, customers were invited to come in to their local Jersey Mike’s restaurant and make a donation to a local designated charity partner. The campaign culminated in Jersey Mike’s “Day of Giving” when 100 percent of the day’s sales were donated to each local charity partner. The charity recipients included schools, hospitals, youth organizations, food banks and more.
“Giving…making a difference in someone’s life” has been the mission of Jersey Mike’s from the beginning. Since 2010, Jersey Mike’s locations throughout the country have raised more than $25 million for worthy local charities and have distributed more than 1.5 million free sub sandwiches to help numerous causes.
| Charity | Areas | Locations | $ Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Raised: | $5,501,032 | ||
| National | |||
| Hugz From Bugz | Orlando Area | $58,465 | |
| Karen Chandler Trust | Fayetteville | $7,000 | |
| Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt | Nashville | $100,000 | |
| Alabama | |||
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama | Birmingham | 4 | $6,434 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama | Opelika | 1 | $2,392 |
| Kids To Love | Huntsville | 2 | $6,251 |
| Navy - Marine Corps Relief Society | Mobile | 1 | $2,402 |
| Arizona | |||
| Phoenix Children's Hospital | Phoenix | 26 | $119,839 |
| TMC for Children, A Children's Medical Center | Tucson | 4 | $16,613 |
| California | |||
| ADAKC - Alzheimer's Disease Association of Kern County, INC. | Bakersfield | 3 | $25,828 |
| Bob Hope USO | California | 35 | $22,571 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the North Valley | Chico | 1 | $3,550 |
| Children's Miracle Network & UC Davis Children's Hospital | Sacramento | 7 | $27,377 |
| City of Hope | Los Angeles | 3 | $12,927 |
| Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area | Bay Area | 10 | $36,714 |
| Operation Gratitude | Los Angeles/Fresno/Santa Barbara/Inland Empire | 148 | $820,461 |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego | San Diego | 36 | $191,951 |
| Shasta County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council | Redding | 1 | $6,212 |
| Colorado | |||
| Shiloh House | Denver | 21 | $61,115 |
| Springs Rescue Mission | Colorado Springs | 8 | $22,508 |
| Connecticut | |||
| Make-A-Wish Connecticut | Hartford/New Haven/Fairfield County | 11 | $37,242 |
| Take A Vet Fishing | Branford | 1 | $12,500 |
| Delaware | |||
| Autism Delaware | Dover/Rehoboth Beach | 2 | $10,509 |
| District of Columbia | |||
| Powerful Beyond Measure | Washington DC | 1 | $4,931 |
| Florida | |||
| Boys Town North Florida | Tallahassee | 4 | $15,508 |
| Caleb's Crusade | Ft. Myers/Naples | 4 | $34,390 |
| Children's Hunger Project | Space Coast | 6 | $34,468 |
| Combat Veterans to Careers | Ocala/Lady Lake | 3 | $15,688 |
| Destin Elementary | Destin | 1 | $3,132 |
| Food Brings Hope | Daytona Beach, Port Orange, Ormond Beach | 3 | $11,316 |
| High Risk Hope | Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota | 31 | $99,879 |
| Hugz From Bugz | Orlando Area | 23 | $91,533 |
| Hutchinson Beach Elementary - Florida | Panama City Beach | 1 | $3,447 |
| Navy - Marine Corps Relief Society | Pensacola | 5 | $15,007 |
| Quantum House | W. Palm Beach/Ft. Pierce | 20 | $123,562 |
| Relay For Life | Gainesville | 2 | $5,489 |
| Ride for the Fight | Okeechobee | 1 | $15,192 |
| The Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County | Miami-Ft. Lauderdale | 7 | $32,216 |
| Wolfson Children's Hospital | Jacksonville | 12 | $48,736 |
| Georgia | |||
| Bert's Big Adventure | Atlanta/Macon/Opelika | 42 | $133,392 |
| Boys Town North Florida | Tallahassee | 1 | $1,755 |
| Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah at Memorial Health | Savannah | 4 | $11,460 |
| Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation | Augusta | 5 | $14,425 |
| Valdosta State University Athletics | Valdosta | 1 | $4,830 |
| Hawaii | |||
| USO Okinawa | Honolulu | 1 | $7,843 |
| Idaho | |||
| Make-A-Wish Idaho | Boise | 1 | $4,443 |
| Illinois | |||
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | 46 | $181,388 |
| Central Illinois Foodbank | Springfield | 1 | $3,019 |
| Easterseals Central Illinois | East Peoria | 1 | $5,933 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Shiloh | 1 | $4,356 |
| The Literacy Council | Rockford | 2 | $11,385 |
| Indiana | |||
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | 1 | $4,082 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Joseph County Indiana | Mishawaka | 1 | $5,899 |
| National Kidney Foundation of Indiana | Ft. Wayne | 3 | $14,413 |
| Pat McAfee Foundation | Indianapolis | 8 | $23,477 |
| Iowa | |||
| Make-A-Wish Iowa | Des Moines-Ames | 2 | $8,850 |
| Kansas | |||
| Braden's Hope for Childhood Cancer | Olathe | 1 | $15,423 |
| Silverbackks | Topeka Greater Area | 2 | $4,905 |
| Kentucky | |||
| CancerFree Kids | Florence, Newport | 3 | $20,727 |
| Dance Blue | Lexington | 1 | $8,761 |
| Eastern Area Community Ministries | Louisville | 2 | $12,531 |
| Kelly Autism | Bowling Green | 1 | $4,342 |
| Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt | Hopkinsville, Oak Grove | 2 | $7,358 |
| Maryland | |||
| Autism Delaware | Dover/Rehoboth Beach | 1 | $7,298 |
| Carroll Hospice | Mount Airy | 1 | $4,561 |
| Cool Kids Campaign | Baltimore | 4 | $19,232 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes of Western Maryland | Washington DC | 1 | $14,609 |
| Luke's Place - Recreation Center for the Developmentally Disabled | Washington DC | 10 | $50,323 |
| Massachusetts | |||
| Best Buddies | Raynham | 1 | $3,135 |
| Make-A-Wish Massachusetts & Rhode Island | Marlborough | 1 | $2,787 |
| Michigan | |||
| Children's Miracle Network at Beaumont Children's Hospital | Detroit/Lansing | 26 | $97,744 |
| Helen DeVos Children's Hospital | Grand Rapids | 2 | $6,954 |
| Minnesota | |||
| LEEP | Mankato | 2 | $6,979 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Minnesota Chapter | Minneapolis-St. Paul | 14 | $90,031 |
| Missouri | |||
| Braden's Hope for Childhood Cancer | Lee's Summit | 1 | $4,447 |
| Child Advocacy Center | Springfield | 1 | $6,013 |
| Peace Partnership | Blue Springs | 1 | $7,678 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | St. Louis | 4 | $15,471 |
| Welcome Home Inc. | Columbia-Jefferson City | 1 | $4,898 |
| Montana | |||
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gallatin County | Butte-Bozeman | 1 | $3,713 |
| Nebraska | |||
| Children's Hospital & Medical Center, your Childrens Miracle Network Hospital | Omaha | 4 | $15,246 |
| Nebraska Mental Health Association | Lincoln & Hastings Kearney | 3 | $7,740 |
| Nevada | |||
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada | Reno | 1 | $5,341 |
| Opportunity Village | Las Vegas | 9 | $23,111 |
| New Hampshire | |||
| Monadnock High School | Keene | 1 | $3,388 |
| New Jersey | |||
| Alex's Lemonade Stand | South Jersey | 5 | $19,226 |
| Hugs For Brady | Princeton | 1 | $4,796 |
| Make-A-Wish New Jersey | North & Central Jersey | 52 | $263,749 |
| Ryan's Quest | Hamilton | 1 | $8,094 |
| Seans Pals | West Orange | 1 | $6,158 |
| Steps Together | NJ/NY/CT | 1 | $5,455 |
| Westfield Area Y | Westfield | 1 | $3,676 |
| New Mexico | |||
| Make-A-Wish New Mexico | Albuquerque | 5 | $20,486 |
| New York | |||
| Captain Youth and Family Services | Albany-Schenectady-Troy | 2 | $9,390 |
| Make-A-Wish Metro New York | New York | 2 | $12,978 |
| Make-A-Wish Suffolk County | Long Island | 1 | $4,949 |
| North Carolina | |||
| Ace & TJ's Grin Kids | Charlotte | 26 | $101,696 |
| American Cancer Society | Greensboro/High Point/Winston Salem | 13 | $57,885 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Buncombe County | Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville | 5 | $13,739 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills | Aberdeen | 1 | $7,538 |
| Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina | Wilmington | 7 | $25,462 |
| Forest Hill Elementary School | Morganton | 1 | $3,520 |
| James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital | Greenville/New Bern/Washington | 14 | $66,805 |
| Karen Chandler Trust | Fayetteville | 5 | $19,430 |
| MMIA (Military Missions In Action) | Raleigh/Durham | 32 | $134,773 |
| S.A.F.E. Schools Fund | Elizabeth City | 1 | $5,374 |
| Scotland Cancer Treatment Center through Scotland Memorial Foundation | Myrtle Beach Greater Area | 2 | $15,596 |
| The Outer Banks Relief Foundation | Nags Head | 1 | $4,851 |
| Watauga High School and Hardin Park Elementary | Boone | 1 | $2,977 |
| Ohio | |||
| 2nd and 7 | Columbus | 18 | $68,824 |
| CancerFree Kids | Cincinnati | 15 | $80,518 |
| Color Your Corner | Cleveland | 4 | $15,291 |
| Deyarmin Foundation | Cleveland | 2 | $9,783 |
| Hudson Community First | Cleveland | 1 | $2,303 |
| Prayers From Maria Children's Glioma Cancer Foundation | Cleveland | 3 | $13,071 |
| St. Anthony of Padua | Cleveland | 1 | $4,753 |
| United Rehabilitation Services | Dayton | 3 | $18,015 |
| Oklahoma | |||
| Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS) | Tulsa | 3 | $9,353 |
| Make-A-Wish Oklahoma | Lawton and Altus | 2 | $10,125 |
| Regional Foodbank of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 13 | $71,929 |
| Oregon | |||
| Family Access Network (FAN) | Bend | 2 | $5,314 |
| Food For Lane County | Eugene | 2 | $5,172 |
| Linn-Benton Food Share | Eugene | 1 | $1,895 |
| Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel | Portland | 14 | $53,809 |
| Pennsylvania | |||
| Alex's Lemonade Stand | Philadelphia Area | 5 | $21,385 |
| Autism York | York | 1 | $10,450 |
| Evangelical Hospital | Lewisburg | 1 | $7,188 |
| Mario Lemieux Foundation | Pittsburgh | 2 | $9,157 |
| PA Pink Zone | State College | 2 | $12,166 |
| Shepherd's Maternity House | Dunmore | 1 | $4,482 |
| St. Francis of Assisi Soup Kitchen | Dickson City | 1 | $4,292 |
| St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen | Wilkes-Barre | 1 | $3,564 |
| The Woodlands Foundation | Pittsburgh | 2 | $12,540 |
| Rhode Island | |||
| Best Buddies | Providence | 3 | $9,115 |
| South Carolina | |||
| Ace & TJ's Grin Kids | York County | 13 | $47,504 |
| Connie Maxwell Children's Home | Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville | 1 | $3,155 |
| Dabo's All In Foundation | Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville | 1 | $17,452 |
| Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah at Memorial Health | Savannah | 4 | $11,449 |
| Greenville Family Partnership | Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville | 6 | $27,128 |
| Help 4 Kids | Myrtle Beach Greater Area | 8 | $25,894 |
| Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation | Augusta | 3 | $9,759 |
| Windwood Family Services | Charleston | 11 | $45,984 |
| Tennessee | |||
| Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt | Nashville | 29 | $114,846 |
| Speedway Children's Charities | Tri Cities/TN VA | 7 | $32,130 |
| YMCA of East Tennessee | Knoxville | 4 | $11,485 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 3 | $9,937 |
| Texas | |||
| CASA For Kids of East Texas | Tyler / Longview | 2 | $15,334 |
| Children's Miracle Network of Amarillo | Amarillo | 1 | $5,529 |
| Children's Miracle Network, UMC Health System | Lubbock | 1 | $4,568 |
| East Texas CASA | Tyler / Longview | 1 | $5,425 |
| Eva's Heroes | San Antonio | 6 | $21,749 |
| Helping Hand Home For Children | Austin | 13 | $38,265 |
| Hope Pregnancy Centers, Inc. | Waco | 4 | $18,022 |
| Make-A-Wish North Texas | Wichita Falls | 1 | $2,028 |
| Pack of Hope | Waco | 2 | $5,214 |
| South Texas Council for the Boy Scouts | Corpus Christi | 2 | $12,541 |
| The Cure Starts Now Foundation | Houston | 16 | $42,665 |
| West Texas Foodbank | Odessa Midland | 2 | $10,577 |
| Wipe Out Kids' Cancer | Dallas/Ft. Worth | 36 | $156,851 |
| Utah | |||
| Make-A-Wish Utah | Salt Lake City | 7 | $30,259 |
| Virginia | |||
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington DC | 10 | $35,458 |
| CASA | Charlottesville | 2 | $12,213 |
| CASA of Central Virginia | Roanoke-Lynchburg | 3 | $27,746 |
| Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU | Richmond/Petersburg | 12 | $54,907 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Washington, DC | 10 | $47,622 |
| On The Road Collaborative | Harrisonburg | 1 | $4,487 |
| Relay For Life | Culpeper | 1 | $5,140 |
| Speedway Children's Charities | Tri Cities/TN VA | 1 | $6,535 |
| The Union Mission Ministries | Virgnia Beach | 11 | $54,232 |
| Washington | |||
| Sacred Heart Children's Hospital | Spokane | 2 | $10,397 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | Seattle/Tacoma | 31 | $102,498 |
| West Virginia | |||
| Kidz Power Pacs | Charles Town | 1 | $6,115 |
| Wisconsin | |||
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Milwaukee | 9 | $34,317 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Minnesota Chapter | Hudson | 1 | $5,234 |
| Wyoming | |||
| Mercer Family Resource Center | Casper-Riverton | 1 | $4,233 |