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Jersey Mike’s raises $18,707 for Autism Delaware

April 16, 2017

Jersey Mike's Subs joined with its generous customers this March during the Seventh 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. Locally, at the three Jersey Mike's locations in Salisbury, Md., Rehoboth Beach and Dover, $18,707 was raised for Autism Delaware.

"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 Seventh 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 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.

For more information, go to www.jerseymikes.com/mog.

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