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Boston's Restaurant Gives Back
Dallas-based Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar (Boston’s) is teaming up with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF), the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide, to support the organization’s efforts in funding critical research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications.
During the annual Valentine’s fundraiser, all Boston’s restaurants across the United States will sell heart-shaped pizzas and desserts and will donate $1 from each item sold to JDRF. Additionally, customers can purchase paper hearts for $1 each and personalize them with a Valentine’s Day message. The paper hearts and various desserts will be sold January 11 – February 14, and the heart-shaped pizza and heart-shaped dessert promotion will take place Valentine’s Day weekend, February 12 – 14. All money raised will benefit JDRF research.
This Valentine’s tradition was first begun 11 years ago by its parent company, Boston Pizza in Canada.
2010 will mark the second year the Boston’s system in the U.S. will partner with the JDRF. In 2009, the U.S. Boston’s Valentine’s promotion raised $31,041 for JDRF.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, making them dependent on injected or pumped insulin for life, and carries the constant threat of devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke and amputation. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death reported in the U.S., costing $174 billion annually for treatment . There are approximately 3 million Americans living with type 1 diabetes, and more than 15,000 children are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes every year.
About Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar mirrors its sister company, Boston Pizza, the number one casual dining brand in Canada. Introduced in the U.S. in 1998, Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar is franchised by Boston Pizza Restaurants, L.P. Boston’s offers a contemporary, sit-down family dining atmosphere with a separate sports bar customized with local team memorabilia. The result is a fun, high-energy setting for families and sports enthusiasts alike. While Boston’s specializes in gourmet pizza and pasta, its menu features more than 100 items including salads, sandwiches, and a variety of sports bar favorites such as burgers, wings and ribs. With annual system wide sales exceeding $800 million, Boston Pizza and Boston’s have more than 388 outlets throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Boston’s grows primarily through franchises and is scheduled to open 6 new restaurants in 2010. For more information, please visit www.bostons.com.
About JDRF
JDRF is the leader in research leading to a cure for type 1 diabetes in the world. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is a disease which strikes children and adults suddenly and requires multiple injections of insulin daily or a continuous infusion of insulin through a pump. Insulin, however, is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.4 billion to diabetes research, including more than $100 million in FY2009. For more information, please visit www.jdrf.org.
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During the annual Valentine’s fundraiser, all Boston’s restaurants across the United States will sell heart-shaped pizzas and desserts and will donate $1 from each item sold to JDRF. Additionally, customers can purchase paper hearts for $1 each and personalize them with a Valentine’s Day message. The paper hearts and various desserts will be sold January 11 – February 14, and the heart-shaped pizza and heart-shaped dessert promotion will take place Valentine’s Day weekend, February 12 – 14. All money raised will benefit JDRF research.
This Valentine’s tradition was first begun 11 years ago by its parent company, Boston Pizza in Canada.
2010 will mark the second year the Boston’s system in the U.S. will partner with the JDRF. In 2009, the U.S. Boston’s Valentine’s promotion raised $31,041 for JDRF.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, making them dependent on injected or pumped insulin for life, and carries the constant threat of devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke and amputation. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death reported in the U.S., costing $174 billion annually for treatment . There are approximately 3 million Americans living with type 1 diabetes, and more than 15,000 children are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes every year.
About Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar mirrors its sister company, Boston Pizza, the number one casual dining brand in Canada. Introduced in the U.S. in 1998, Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar is franchised by Boston Pizza Restaurants, L.P. Boston’s offers a contemporary, sit-down family dining atmosphere with a separate sports bar customized with local team memorabilia. The result is a fun, high-energy setting for families and sports enthusiasts alike. While Boston’s specializes in gourmet pizza and pasta, its menu features more than 100 items including salads, sandwiches, and a variety of sports bar favorites such as burgers, wings and ribs. With annual system wide sales exceeding $800 million, Boston Pizza and Boston’s have more than 388 outlets throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Boston’s grows primarily through franchises and is scheduled to open 6 new restaurants in 2010. For more information, please visit www.bostons.com.
About JDRF
JDRF is the leader in research leading to a cure for type 1 diabetes in the world. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is a disease which strikes children and adults suddenly and requires multiple injections of insulin daily or a continuous infusion of insulin through a pump. Insulin, however, is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.4 billion to diabetes research, including more than $100 million in FY2009. For more information, please visit www.jdrf.org.
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