Giving Back Blog

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting not only the bottom line of franchise owners and franchisees, but the very livelihoods, health and safety of everyone in every community. Franchises are deeply rooted in their communities and strive on a regular basis to give back to those in need. This commitment hasn’t stopped during the pandemic – in fact, it’s only grown. Below is a collection of stories of how franchises are giving back during this crisis.

 

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Michigan Student Leaders Create Art with Abrakadoodle to Benefit Homeless Families

A wonderful example of public-private partnerships was evidenced Friday, March 18th as 80 student representatives of the Student Leadership Council (4th – 12th grades) for the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools came together from schools across the district for their last SLC meeting in which they created art with Abrakadoodle. According to...

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Sport Clips Haircuts founder and executives join others to “Shave the Day” in support of St. Baldrick’s Foundation

Razors buzzed to life at the Sport Clips Haircuts National Huddle as more than 130 “Shave the Day” volunteers went bald and raised more than $110,000 in support of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s work in fighting childhood cancer. Sport Clips is St. Baldrick’s first national sponsor, and the franchise kicked off...

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AdvantaClean Partners with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Fight Against Childhood Cancer

200 Unit Franchise Launches “Give Five, Change Lives” Campaign to Raise $100,000 for St. Jude! AdvantaClean, the fastest-growing Light Environmental Services™ franchise, has entered into a strategic partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in order to help the world understand, treat and defeat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases....

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Great Clips Salons Raise $600,000 for Local Children’s Hospitals

Every October, Great Clips salons launch their annual fundraising campaign for local children’s hospitals. Salons across the United States sell the iconic Children’s Miracle Network balloons to benefit their community’s hospitals. In 2015, Great Clips salons raised over $600,000 to help the 17 million kids who are treated at 170...

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Walk to create a world free of MS. Walk to help us support Anthony Byrd.

Imagine the life you had, the life you knew suddenly changed with one diagnosis...this is what happened to Anthony Byrd. Instead of being home to revel in the joy of his newborn son, Anthony was in the hospital undergoing numerous tests and was finally diagnosed with MS. The life he...

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