Pizza Hut Supports Stepping Stones with Time, Talent and Treasure
Date posted: July 16, 2018
Greater Cincinnati Pizza Hut stores have supported Stepping Stones’ programs for people with disabilities with their time, talent and treasure in 2018.Eight-Week Fundraiser Raises $16,000
In late March, CFL Pizza, LLC’s thirty Greater Cincinnati Pizza Hut stores kicked-off an eight-week fundraising campaign that invited the Tri-State community to add $1, $3, $5 and $10 donations onto in-store and phone orders.Getting in the spirit of the campaign, stores got creative with their fundraising initiatives.
The Colerain Pizza Hut hosted a large bake sale, selling a variety of sweets to support Stepping Stones – including gourmet cheesecakes, buckeyes, truffles and more. The bake sale was such a hit, it inspired other stores to join in and host bake sales of their own.
To raise donations, the Versailles Pizza Hut sold beautifully hand-crafted beaded bracelets to customers in exchange for a gift to Stepping Stones.
The spring fundraising campaign was a great success, raising $16,000 to support Stepping Stones and spread awareness of our programs for people with disabilities throughout Greater Cincinnati.
Colerain Pizza Hut Manager Michelle Kramer hosted a bake sale to benefit Stepping Stones.
On July 11, franchisee CFL Pizza, LLC presents Stepping Stones with $16,000 to benefit programs for children, teens and adults with disabilities. The large donation was the result of 30 Greater Cincinnati Pizza Hut stores hosting an eight-week fundraising campaign.
Volunteering At Stepping Stones
In addition to their fundraising efforts, Greater Cincinnati Pizza Hut managers and district leaders also donated their time by volunteering at Stepping Stones.On May 3, a team of volunteers spent their day leveling gravel and constructing benches at Camp Allyn in Batavia, Ohio. The new space creates a quiet, peaceful retreat for participants to relax in during Summer Overnight Staycations and Weekend Respites through the school-year.
Trimming hedges, spreading mulch and planting flowers, another crew from Pizza Hut spent June 27 beautifying the grounds of our UCP Campus in Norwood.
This summer, Pizza Hut volunteers also joined us at Summer Day Camp on four occasions. Joining campers at our Given Campus in Indian Hill, they bonded with our campers as they joined them in creating fun galaxy-themed art projects, sifting for gold in sensory and catching fish on the docks.
Pizza Hut managers volunteer to build benches at Stepping Stones’ Camp Allyn location in Batavia, Ohio.
On June 27, a team of Pizza Hut volunteers beautified the grounds of Stepping Stones’ UCP Campus in Norwood.
At Summer Day Camp, Greater Cincinnati Pizza Hut managers and family members spent a day bonding with campers at our Given Campus in Indian Hill.
Pizza Hut Kitchens Welcome Participants
In May, the Amelia, Colerain and Norwood Pizza Hut stores opened their doors to welcome participants of Stepping Stones’ three Adult Day program locations. As honorary store managers, participants toured the pizza kitchens, learned about the daily operations of running the business and made their own personal pizzas.On each visit, the staff of Pizza Hut went above and beyond to make our participants feel incredibly welcome. They greeted the adults upon arrival with personalized welcome signs, balloons, name tags and even official Pizza Hut hats.
Watch a short video below of our UCP Campus’s Adult Day program visiting the Norwood Pizza Hut in Surrey Square.
Norwood Pizza Hut Welcomes Stepping Stones Adult Day Program
Thank You, Pizza Hut!
Stepping Stones is incredibly thankful for the outpour of support we have received from the CFL Pizza, LLC and Pizza Hut team. Thank you for opening your hearts to support our programs and welcome Stepping Stones into the Pizza Hut family.Together, we truly are building pathways to independence – one slice at a time!
A team of Pizza Hut managers and their family members volunteered at Stepping Stones' Summer Day Camp!
Fun in art at Summer Day Camp.
Sifting for gold in sensory at day camp this June.
To beautify our UCP Campus in Norwood, another group of Pizza Hut managers shared their afternoon with Stepping Stones this summer to trim bushes and landscape!
This Spring, 30 Greater Cincinnati Pizza Huts raised support for Stepping Stones' programs in an 8-week fundraising campaign. On July 11, the top 5 fundraising stores were presented with beautiful art projects made by our talented participants for all of their hard work!We give huge thank you to the Colerain, Lawrenceburg, St. Bernard, Versailles and Xenia Pizza Huts.
On July 11, Greater Cincinnati Pizza Hut franchisee CFL Pizza, LLC also presented Stepping Stones with $16,000 to benefit our programs!
