Domino's makes commitment to flood victims - here's how your pizza order can help

Domino's has today announced an initiative to support those impacted by intense storms and heavy rainfall on Australia's East Coast.

In response to an overwhelming 80,000 requests for support through Givit's Storms and Flooding appeal, the pizza chain has opted to donate one dollar from every pizza sold on Wednesday March 9 to the cause.

To participate, customers need only purchase a large or extra large pizza on Wednesday March 9 at a Domino's store in Queensland, New South Wales or the Australian Capital Territory.

Donating one dollar from every pizza sold on the day, Domino's hopes to raise more than $140,000 for Givit, with the assistance of Domino’s registered charity, Give for Good.

The announcement follows reports of Domino’s providing free pizzas to clean-up crews in Ballina earlier this week.

Promoting their Feed the Knead program, Domino’s also allowed community members to vote for businesses and Mud Army crews to receive free meals during the disaster.

"Thank you for the free pizza Domino's! It's small things like this that make a huge difference when your life has been falling apart around you," one person wrote on the pizza chain's Facebook page.

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'We want to do more': Domino’s pledges support for disaster victims.

"Domino's is often the last kitchen to close during a natural disaster, supporting affected communities by donating much-needed hot meals to first responders, SES workers, volunteers and evacuees," Domino's Australia and New Zealand CEO David Burness said.

"During the 2019 Townsville floods, Domino's delivered more than 1,100 pizzas to emergency workers, including Army and evacuation centres across North Queensland, making sure people had access to hot meals and helping to keep spirits up.

"Similarly, during the Australian bushfire crisis in 2020, our stores worked hard to donate more than 5,600 pizzas to communities in need right across the country, giving those in fire affected areas one less thing to worry about – a safe, hot meal."

"Domino's will continue to support those in need, and is proud to have donated more than 2,000 pizzas to those affected by the Queensland and New South Wales floods so far," he said. "But we want to do more."

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