Washington Mudslide Victims' Families To Get Help From Papa John Local Franchisees

SEATTLE, March 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa John's Pizza announced today that profits from all sales on Thursday, April 3rd will be donated to the families of the Oso, Washington mudslide victims.

"Being locally owned and operated we knew we needed to reach out and help our community. We own a store in Marysville which is very close to Oso so we've been donating pizzas to the families as well as the search & rescue personnel," said Diane Kaelin, a local Papa John's Franchisee.

Al Randazzo, Papa Johns Franchise Business Director for the Western US says, "The loss these families are experiencing is devastating. Our gratitude, respect and admiration to all of the rescue workers and to the help the Salvation Army is providing. We are happy to be able to provide this kind of support with our sincerest sympathies to all the families."

All 40 Puget Sound Washington locations will partner with three Spokane and three Tri-Cities locations to donate profits made from the entire day's sales to the Salvation Army's Disaster Relief Fund. The regular menu will be available in addition, they will offer a large one topping for $10 dollars on Thursday, April 3^rd. Offers will be available online for 24 hours only at www.papajohns.com and with carryout at each location.

This is a second time these Papa John's Franchises banned together to support their community in a time of tragedy. In December 2009 they raised $141,000 for the four fallen Lakewood Washington Police Officers.

About Papa John's

Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world's third largest pizza company. For 12 of the past 14 years, consumers have rated Papa John's No. 1 in customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). For more information about the company or to order pizza online, visit Papa John's at www.papajohns.com, or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PapaJohns, on Twitter at http://twitter.com/PapaJohns, or on our blog at www.papajohnsblog.com.

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