{"id":391825,"date":"2020-12-02T09:04:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T14:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=391825"},"modified":"2020-12-02T09:04:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T14:04:10","slug":"wendys-announces-new-community-based-giving-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wendys-announces-new-community-based-giving-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy’s Announces New Community-based Giving Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grants awarded to 23 organizations supporting social justice, youth and education in the Black community in 2020<\/h2>\n

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\n DUBLIN, Ohio<\/span>, Dec.\u00a02, 2020 \/PRNewswire\/ — The Wendy’s Company announced today a new community-based giving program to benefit 23 charitable organizations. This program supports the Company’s announcement<\/a> in June to donate at least $500,000<\/span> to support social justice, youth and education in the Black community. <\/p>\n

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In 2019, Wendy’s announced a partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, which has now expanded, to support educational and career opportunities for Black students throughout the United States<\/span>. In Columbus<\/span>, Wendy’s is partnering with the YWCA of Columbus<\/span> and the Columbus Urban League to help advance their missions of combatting racism and leveling the playing field of racial inequality. In addition, the Company allocated a portion of its $500,000<\/span> commitment to be directed by its employees to ensure Wendy’s could support worthy causes throughout its global restaurant footprint. <\/p>\n

Wendy’s field-based employees were eligible to apply for a charitable grant on behalf of a local charitable organization, with a total grant pool of $100,000<\/span> available in 2020. An internal committee of Wendy’s Company employees reviewed the applications and selected 23 organizations to receive grants: <\/p>\n