Domino’s Donates 50 Pizzas to Thank Healthcare Workers at ChapCare Pasadena

Domino’s Pizza of Pasadena delivered fifty pizzas to the Community Health Alliance of Pasadena (ChapCare) at its offices in Pasadena. The pizzas were then distributed to ChapCare clinic workers in Pasadena, including those testing for COVID-19 at the North Lake Avenue Kathryn Barger Health Center. The pizzas were donated as part of the Food for First Responders effort of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

“Domino’s Pizza is a strong supporter of our healthcare workers and I was pleased we could do something to express our thanks,” said Matt Lessa, owner of several Domino’s in Pasadena. “We all live here, work here and love Pasadena. Doing something to show our appreciation to the nurses, public health staff and clinic workers is our way of supporting the Pasadena community we all love.”

Previously Domino’s had delivered lunch to Shriners Medical Center for Children in Pasadena to thank their nursing staff on National Nurses Day. Domino’s also delivered pizza to the Pasadena Public Health Department to thank their staff for a ll they are doing to keep Pasadena safe and healthy. Food was delivered in a safe, socially distanced manner and distributed internally by agency staff at each location.

“Matt Lessa from Domino’s called me a few weeks ago asking about donating pizza to Huntington Hospital. I knew the hospital was not accepting outside food at their site from previous work through Food for First Responders,” said Pasadena Chamber President and CEO Paul Little. “But Matt and I discussed it and found equally deserving agencies to donate lunch to. It is really gratifying to be able to do a little something to thank the people who have been working so hard to keep us safe and healthy over the past ten weeks or so.”

Food for First Responders is an initiative of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Foundation to provide meals to thank healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis. The initiative has proved 300 take-out meals for Huntington Hospital COVID-19 unit workers as well as lunch and dinner for Exer Urgent Care Center Pasadena staff, lunch for staff at the Pasadena Public Health Department, Shriners Medical Center for Children and ChapCare.

The need for donations is ongoing. Anyone can donate at www.pasadenayouthworks.org/donate-first-responders or through the US Mail to Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 44 North Mentor Avenue, Pasadena.

Domino’s Pizza has four storefronts in Pasadena. For more visit at https://www.dominos.com.