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title: "Dickey’s Barbecue Donates for National Non-Profit Day"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ccbebf66-523a-41b4-a692-8c4cd0a8876e
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230815_dickeys_barbecue_donates_for_national_nonprofit_day.html
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2023-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:33:19.159Z
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# Dickey’s Barbecue Donates for National Non-Profit Day

**TL;DR:** Dickey's Barbecue Pit is donating a portion of every Big Yellow Cup sale to The Dickey Foundation on National Non-Profit Day. The Dickey Foundation supports first responders in local communities across the United States.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-08-15. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230815_dickeys_barbecue_donates_for_national_nonprofit_day.html).*

## Story

On August 17th, National Non-Profit Day, the world’s largest barbecue brand continues its tradition of donating a portion of every Big Yellow Cup sale directly to The Dickey Foundation. The Dickey Foundation proudly serves as the charitable arm of the popular barbecue brand. Their primary purpose is to provide support to first responders in local communities across the United States, as well as providing financial opportunities, safety equipment such as protective armor, firefighting gear, rescue equipment and overall support for local first responders.

“Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and The Dickey Foundation are very proud to support our local community heroes,” said Roland Dickey Jr., CEO Dickey’s Capital Group. “We are so thrilled to continue to offer grants for safety assistance to these extremely brave men and women through our Big Yellow Cup donations on this charitable national day.”

Join us as we proudly support those who protect and serve every day in our communities like law enforcement, firefighters, and even their families. Any generous donation you make to The Dickey Foundation will help continue to support our first responders. Donate today to help save a life!

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit (company)
- charitable donations (topic)
- first responder support (topic)
- national non-profit day (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230815_dickeys_barbecue_donates_for_national_nonprofit_day.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ccbebf66-523a-41b4-a692-8c4cd0a8876e).