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title: "Toppers Pizza Announces Event to Raise Money in Honor of Cecil the Lion"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e0c8b8f2-7aa6-433c-9bd0-ee0c6f5d07be
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/toppers-pizza-announces-event-to-raise-money-in-honor-of-cecil-the-lion-2230
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Marketing","People","Emerging brands"]
published: 2015-08-03T19:14:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T18:04:08.947Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc7021.png
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# Toppers Pizza Announces Event to Raise Money in Honor of Cecil the Lion

**TL;DR:** Toppers Pizza franchisee Ron Kluft is hosting a fundraising event at his Bloomington location to raise money for conservation efforts in honor of Cecil the Lion. The event will donate 100 percent of the day's proceeds to organizations that help protect lions.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-08-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/toppers-pizza-announces-event-to-raise-money-in-honor-of-cecil-the-lion-2230).*

## Story

When Toppers Pizza franchisee Ron Kluft heard news of the death of Zimbabwe’s beloved Cecil the Lion, he immediately knew he had to do something. And when word came out that the accused poacher was from Bloomington, Minn., Ron decided to take action at his Bloomington Toppers location.

On Saturday, August 8th, Toppers Pizza, at 7821 Portland Ave S., in Bloomington, will be donating 100 percent of the day’s proceeds to organizations that help protect lions. From 10:30 a.m. until 3:00 a.m., all revenue from the Bloomington location will be split between the Wildlife Research Unit at the Department of Zoology at Oxford University (the team that had been researching Cecil the Lion through the use of a special GPS collar) and Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue.

“It’s my hope that, through this gesture, we’re doing our part to underscore the need for more support and understanding of the plight of wild lions in Africa,” said Kluft.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Toppers Pizza (company)
- fundraising event (topic)
- Bloomington (location)
- conservation efforts (topic)
- wildlife protection (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/toppers-pizza-announces-event-to-raise-money-in-honor-of-cecil-the-lion-2230). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e0c8b8f2-7aa6-433c-9bd0-ee0c6f5d07be).