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title: "Pizza Inn Hosts Fundraiser for 7 Families Impacted by Tornado"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/eb8b466e-75eb-40a7-a8de-426f15576988
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220106_pizza_inn_hosts_fundraiser_for_7_families_impacted_by_tornado.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2022-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:11:28.631Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Pizza Inn Hosts Fundraiser for 7 Families Impacted by Tornado

**TL;DR:** Pizza Inn hosts a fundraiser for 7 families impacted by a tornado, donating a portion of weekend sales to local families. The fundraiser will be held at Paducah and Frankfort restaurants from Jan. 7 - Jan. 9.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-01-06. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220106_pizza_inn_hosts_fundraiser_for_7_families_impacted_by_tornado.html).*

## Story

"Our team has been feeding first responders and providing meals through local churches for the last several weeks," said Larry Rust, Pizza Inn franchise owner in Paducah. "We are donating sales from our busiest days to help families who need our assistance and are providing an easy way for people to make donations."

The in-store fundraiser will be held Jan. 7 - Jan. 9 in Paducah and Frankfort restaurants where a portion of sales will be allocated directly to the seven families. In addition, cash donations will be accepted via a donation box in each restaurant. Donations for the families and first responders will also be accepted through online ordering.

Participating locations include 1001 Joe Clifton Dr. in Paducah and 100 Brighton Park in Frankfort. Visit the Kentucky page on our website for hours, directions and online orders.

Paducah's Pizza Inn has been in the community for 50 years and the commitment to giving back has been at the core of the hometown pizza place. Rust has donated nearly $500,000 to churches, schools, nonprofit organizations and local charities.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- community support (topic)
- Pizza Inn (company)
- fundraiser (topic)
- Frankfort (location)
- Paducah (location)
- tornado relief (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220106_pizza_inn_hosts_fundraiser_for_7_families_impacted_by_tornado.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/eb8b466e-75eb-40a7-a8de-426f15576988).