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Pizza paves the way for juvenile diabetes research

Burnaby residents helped Pizza Hut raise nearly $9,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation this summer. The funds were raised as part of Pizza Hut’s annual participation in the Sun Life Walk to Cure Diabetes, which takes place in June.
Cayley Dobie
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Pizza Hut restaurants across the province raised $100,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation earlier this summer. The total funds included $8,888 raised by Burnaby locations.Contributed

Burnaby residents helped Pizza Hut raise nearly $9,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation this summer.

The funds were raised as part of Pizza Hut’s annual participation in the Sun Life Walk to Cure Diabetes, which takes place in June. In all, $100,000 was raised by 48 Pizza Hut restaurants in B.C., including $8,888 raised by restaurants here in Burnaby, according to a press release.

“The money raised came from the generous donations of Pizza Hut customers, managers and team members who purchased paper sneakers and participated in local fundraising events leading up to the walk in June,” noted the release.

All money raised during the fundraiser was donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, which is dedicated to preventing, treating and finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes.

“We are very proud of our restaurant teams’ and our customers’ overwhelming support for this very important cause” said Mike Cyr, president of PH Restaurants LP, in the release. “Pizza Hut strongly believes in getting involved locally, which is why it chose an organization like JDRF.”