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Domino’s Pizza team member, Lindsay Woods, has been presented with an award for her support and contribution towards Domino’s Pizza’s national charity, Special Olympics Great Britain.  Domino’s awards ceremony took place on Thursday, March 29, at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales.

Lindsay Woods receiving her award from Domino’s Pizza CEO Lance Batchelor

Lindsay Woods, who works at the Preston Bamber Bridge Domino’s store, decided to organise a ‘wobble walk’ in aid of Special Olympics Great Britain.  The idea was to walk from the Domino’s store in Chorley to the Domino’s store in Thornton Cleveleys, making sure to go via the stores located in Preston and Blackpool along the way, while wearing Domino’s wobble boards!  Lindsay roped in the region of 40 people to take part in the activity and the group donned Domino’s wobble boards before they set off on their long walk.

It was a brilliant idea – not only did she raise money for the charity – but she also raised fantastic brand awareness along the way.  It was a huge challenge but one that was successfully executed and Lindsay resulted in raising £1,000 for the charity.  Some athletes from Special Olympics Great Britain also participated as they were so impressed with what Lindsay was doing.
Chief Executive for Special Olympics Great Britain, Karen Wallin, said: “Lindsay’s idea was fantastic!  We are always amazed at the lengths some Domino’s team members go to in order to raise money for Special Olympics Great Britain.   The money raised has been invaluable to the local club near Preston.  We are grateful to Lindsay for thinking up this idea and for organising it so well.  She is a very worthy winner.”
Lindsay Woods said:  “I am so pleased to win this award.  I came up with the idea as I thought it was a bit different and would be lots of fun – as well as raise money for such a great charity.  It was hard work walking all that way, but we received some great support along the route and it was a pleasure to have some of the athletes join in.” Mohammed Amin, franchisee for Domino’s Pizza said: “I am very proud of Lindsay.  Her hard work has been deservedly recognised and I am so pleased for her.”

Domino’s Pizza’s annual awards recognise the talents and hard work of the franchisees and in-store team members from the Company’s 732 stores in the UK, Ireland and Germany.

 
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Notes to Editors:
Domino’s Pizza UK & IRL plc is the leading player in the fast-growing pizza delivery market and holds the exclusive master franchise to own, operate and franchise Domino’s Pizza stores in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Germany. The first UK store opened in Luton in 1985 and the first Irish store opened in 1991. In April 2011, the Group acquired a majority stake in the exclusive master franchise to own, operate and franchise Domino’s Pizza stores in Germany.

As at 25 March 2012, there were 732 stores in the UK, Republic of Ireland and Germany. Of these, 580 stores are in England, 49 are in Scotland, 28 are in Wales, 19 are in Northern Ireland, one is on the Isle of Man, one is a mobile unit, 48 are in the Republic of Ireland and six are in Germany.

Founded in 1960, Domino’s Pizza is one of the world’s leading pizza delivery brands. Through its primarily franchised system, Domino’s Pizza operates a global network of more than 9,350 Domino’s Pizza stores in 70 international markets. Domino’s Pizza has a singular focus – the home delivery of pizza, freshly made to order with high quality ingredients.

Customers in the UK can order online at www.dominos.co.uk, customers in the Republic of Ireland can order online at www.dominos.ie and customers in Germany can order online at www.dominos.de. In addition, mobile customers can order by downloading Domino’s free iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone 7 apps.

For more information, please contact:
The Domino’s Pizza Press Office
Domino’s Pizza Group Ltd
Tel: 01908 580732
E: pr@dominos.co.uk

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About Special Olympics Great Britain:

Special Olympics Great Britain is the country’s largest provider of a year-round sports training and competition programme for all people with learning disabilities giving every individual the opportunity to take part, train and compete in a variety of 23 Olympic-type sports. The charity enables each participant to develop skills, believe in themselves and be active members of their communities.

Special Olympics is founded on the belief that all people with learning disabilities can, with proper instruction and encouragement, learn, enjoy and benefit from sport. The value of sport lies in its ability to instil self-confidence and self-belief. Special Olympics is often the only place where people with learning disabilities can participate in their communities. It is a gateway for many to personal development, empowerment, and acceptance.

Special Olympics Great Britain was established in 1978 and has nearly 8,000 athletes in 135 groups in England, Scotland and Wales run by a dedicated army of over 2600 volunteers that act in a wide variety of roles from sport coaches to fundraisers.

Special Olympics and Paralympics are two separate organisations.  Special Olympics is recognised as the third member of the Olympic family, but it is not just a sporting event, it is for all people with learning disabilities between the ages of 6 to 80 with an IQ of 70 or less.   Paralympics provides elite-only level competition for multi-disabled groups including physical, blind and deaf.

For more information about Special Olympics GB please visit: www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk or call 0207 247 8891.