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Red Cross and Papa Murphy's Get People Prepared With Pizza Partnership
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Lise Harwin
 
August 17, 2010
During September, Portland and Vancouver area residents can prepare a pizza and get prepared for disaster all in time for dinner.

A new partnership between the American Red Cross and Papa Murphy's of Oregon and SW Washington will bring the basic tips of "Get A Kit, Make A Plan and Be Informed" to every take 'n' bake pizza sold. The tips will come via fliers on each pizza and will also include a promotion code for discounts on Red Cross emergency preparedness kits. When the kits are purchased, customers will receive either a free large pizza or free cheesy bread as a thank you gift.

"September is National Preparedness Month, the perfect time to get ready for emergencies, be they fires, floods or winter weather," said Maree Wacker, Regional Executive for the Oregon Red Cross. "We're thrilled to be partnering with Papa Murphy's in getting preparedness information out to thousands of Oregonians and Washingtonians," said Sheryl Beauchaine, CEO of the SW Washington Chapter of the American Red Cross. "This is the perfect way to prepare for dinner and prepare for disasters."

The September promotion is the first piece of an ongoing partnership between the Red Cross and Papa Murphy's. In the winter of 2010, Papa Murphy's will launch their "Red Cross Response" campaign. The campaign will educate customers that Papa Murphy's locations will quickly mobilize in the case of a disaster and serve as a place where people can come to help and/or donate. Papa Murphy's will also be a Red Cross donation site year round.

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The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.

Papa Murphy's has been voted "Best Pizza Chain in America" for seven consecutive years by consumers nationwide in the Restaurants and Institutions "Consumers' Choice in Chains" survey and was recently named Pizza Today's "2009 Chain of the Year." For more information, visit www.papamurphys.com.