SONIC Drive-In Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Month with $1 Million Donation
May 01 2018 - 10:07AM
Business Wire
SONIC’s Third Annual #ThanksTeach Campaign
Recognizes U.S. Public School Teachers
SONIC® Drive-In (NASDAQ: SONC), a longtime supporter of public
school teachers through its philanthropic initiative Limeades for
Learning®, today launches the third-annual #ThanksTeach social
media campaign to recognize, celebrate and reward teachers
throughout May in honor of Teacher Appreciation Month. All month,
SONIC is sharing inspiring stories of real teachers making a
difference in the classroom, and encourages others to join in and
say thank you to important teachers in their lives by sharing the
hashtag #ThanksTeach. To top it all off, SONIC is donating $1
million to public school teachers in SONIC markets from coast to
coast.
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“Everyone has a teacher who has done something – big or small –
to impact their lives for the better, whether it was one of your
teachers or the teacher of a child in your life,” said Christi
Woodworth, vice president of public relations for SONIC. “Teachers
play such a critical role in developing our children, but spend
nearly $500 a year out of their own pockets to buy the supplies
they need to do their jobs effectively. That’s why we started
Limeades for Learning® and why we’re saying #ThanksTeach by giving
another $1 million to teachers for Teacher Appreciation Month.”
Throughout the month of May, SONIC will celebrate these unsung
heroes across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube by sharing
the stories of real public school teachers using the hashtag
#ThanksTeach and encouraging others to do the same. SONIC also
invites Facebook fans to Smile to Say #ThanksTeach via a Facebook
augmented reality (AR) application that springs to life when the
user smiles into the camera on their mobile phone, creating a video
or photo that can be easily shared.
Since 2009, SONIC has supported and celebrated public school
teachers through Limeades for Learning in partnership with
DonorsChoose.org to provide teachers with essential materials and
supplies needed for their classrooms. To date, SONIC has donated
more than $9.7 million in financial grants to public school
teachers, funding more than 18,983 classroom projects and
benefiting more than 569,490 students. This month, SONIC is
donating $1 million to public school teachers in SONIC markets who
have requested to be eligible for SONIC funding.
To learn more about Limeades for Learning and #ThanksTeach,
visit LimeadesforLearning.com and explore public school teacher
projects in your community.
About SONIC, America's
Drive-In
SONIC, America's Drive-In is the nation's largest drive-in
restaurant chain serving approximately 3 million customers every
day. Nearly 94 percent of SONIC's 3,500 drive-in locations are
owned and operated by local business men and women. For 65 years,
SONIC has delighted guests with signature menu items, 1.3 million
drink combinations and friendly service by iconic Carhops. Since
the 2009 launch of SONIC's Limeades for Learning philanthropic
campaign in partnership with DonorsChoose.org, SONIC has
donated $9.7 million to public school teachers nationwide
to fund essential learning materials and innovative teaching
resources to inspire creativity and learning in their students. To
learn more about Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ/NM: SONC), please
visit sonicdrivein.com and please visit or follow us
on Facebook and Twitter. To learn more about SONIC's
Limeades for Learning initiative, please
visit LimeadesforLearning.com.
About DonorsChoose.org
Founded in 2000 by a Bronx history teacher, DonorsChoose.org has
raised $683,614,142 for America's classrooms. Teachers come
to DonorsChoose.org to request the materials and experiences they
need most for their classrooms, and donors give to the projects
that inspire them. To date, 3,110,293 people and partners
have funded 1,153,551 projects on the site, reaching
27,834,415 students and making DonorsChoose.org the leading
platform for supporting U.S. public schools. DonorsChoose.org is
the only crowdfunding platform that vets each request, delivers
materials directly to schools, and captures the impact of every
funded project with photos, thank yous, and a cost report showing
how each dollar was spent. In 2014, DonorsChoose.org made the top
10 of Fast Company's list of the World's Most Innovative Companies,
the first time a charity has received such recognition.
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for SONIC Drive-InMadison LaRoche,
512-542-2842Madison.LaRoche@cohnwolfe.com
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