Happy National Frozen Yogurt Month! This is the time of year that we like to take the time to recognize froyo shops that give back to the community and worthy causes. We applaud those frozen yogurt shops that have made a difference by sponsoring kid’s sports teams, holding fundraisers, treating veterans, law enforcement, teachers and nurses to free froyo, etc. Frozen yogurt is making the world a better place in many ways.
Recent Examples of Giving Back
Orange Leaf continues to participate in No Kid Hungry as a partner. No Kid Hungry is a non-profit that raises awareness and money to end childhood hunger in America.
Pinkberry Pinkcard members helped save 80,000 honeybees during the Save the Bees promotion in 2018.
sweetFrog celebrated local heroes in May 2018 in conjunction with Military Appreciation Month and Teacher Appreciation Week. Every Monday in May, sweetFrog locations offered a 20% discount to active and retired service members. During Teacher Appreciation Week, local educators received a 10% discount. During August 2017, sweetFrog joined Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to raise funds for the fight against childhood cancer.
Yogurtland’s non-profit, Yogurtland Cares, collected $81,724 in donations from Yogurtland customers. Customers were given the opportunity to purchase a donation cup for $1. The proceeds benefited Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Exodus Cry (a non-profit assisting and empowering victims of exploitation around the world), and Rescuing Lives (a non-profit that rescues and cares for widows and orphaned children in poverty stricken areas of the world).
Yogen Fruz partnered with the Canadian Down Syndrome Society again. They created a special flavor, Kayla’s Blueberry Cheesecake, and 10% of the proceeds from that flavor were donated to the CDSS. Kayla is the daughter of Yogen Früz’s CEO and co-founder, Aaron Serruya.
Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt sponsored Pan-Mass Challenge for the 2nd year. Yasso provided thousands of Yasso samples to Pan Mass participants. Pan-Mass Challenge raises funds for cancer research. Yasso also has a non-profit organization, the Game On! Foundation, which supports communities and sports.
