Grants will provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to Florida first responders

Dallas, Texas (RestaurantNews.com) The Dickey Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, provides grants to provide first responders with the essential protective gear and safety equipment they need to make their jobs easier and, more importantly, safer .

On Tuesday, November 30 at 11:30 a.m., The Dickey Foundation and local owner / operator Wendy Williams will be handing over 5 sets of bunker equipment to the Midway Fire Department. This will take place at the Dickey’s Gulf Breeze site (1480 Tiger Park Lane, Shop C, Gulf Breeze, FL).

Additionally, on Wednesday, December 1 at 11:30 a.m., the Dickey Foundation and local owner / operator Sam Zaghariet will be handing over to the Panama City Beach Police Department 7 sets of protective armor for 7 of their patrollers. This will take place at the Panama City Beach Police Department (17115 Panama City Beach Pkwy., Panama City Beach, FL).

“Having armor and protective gear is imperative for our first responders to do their jobs and stay safe,” said Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. “We are delighted that the owners / operators of Dickey, Wendy Williams and Sam Zaghariet, have helped orchestrate these grants to stay in touch with their local communities. In addition, this is the raison d’être of the Foundation, recognizing the needs of first responders and ensuring that they have the appropriate equipment to effectively and safely assist the community where they live and work.

The donations have a combined value of over $ 20,000 and the Dickey Foundation is proud to be able to support local first responders by providing them with critical armor and protective gear.

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About Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.

Dickey Grill Restaurants, Inc., the world’s largest barbecue concept, was founded in 1941 by Travis Dickey. Over the past 80 years, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has served millions of legitimate guests. Texas. Barbecue. ™ At Dickey’s, all of our grilled meats are smoked on site in a walnut pit. Dickey’s proudly believes there is no shortcut to a real barbecue and that’s why they never say a barbecue. The Dallas-based family barbecue franchise offers several slow-smoked meats and healthy sides with “No BS (Bad Stuff)” included. The fast-casual concept has spread around the world with international locations in the United Arab Emirates and Japan. Dickey’s Restaurant brands have over 550 branches nationwide. In 2016, Dickey’s took first place on Fast Casual’s Top 100 Movers and Shakers list and was named one of the top 500 Franchise by Entrepreneur in 2018 and was named Hospitality Technology Industry Heroes in 2021. Led by CEO Laura Rea Dickey, who was named one of the Nation’s 50 Most Influential Women in the Restaurant Industry of 2020 by Nation’s Restaurant News and was recognized as one of the Top 25 Industry Leaders on the Top 100 Movers list and 2020 shakers from Fast Casual, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has also been recognized by Fox News, Forbes Magazine, Franchise Times, The Wall Street Journal and QSR Magazine. For more information visit www.dickeys.com.

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