Founder of Papa John's donates $100,000 to Naples charities

John Schnatter hosted a hundred mile bike ride in Naples, donating a hundred thousand dollars to local charities to aid in COVID-19 recovery.

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS.ASA PART OF OUR REBOUND SOUTHWESTFLORIDA SERIES.

WE AT FOX 4 WORKTO BRING YOU THE LATEST COVERAGEOF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITYWORKING TO LIGHTEN THE LODURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.THE FOUNDER OF PAPA JOHN’S HOSTSA HUNDRED MILE BIKE RIDE TODAYIN NAPLESDONATING A HUNDREDTHOUSAND DOLLARS TO LOCALCHARITIES.FOX 4’S MIANA MASSEY SPEAKINGWITH THOSE CHARITIES ABOUT THEIMPACT THIS DONATION WILL HAVEON OUR COMMUNITY.(00-05)(9-19)(44-54)(105-109)THIS IS THE FINISH LINE TO WHEREBIKERS SET OUT EARLY THISMORNING TO BIKE 100 MILESRAISING MONEY FOR LOCAL NAPLESCHARITIE(MAP GRAPHIC)PKG"this funding this donation fromjohn couldn’t have come at abetter time, its just amazinghow perfectly timed this is forthe benison center and thecommunity of Immokalee" FRANKRINCON// DIRECTOR OF THE BENISONCENTERFOUNDER OF PAPA JOHNS, JOSCHNATTER.SPENT THE EARLYMORNING HOURS WITH THE NAPLESVELO BICYCLISTS.

RASING ATHOUSAND DOLLARS PERMILE...TOTALING ONE HUNDRMILESA DONATION OF ONE HUNDREDTHOUSAND DOLLARS GIVEN TO FOURLOCAL CHARITIESTHE CommunityFoundation of Collier County,THE Pan Florida Challenge, THEBenison Center and the AmericanHeart Association."my heart goes out to everybodyespecially entrepreneurs andsmall businesses.

I started outas a small business at least icould keep my doors open, nowthey don’t know if they aregoing to open close open closeetc but I think you got to stayresilient" John Schnatter//Fonder of Papa John’sKEEPING THE HOPE ALIVEEACHCHARITY WORKING TO AID INCOVID-19 RECOVERY AND THE HEALTHAND WELLNESS OF THE NAPLESCOMMUNITY"the charities are sufferingbecause their events have beencanceled and people aren’t justdonating money right now"TISHKELLY// EVENT COORDINATORFRANK RINCON, OF THE BENISONCENTER, ALREADY HAS A PLAN FORTO UTILIZE THE NEW FUNDIN"the 20k that we received todayis going to pay for ourwarehousing for approx 5 months,this is going to allow us tocontinue to operate" FRANKRINCON// DIRECTOR OF THE BENISONCENTERTHE CENTER PROVIDING DONATEDPRODUCTS TO NONPROFIT AGENCIES,CHURCHES, AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUTSOUTHWEST FLORIDA"when someone donates to thebenison center they are donatingto all of our partner agencies,CCPS, RCMA, Guadalupe center,The imomkalee foundation FRANKRINCON// DIRECTOR OF THE BENISONCENTERJOHN REMINDING THE COMMUNITY OFBETTER DAYS ON THE HORIZON"we will get through this, thisis a great nation a greatpeople, we’ll get through it wejust have to hang together andstay positive" John Schna