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Article: The Melting Pot Surpasses $1 Million Giving Mark for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; National fondue restaurant launches new campaign, announces goal for 2005-2006.
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- Business Wire
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- October 27, 2005
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Hundreds of employees of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., America's largest fondue restaurant chain, presented $615,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) to help fight catastrophic childhood diseases. The October 19 contribution, the finale of its Melting Barriers to Fight Childhood Cancer campaign, brought The Melting Pot's two-year fund-raising total for St. Jude to more than $1 million.
Since December 2004, The Melting Pot has held multiple fund-raisers to benefit St. Jude. For each guest who purchased its Big Night Out fondue dinner, the restaurant donated $1 to St. Jude. The Melting Pot's Fondue a Cure for Childhood Cancer promotion ...