Free Pizza for Military on Super Bowl Sunday

Operation Pizza Bowl will serve U.S. service men and women and veterans free pizza as the Packers and Steelers square off on Feb. 6.

January 28, 2011

BOSTON - UNO is partnering with Pizzas4Patriots, a non-profit organization, and DHL to dish out 7,000 pizzas to U.S. service men and women on Super Bowl Sunday.

UNO is inviting members of the military, both veterans and active duty, to enjoy a free individual deep dish or thin crust pizza with the purchase of an entree or pizza of equal or greater value on February 6 and 7.

Operation Pizza Bowl, an effort conceived by Retired Air Force Master Sergeant Mark Evans and his teenage son, Kent, will provide enough deep-dish pizza to feed approximately 28,000 service men and women at several bases throughout Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea and the Philippines in time for Super Bowl events on Sunday, February 6.

On Tuesday, February 1, Master Sergeant Evans will be joined by local military personnel for a ceremonial pizza loading which will take place at the UNO restaurant located at 432 Columbus Avenue in New York. Aided by local employees and executives of both UNO and DHL, the boxes will be loaded onto a DHL delivery vehicle. The pizzas, which initially depart from JFK, will first stop in Bahrain and be passed out by DHL Express and the U.S. military to forward operating bases.

"We support our members in the military, whether it's donating pizzas to local VA Hospitals or helping raise funds for organizations which support our men and women in uniform," said UNO CEO Frank Guidara. "We feel strongly about taking care of those who protect and defend our freedom. Sending 'a slice of home' for the Super Bowl is another way to say thanks. We're grateful for all they do."

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