Marco’s Pizza ® Franchise Family Helps Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Marco’s Pizza ® leaps into action to offer relief to victims of devastating May tornado

Almost as soon as the powerful tornado that devastated the town of Moore, Okla., on Monday had dissipated, the Marco’s Pizza ® Franchise family sprang into action to help those in need. Area Representatives and franchise owners Kevin and Laurel Wilkerson were thankfully safe, and they expressed gratitude for all the well-wishes and messages pouring in.

Marco’s immediately began offering donations for desperately needed supplies such as food, water, shelter, toiletries and other necessities. In addition, relief is being offered to affected Marco’s Pizza ® members throughout the area as well as to the greater community. The Moore store parking lot served as a Red Cross Relief staging area, and Marco’s Pizza ® Distribution (MPD) has been loading trucks in the days since the storm with supplies bought with donations.

Marco’s coordinated a nationwide effort and teamed with local groups such as Powerhouse Church in Moore, Okla., to help with relief efforts. Thanks to the generosity of Marco’s owners, staff members, suppliers and customers, the Marco’s Pizza ® family has shipped trailer-tractors full of supplies including water, food, clothing, pet food, toiletries, cleaning supplies, batteries and more. In addition, Marco’s donated the supplies to provide 18,000 pizzas for volunteers and victims.

Marco’s stores across the country also participated in a fundraiser for storm relief in which they donated $1 per large pizza sold during the week following the storm; many stores have continued to hold the fund drive. Donations will support housing and relief to Marco’s family members and will help the Red Cross provide housing and food to others over the coming months.

As a company, Marco’s Pizza ® prides itself on honesty and integrity in all of its business dealings. Caring about the neighborhoods and towns we operate in is part of our corporate culture, and it is no surprise to us that the Wilkersons immediately went into relief effort mode in their community, or that Marco’s franchisees from across the country instantly asked what they could do to help the Oklahoma victims. To find out more about donations and relief efforts, contact Lauren Johnson at ljohnson@marcos.com.

Marco’s continues to hold the victims of the tornado in our hearts and will do everything we can to help the community get back on its feet and rebuild.