Dickey's Barbecue Pit Hosts Fundraiser in 17 DFW Stores to Benefit Injured Police Officer

WHAT:

17 Dickey’s Barbecue Pit locations in the DFW Metroplex will hold a fundraiser for injured Fort Worth police officer Matt Pearce, who was shot in the line of duty.  Ten percent of sales in all stores will benefit Officer Pearce. Use hashtag #TeamPearce to participate in the story. The event is being hosted by Barbecue, Boots & Badges, Dickey’s charitable foundation which benefits first responders and their families.

WHO:

Fort Worth police officer Matt Pearce sustained seven gunshot wounds during a pursuit March 15. Officer Pearce remains in the hospital in stable condition. Barbecue, Boots & Badges is Dickey’s foundation committed to leaving a footprint on the communities we serve by providing funding and resources to law enforcement, firefighters and their families.

WHEN:

Wednesday, April 13

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:

17 Dickey’s locations throughout DFW:

2525 Wycliff Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

5701 President George Bush Turnpike, Suite 110

Rowlett, TX 75089

1441-A Coit Road 

Plano, TX 75075

3711 Belt Line Road

Addison, TX 75001

106 East Highway 67

Duncanville, Texas 75137

251 Southwest Wilshire Blvd. Suite 126

Burleson, TX 76028

6219 Oakmont Blvd

Fort Worth, TX 76132

951 North Beach Street

Fort Worth, TX 76111

2530 W. University, Suite 1110

Denton, TX 76201

1211 14th Street

Plano, TX 75074

7770 Forest Lane

Dallas, TX 75230

D/FW Airport, Terminal C, Gate 6

D/FW Airport, Terminal E, Gate 27

600 N. Central Expressway

McKinney, TX 75070

1509 W. 7th Avenue

Corsicana, TX 75110

4610 Central Expressway

Dallas, TX 75206

Love Field Airport, 8006 Cedar Springs

Space C-2190

Dallas, TX 75235

WHY:

Since 1941, the Dickey family has taken pride in serving slow-smoked barbecue in their local communities. Today, the Dickey family and its family of restaurants take pride in serving those who serve our communities, local police and firefighters.

This evolution in community involvement and civic stewardship is Barbecue, Boots & Badges. The foundation, enthusiastically led by Chairman and former Dallas Commissioner Maurine Dickey, supports local law enforcement, firefighters and their families. The foundation is national, yet the support is intensely local — benefiting law enforcement and firefighters who put their lives on the line every day, serving the public. This is a way for Dickey’s Barbecue Pit to serve in return.

Barbecue, Boots & Badges also creates partnerships between law enforcement and communities that are crucial in orchestrating crime reduction programs and initiatives.

CONTACT:

For media interviews or additional information, please contact Kim Harms: kharms@dickeys.com and Michelle George: mgeorge@dickeys.com.