Blaze Pizza Invites Palm Desert To Help Feed Hospital Workers

PALM DESERT, CA — Blaze Pizza in Palm Desert and its patrons are making sure local hospital workers are getting their pie fix.

Last month, Blaze Pizza locations in Riverside and Temecula launched a “Donate a Pizza to a Healthcare Worker” initiative, and the campaign continues — with the Palm Desert Blaze location now participating too. It works like this: Guests are asked if they would like to buy a pizza for a hospital worker. The cost is $5. Guests can include a personal message of gratitude. Each week, the restaurant then delivers the pizzas and notes to hospital workers.

“Thank you for all your hard work! We couldn’t get through this hard time without you guys," Jeni, a Blaze Pizza guest, wrote in a brief note to a healthcare worker.

“Thank you for all your help! You are angels,” another note read.

Amber French Jones, general manager of Temecula's Blaze Pizza, said, “Our guests have been so gracious in donating pizzas, and they really like the ability to share a personal message with someone at the hospital who is working so hard. We at Blaze are happy to subsidize the remaining cost of each pizza and handle all the logistics.”

"In the first three weeks of the “Donate a Pizza to a Healthcare Worker” program, between our local Temecula restaurant and nearby location in Riverside Plaza, over 100 pizzas have been delivered to Temecula Valley Hospital and Riverside Community Hospital," the company said in a statement.

In addition to launching the “Donate a Pizza to a Healthcare Worker” program, Blaze Pizza in Palm Desert, as well as 10 other Blaze Pizza locations across the Inland Empire, are offering a 20 percent discount to all healthcare and medical workers. No flyer is required. The healthcare worker just needs to show an employee badge or card at checkout. There is no expiration date for the discount program at this time.

The three Riverside County Blaze pizza locations participating in both programs:

Palm Desert: 73393 Highway 111, Palm Desert, CA 92260

Riverside Plaza: 3540 Riverside Plaza Dr, Riverside, CA 92506

Temecula: 32240 Temecula Pkwy, Temecula, CA 92592