How To Get Domino’s To Fix Potholes In Pelham

PELHAM, NY — Potholes are universally hated. Drivers hate them. Motorcyclists hate them. Bicyclists hate them. Pretty much everyone hates them, except for the people who earn a living filling them. Domino’s hates them, too. And the pizza company wants to help.

Domino’s has launched its so-called “Paving for Pizza” campaign to help “smooth the ride” for its pizzas, including repairing cracks, bumps, potholes and other road conditions that pose a threat to “good pizzas” leaving the store.

And while Patch can’t guarantee the product will taste any better than before, you can help your town fill at least a couple potholes and help your own drive to work.

It’s really easy. Click here and enter your ZIP Code on the “Paving for Pizza” website. That will enter your community into the sweepstakes. If your community is selected, Domino’s promises to “help fund the repair of the roads to get your pizza home safely and deliciously.” The submitter will be notified.

In return, Domino’s asks that you celebrate appropriately: by taking advantage of its carryout special. Is it a gimmick to get you to go to buy pizza? Perhaps. But the next time your tire thuds into a hole in the road on the ride home, you’ll wish someone would’ve filled it.

Wondering where to get a Domino's Pizza nearby? Locations in Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties include:

• Cortlandt Manor
• Hartsdale
• Mahopac
• Mamaroneck
• Mount Kisco
• Mount Vernon
• New City
• New Rochelle
• Ossining
• Port Chester
• West Haverstraw
• Yonkers

Russell Weiner, president of Domino's USA, says in a release the company doesn’t want people to lose a pizza to a pothole.

"Domino's cares too much about its customers and pizza to let that happen,” he says.

Domino’s says it has already helped several places fill potholes, including Bartonville, TX; Milford, DE; Athens, GA and Burbank, CA. Photos posted online show filled potholes with the signature Domino’s logo — a red and blue domino — with the phrase, “OH YES WE DID.”

Eric Norenberg, city manager of Milford, DE, told Yahoo he appreciated the additional funding, saying it helped bolster the city’s limited resources.

Patch reporter Dan Hampton contributed to this report.

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