The New York Times spotlights Hamid Chaudhry, a Pakistani immigrant who owns two Reading-area Dairy Queen restaurants that host frequent fundraisers for community causes.
Mr. Chaudhry immersed himself in fund-raising, splitting everything 50-50 so that he only covered his costs. Good for promoting the business, yes, but also good for Hamid.Fund-raisers for a father of four with cancer; for the Children's Miracle Network; for soccer teams and Little League teams and the widow of a deputy sheriff recently killed in a shootout -- he was a regular customer who liked Blizzards. Sponsorship of car washes and high school homecomings and blood drives four times a year. (Donate a pint of blood and get a $20 frozen cake.) Free parties held at every local elementary school, as well as at a Bible school run by the Mennonite church."My customers have made me well-to-do," Mr. Chaudhry explains. "They patronize me, so why wouldn't I give back?" Original source: The New York Times
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