Day: April 27, 2014

rnrnnnrnnnrnrnnnrnnnrnrnnnrnGet your calendars out and circle Saturday, April 26th as Pretzelmaker® celebrates its yearly tradition of giving away FREE pretzels on National Pretzel Day, while raising funds and awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Customers are invited to visit their local Pretzelmaker to receive a FREE soft pretzel (standard salted or unsalted) and will be encouraged (but not obligated) to make an in-kind donation of any amount to the organization. If the company achieves its goal of giving away 65,000 pretzels, Pretzelmaker will make a corporate contribution to LLS, which seeks to find cures and ensure access to treatments for blood cancer patients. Customers can also make donations online by visiting http://pages.lightthenight.org/2014/globalfranchisegroup.rnBe sure to share your National Pretzel Day memories with us on Twitter®, Facebook® and Instagram® using the hashtag #NPDWarmUp.rnBECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT: NATIONAL PRETZEL DAY TIMELINErn1983 – Rep. Robert S. Walker – Declares a commemorative day for pretzels.rnrn2001 – Rep. Joseph Pitts – Offers a one minute remark about National Pretzel Day. rnrn2003 – Gov. Ed Rendell re-declares April 26th National Pretzel Day. rnrn2008 – Pretzelmaker and Pretzel Time commemorate National Pretzel Day with a Free Soft Pretzel to customers visiting participating stores and saying “Combo Crazy!”rnrn2009 – Pretzelmaker and Pretzel Time celebrate National Pretzel Day with a Free Soft Pretzel to customers.rnrn2010 – Pretzelmaker provides a FREE Pretzel to every customer that “Sings for their Snack” on National Pretzel Day with spokesperson, Kimberly Locke of American Idol.rnrn2011 – Pretzelmaker provides a FREE Pretzel to every customer that “Sings for their Snack” on National Pretzel Day with spokesperson, Kimberly Caldwell of American Idol.rnrn2012 – Pretzelmaker provides a FREE Pretzel to every customer that “Sings or Dances for their Snack” on National Pretzel Day with spokesperson, Damian McGinty of Glee.rnrn2013 – Pretzelmaker provides a FREE Pretzel to every customer that “Jokes for their Snack” on National Pretzel Day with Actress/Reality Star NeNe Leakes. rnrn2014 – Pretzelmaker provides a FREE Pretzel to every customer while raising funds and awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).rn rn*Valid at participating locations. Limit one per customer. Valid for salted or unsalted Pretzel only. Not redeemable for cash.