Quiznos Has A Full Plate

Westword:

Last week, Quiznos chairman and former CEO Richard Schaden delivered the keynote address at the Under One Roof — Denver Help the Homeless Summit that brought mayors from around the country to Denver to discuss ways to end homelessness.

But event promoters had also promised that Schaden would make a ‘major announcement,’ and he did. After Mayor Hickenlooper praised people who give ‘quietly’ and not for recognition, Schaden made a speech that was anything but quiet.

‘It’s with great hope and pride that on behalf of the Schaden Family Foundation, that we make this contribution to Denver’s Road Home and Mercy Housing to be used for the first, I hope, of many projects across the Denver community providing homes for the currently homeless. And we are committing to 1.5 million…’ Before he could say ‘dollars,’ the room erupted in a standing ovation, applause which continued through the presentation of a ‘big, corny check,’ as Schaden called it, to the mayor.

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