Dunkin' Dugout Program Returns for the 2013 Season

PORTLAND, Maine - Dunkin' Donuts, Maine's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, today announced their 2013 Dunkin' Dugout program with the Portland Sea Dogs. The program, in it's fifth year and spearheaded by local Dunkin' Donuts business owners, provides 200 children throughout Maine the opportunity to attend a Sea Dogs game, meet players, and be recognized during game festivities. Submissions are now being accepted from organizations throughout the state.

All Dunkin' Donuts stores in Maine are owned and operated by business owners who have strong ties to their communities, and this program is another way these individuals can support local youth organizations throughout the state. Each group selected will receive 20 tickets to a designated game-courtesy of local Dunkin' Donuts-for one of the following games:

Thursday, April 18 vs. New Britain Rock Cats, 6 p.m.
Friday, May 3 vs. New Britain Rock Cats, 6 p.m.
Friday, May 31 vs. Altoona Curve, 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 2 vs. Altoona Curve, 1 p.m.
Monday, June 24 vs. Binghamton Mets, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 26 vs. Binghamton Mets, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 6 vs. New Britain Rock Cats, 6 p.m.
Sunday, July 7 vs. New Britain Rock Cats, 1 p.m.
Friday, August 9 vs. Bowie Baysox, 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 1 vs. Trenton Thunder, 1 p.m.

"For the fifth year in a row, Dunkin' Dugout is offering a great way for local organizations to provide their members with a fun Sea Dogs game experience, " said Dana Reid, field marketing manager for Dunkin' Donuts in Maine. "The Dunkin' Donuts business owners are thrilled to give 200 local kids the chance to enjoy this great Maine pastime. It is just another example of how they support their local communities."

Deserving camps, schools, youth groups, etc. can apply by sending an email to [email protected] that briefly describes the organization and why it should be selected to attend a game. Dunkin' Donuts and the Sea Dogs will work together to select and notify the winners.

About Dunkin' Donuts
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for seven years running. The company has more than 10,000 restaurants in 32 countries worldwide. For the full-year 2012, Dunkin' Donuts' restaurants had global franchisee-reported sales of approximately $6.9 billion. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin' Donuts is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.