First Watch

Partner since 2022

In the first three years of our partnership, First Watch has donated more than $2 million to the V Foundation for Cancer Research – powered by kids helping kids.

Kindness is a way of life at First Watch. From holding the door open to paying forward a pancake or two, simple acts of generosity can brighten any day. And in this partnership, First Watch’s youngest brunchers are the true heroes.

Since 2022, First Watch has donated a portion of every kid’s meal sold at more than 630 locations nationwide to the V Foundation’s Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund, helping fuel life-saving pediatric cancer research. First Watch is also a proud, long-time sponsor of V Foundation board member and ESPN Analyst Dick Vitale’s annual gala.

Beyond kid’s meal donations, First Watch has inspired even more generosity through its local pre-opening Friends & Family events, where guests are welcomed with a complimentary meal and invited to donate the value of their experience to support the V Foundation’s mission.

Together, we’re proving that everyday choices can have an extraordinary impact. Learn more.

First Watch President & CEO, Chris Tomasso, with longtime V Foundation Board Member and First Watch friend, Dick Vitale. As a corporate partner, First Watch collaborates with the V Foundation and Dick Vitale to strengthen awareness and funding, 100% of which goes directly to pediatric cancer research grants. 

First Watch teams in Pennsylvania led by Angela Mitchell, Regional Vice President of Operations, delivered warm meals and fresh juices to workers at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU to thank them for all their tireless work to care for kids battling cancer and other diseases. 

First Watch teams in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, led by Tim Stranko, Regional Vice President, delivered Project Sunrise coffee and Brunch Bucks to staff at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh as a way to brighten their day during Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month.

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