Anyone who has ever visited Boston has seen the many Dunkin Donuts that line the New England city’s streets. In light of the recent, tragic events that unfolded at this year’s Boston Marathon, Dunkin Donuts franchisees are doing all they can to ease the trauma and pain experienced within their communities.

Last Thursday, April 18, Dunkin Donuts donated $100,000 to The One Fund to support the families impacted by the Boston Marathon bombings. During the search for suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Dunkin Donuts franchisees delivered hot coffee, hot food and hot chocolate to volunteers, police and first responders. Some franchise locations remained open at the request of Boston police, whose officers needed a safe place to rest and refuel.

Beginning today, about 2,000 Dunkin Donuts restaurant franchise locations in Massachussetts will collect donations — starting at $1– from patrons to be given to The One Fund Boston. Dunkin Donuts is headquartered in Canton, Mass.

If you’d like to give to the families affected by the Boston Marathon bombings, visit https://onefundboston.org/. The One Fund Boston was started by Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino to aid those most affected by the bombings that occurred on April 15, 2013.

So far, the only other chain we’ve seen collecting donations for The One Fund is Whole Foods. If you know of any additional franchises supporting this worthwhile cause, please let us know.