MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow,
Oct. 3, is Donate Profits Day hosted
by Chili's® Grill & Bar to raise awareness and
support for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®.
Guests who dine-in or carry-out from any Chili's location on this
day will walk away with not only their Chili's favorites, but also
the satisfaction of knowing they are helping to ensure no family
ever receives a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing
or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their
child live.
Donate Profits Day is the culmination of Chili's Create-A-Pepper
campaign, which ran from Sept. 10 to Oct.
3. During the campaign, Chili's Guests used a simple tool –
a crayon – to support St. Jude patient families. Throughout the
campaign, Chili's Guests simply colored a pepper and donated
$1 to the hospital, which is leading
the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer
and other life-threatening diseases.
Chili's has supported the St. Jude mission since 2002 in a
variety of ways, raising approximately $68
million for St. Jude to date. In 2006, Chili's made their
first multi-year commitment to raise $50
million in a 10-year period – one of the largest
single-partner donations in St. Jude history – to build the
state-of-the-art Chili's Care Center, which opened in 2007.
Currently, Chili's is in its second multi-year commitment to St.
Jude of raising $30 million in six
years to enhance the work of the St. Jude School Program
presented by Chili's, which provides an outlet for patients to
continue their education while receiving treatment and gives them a
sense of normalcy.
"Donate Profits Day and the Create-A-Pepper campaign present a
fun and convenient way for Chili's Guests and Team Members to
support patient families at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital,"
said Richard Shadyac Jr., President
and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for
St. Jude. "Chili's commitment each and every day to help save the
lives of children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases
has embodied what true corporate social responsibility is about.
When nonprofit and for-profit companies come together, we make the
world a better place."
Chili's will donate up to $350,000
on Donate Profits Day. Find the Chili's location nearest to you
here, and learn more about how Chili's supports St. Jude at
stjude.org/chilis.
About St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital®
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats
childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose
is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the
only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer
Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude
have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20
percent to more than 80 percent since the hospital opened more
than 50 years ago. St. Jude won't stop until no child dies from
cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every
child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can
use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never
receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or
food – because all a family should worry about is helping their
child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org,
liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on Twitter and
Instagram and subscribing to its YouTube channel.
About Chili's Grill &
Bar
Chili's® Grill & Bar is the flagship
brand of Dallas-based Brinker
International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), a recognized leader in casual
dining. Known for their signature menu items – burgers, ribs and
fajitas– Chili's offers fresh, bold and unexpected flavors. Each
ChiliHead at more than 1,600 locations in 31 countries and two
territories takes great pride in Chili's purpose of connecting with
and serving Guests and giving back to the communities in which they
are located. In addition to Chili's, Brinker owns and operates
Maggiano's Little Italy®. For more brand-related
information, visit chilis.com.
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