Buffalo Wild Wings Community Day Raises $540,000 for Local Boys & Girls Clubs
May 11 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
New summer fundraising promotion aims to bring
back previous “limited time offer” sauces with proceeds going to
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Buffalo Wild Wings today announced that it raised more than
$540,000 as part of its annual Community Day fundraiser that
supports local Boys & Girls Clubs through the Team Up for Kids™
mission. On April 22, 2015, 746 restaurants donated 10 percent of
their total in-restaurant sales to support youth sports
opportunities at Boys & Girls Clubs in their community, while
Guests made additional donations. This year’s Community Day
fundraising total represents an increase of nearly 50 percent over
2014.
Participating restaurants hosted a variety of activities to
encourage Guest participation in Community Day, such as games,
raffles, stunts, wing-eating contests, and participation by local
Boys & Girls Club members and ALL STARS cheer teams.
“Community Day is a fantastic opportunity to connect our
restaurants with their local Boys & Girls Clubs and partner
with our Guests in our vision to build communities where all kids
can thrive, compete and belong to a team,” said Mary Twinem,
executive vice president and chief financial officer of Buffalo
Wild Wings. “We are so thankful for the tremendous participation
this year, which means we’ll be able to create even more
opportunities for kids and support Clubs and their critical youth
programming.”
To further extend its support of the Boys & Girls Club of
America (BGCA), the B-Dubs Sauce Lab is bringing back some “Limited
Time Offer” sauce favorites this fall. Now through May 15, fans can
vote on Twitter and tell Buffalo Wild Wings which flavors should be
back by using #BWWSauceVote. The winning sauces will be featured
in-restaurant, and available for purchase in bottles. Buffalo Wild
Wings will donate a portion of sauce bottle sales to BGCA as part
of its Team Up For Kids mission. The sauces competing for a
comeback include: Sriracha Sizzle, Wicked Wasabi, Honey Ginger
Kick, Big Easy (Bourbon Honey Mustard), Classic Margarita, Ghost
Pepper, Korean BBQ, Chipotle Cherry Sting, Smoldering Santa Fe and
Buttery Maple.
Now in its third year, Buffalo Wild Wings’ Team Up for Kids
mission and partnership with BGCA supports youth sports through ALL
STARS grants for hundreds of flag or tackle football and
cheerleading teams at Boys & Girls Clubs across the country –
and, new in 2015 – basketball teams. It also provides Team Up for
Kids™ grants of $25,000 to support special Club projects such as
sports field and other facility renovations. In 2014, Buffalo Wild
Wings’ partnership enabled more than 28,000 kids to participate on
flag and tackle football and cheer teams. The company also awarded
Team Up for Kids grants to 10 Clubs across the country. In total,
Buffalo Wild Wings donated more than $1.8 million in 2014 to BGCA
and will donate at least $1 million each year through 2017.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of America
For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
(GreatFutures.org) has enabled young people most in need to achieve
great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Today, more than 4,100 Clubs serve nearly 4 million
young people annually through Club membership and community
outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on
Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in
BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations
worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun,
friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily
basis during critical non-school hours. Priority programs emphasize
academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy
lifestyles. In a Harris Survey of alumni, 57 percent said the Club
saved their lives. National headquarters are located in Atlanta.
Learn more at http://www.bgca.org/facebook and
http://bgca.org/twitter.
About Buffalo Wild Wings and Team Up for Kids
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., founded in 1982 and headquartered in
Minneapolis, is a growing owner, operator and franchisor of Buffalo
Wild Wings® restaurants featuring a variety of boldly-flavored,
made-to-order menu items including its namesake Buffalo, New
York-style chicken wings. The Buffalo Wild Wings menu specializes
in 21 mouth-watering signature sauces and seasonings with flavor
sensations ranging from Sweet BBQ™ to Blazin’®. Guests enjoy a
welcoming neighborhood atmosphere that includes an extensive
multi-media system for watching their favorite sporting events.
Buffalo Wild Wings is the recipient of hundreds of "Best Wings" and
"Best Sports Bar" awards from across the country. There are
currently more than 1,080 Buffalo Wild Wings locations in the
United States, Canada, Mexico and the Philippines.
Buffalo Wild Wings’ charitable giving mission – TEAM UP FOR
KIDS™ – centers on the vision: There is a champion in every child.
We are committed to helping build communities where all kids can
thrive, compete, and belong to a team. As part of this mission,
Buffalo Wild Wings has teamed up with Boys & Girls Clubs of
America (BGCA) to help thousands of kids play on sports teams each
year. Buffalo Wild Wings is committed to donating and raising at
least $6 million for BGCA by 2017. Guests can join the effort
through donations from sauce and seasoning bottle purchases
and in-restaurant fundraising events. For more information, visit
www.buffalowildwings.com/giving.
To stay up-to-date on all the latest events and offers for
sports fans and wing lovers, like Buffalo Wild Wings on Facebook,
follow @BWWings on Twitter and visit www.BuffaloWildWings.com.
Buffalo Wild WingsHeather Leiferman,
952-278-9553Heather.Leiferman@buffalowildwings.com
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (delisted) (NASDAQ:BWLD)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2024 to Sep 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (delisted) (NASDAQ:BWLD)
Historical Stock Chart
From Sep 2023 to Sep 2024