Buffalo Wild Wings Holds Annual Fundraiser to Help Kids Play Team Sports with Boys & Girls Clubs of America
October 01 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Pinups purchased in-restaurant throughout
October will support grants for local Clubs as part of the
restaurant’s Team Up for Kids mission
Today Buffalo Wild Wings® announced the kickoff of their annual
pinup fundraiser during the month of October that encourages
restaurant Guests to help support youth sports programs at Boys
& Girls Clubs around the country. All Buffalo Wild Wings
restaurants will donate 100 percent of the purchase amount for
every paper pinup purchased in-restaurant from October 1-31.
Donations will go towards grants to help fund sports teams and
facility improvement projects in local Clubs, as part of the
company’s Team Up for Kids® mission.
The paper pinups can be purchased for a minimum donation of $1
and will be posted throughout restaurants. Guests can also donate
at www.buffalowildwings.com/giving. In addition to the pinup
program, Buffalo Wild Wings is also donating $1 from each
limited-time offer bottle of Bourbon Honey Mustard, Ghost Pepper
and Southwest Ranch sauce sold in restaurants during September and
October to the Team Up for Kids mission.
This year, Buffalo Wild Wings is increasing the impact of its
Team Up for Kids mission from 2014, giving 37,000 kids the
opportunity to belong to a team through 200 ALL STARS grants. As
part of its partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America
(BGCA), Buffalo Wild Wings provides Clubs with ALL STARS grants to
add or improve flag and tackle football and cheer programs for boys
and girls. The grants include funding, team jerseys, a recognition
program and access to coach training through nationally-recognized
coaching organizations.
In addition, Buffalo Wild Wings will donate up to $40,000 to
each of 17 local Boys & Girls Club organizations receiving ALL
STARS grants to add grants for basketball leagues and special
projects such as sport field and gymnasium renovations to improve
sports programming.
“We are excited we are able to continue to expand our Team Up
for Kids mission in 2015 with the addition of basketball and
facility grants to help Clubs build successful and sustainable
sports programs. An additional 9,000 kids will benefit from ALL
STARS grants this year, helping us achieve our goal of giving more
than 100,000 kids the chance to belong to a team by 2017,” said
Mary Twinem, executive vice president and chief financial officer
at Buffalo Wild Wings. “This is our third year of partnering with
Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and we’re thrilled to help
provide year-round sports programming that helps thousands of kids
experience the benefits of team sports and belonging to a
team.”
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 has committed to donate at least
$6 million through 2017.
“Our ongoing partnership with Buffalo Wild Wings has helped us
increase the number of kids we serve in our communities, while
improving Club facilities and sports programs for our youth,” said
Jennifer Bateman, national vice president of Program, Training and
Youth Development with BGCA. “The ALL STARS and Team Up for Kids
grants support our goal of helping as many kids and teens as
possible to become part of a team and build self-confidence and
life skills.”
About Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaFor 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, 54 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 KidsBuffalo 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 1,130
Buffalo Wild Wings locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico,
the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates.
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.
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