BJ'S Restaurants, Inc. Donates $566,000 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation From 2011 Fundraising Activities
January 26 2012 - 2:30PM
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq:BJRI), a long time supporter of the
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation, announced today that the Company,
in partnership with the BJ's Restaurants Foundation, raised a grand
total of $566,000 for the CF Foundation during 2011through its new
restaurant grand-opening charity events, other fundraising
campaigns and its Cookies for Kids program.
"For many years, BJ's has joined in the struggle to fight and
eliminate cystic fibrosis," said Jerry Deitchle, Chairman and
CEO. "On behalf of the 14,000 team members at our Company,
BJ's remains steadfast in continuing our work to support the CF
Foundation going forward. Additionally, BJ's is proud to
continue supporting many other charitable and humanistic programs
which benefit the communities and constituencies that support our
restaurants through our ongoing sponsorship of the BJ's Restaurants
Foundation led by its President, Rob
DeLiema."
"BJ's Restaurants has not only been a loyal supporter of the CF
Foundation more than a decade – its presence in communities across
the country inspires more and more people to join the fight against
cystic fibrosis every year," said C. Richard Mattingly, executive
vice president and chief operating officer of the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation. "We are grateful for all they do to help promote
awareness of CF and raise funds for lifesaving research and medical
programs."
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 115 casual
dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant & Brewery®, BJ's
Restaurant & Brewhouse®, BJ's Pizza & Grill® and BJ's
Grill™ brand names. BJ's restaurants offer an innovative and broad
menu featuring award-winning, signature deep-dish pizza
complemented with generously portioned salads, appetizers,
sandwiches, soups, pastas, entrees and desserts. Quality, flavor,
value, moderate prices and sincere service remain distinct
attributes of the BJ's experience. The Company operates several
microbreweries in addition to using qualified contract brewers to
produce and distribute BJ's critically acclaimed proprietary
handcrafted beers throughout the chain. The Company's restaurants
are located in California (56), Texas (24), Arizona (6), Colorado
(4), Oregon (2), Nevada (5), Florida (8), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2),
Kentucky (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1) and Washington (2). Visit
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. on the Web at
http://www.bjsrestaurants.com.
Certain statements in the preceding paragraphs and all other
statements that are not purely historical constitute
"forward-looking" statements for purposes of the Securities Act of
1933 and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. The
"forward-looking" statements contained in this press release are
based on current assumptions and expectations and BJ's Restaurants,
Inc. undertakes no obligation to update or alter its
"forward-looking" statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. Investors are
referred to the full discussion of risks and uncertainties
associated with forward-looking statements contained in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.
CONTACT: Rob DeLiema,
President, BJ's Restaurants Foundation
Phone: (714) 500-2445;
E-mail: rdeliema@bjsrestaurants.com
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