DALLAS, Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Maggiano's
Little Italy® has been raising funds for
Make-A-Wish® to help create life-changing wishes for
children with critical illnesses for 16 years during its annual
Eat-A-Dish for Make-A-Wish campaign. This year, Maggiano's is
raising the bar with an attempt to grant one additional wish with
its first Wish Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Aug. 7, Maggiano's
will donate $1 from every pasta dish
and every chef-featured dish ordered. Guests can choose from
more than 15 classic or specialty pasta entrees, or chef-featured
dishes such as: Banana Split Pancakes, Salmon with Crispy Calabrian
Shrimp, Pesto Perlini Mozzarella and Banana Split Cheesecake.
Maggiano's will also donate 50 cents
for every Wish Lemonade or Summer Lemonade purchased.
Maggiano's has been raising funds for Make-A-Wish through its
Eat-A-Dish for Make-A-Wish campaign since June by donating
$1 from select chef-featured items
and 50 cents from select beverages
with a goal of raising $1 million for
the nonprofit.
"Maggiano's is dedicated to making people feel special and
Make-A-Wish creates precious memories and life-changing moments for
the wish kids," said Kelly C.
Baltes, president of Maggiano's. "It gives us the utmost joy
to know we are helping transform lives, one wish at a time."
Since 2003, Maggiano's and Make-A-Wish have teamed up to create
life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. With the
help of Guests and passionate Teammates across the country,
Maggiano's has raised more than $9
million and helped grant more than 1,200 wishes.
For more information about Eat-A-Dish for Make-A-Wish, visit
maggianos.com/make-a-wish-2019.
About Maggiano's Little
Italy®
Maggiano's Little Italy
specializes in Italian-American cuisine served in a warm and
friendly atmosphere. Maggiano's menu features both classic and
contemporary recipes – authentic pastas, signature salads, prime
steaks, fresh seafood, regular chef specials and specialty
desserts. Maggiano's 53 restaurants nationwide offer brunch, lunch
and dinner as well as delivery, carryout services and banquet
spaces for special occasions. Maggiano's is owned and operated by
Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), one of the world's leading
casual dining restaurant companies, serving more than one million
guests daily. Brinker owns or franchises more than 1,600
restaurants in 32 countries and two territories. In addition to
Maggiano's, Brinker owns and operates Chili's® Grill
& Bar.
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restaurant nearest you, please visit maggianos.com.
About Make-A-Wish®
Make-A-Wish®
creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
We seek to bring every eligible child's wish to life because a wish
is an integral part of a child's treatment journey. Research shows
children who have wishes granted can build the physical and
emotional strength they need to fight their illness. Headquartered
in Phoenix, Arizona, Make-A-Wish
is the world's leading children's wish-granting organization,
serving children in every community in the United States and in more than 50
countries worldwide. Together, generous donors, supporters, staff
and nearly 40,000 volunteers across the U.S., grant a wish every 34
minutes, on average, somewhere in the country. Since 1980,
Make-A-Wish has granted more than 315,000 wishes to children in the
U.S. and its territories; more than 15,600 in 2018 alone. For more
information about Make-A-Wish America, visit wish.org.
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