Triangle Area Chili’s restaurants are teaming up with the Triangle chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America to raise funds to send care packages to deployed troops. On Thursday, September 3, 2009, all Triangle Chili’s locations, including Raleigh, Apex, Cary, Durham, Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest and Rocky Mount, when patrons indicate they want to support Blue Star Mothers, will donate 10% of each check to Chapter 7 of Blue Star Mothers. Chili’s requests that patrons bring in the flyer announcing the event, which can be found on the Web site listed below. The event will run from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and includes take-out orders.
Founded in 1942 and chartered by Congress in 1960, the Blue Star Mothers mission is to provide support for service personnel and their families in all branches, promotes patriotism, assists veterans organizations and be a support group for each other. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and is nonpartisan and nonpolitical.
One of our biggest projects each year is our Christmas care package campaign. Last year, we sent out 207 boxes and this year, our goal is to send 300. With so many of our North Carolina National Guard deployed this year, the need is greater than ever. This will be our kickoff event for this year’s campaign.
For more information on Blue Star Mothers and/or to download the flyer to take with you, visit www.ncbluestarmothers.org. You can also e-mail info@ncbluestarmothers.org or call 919-495-2283.
