Media Contact:
Keenan L. White
(708) 547-6960
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The Boys &Girls Club of West Cook
County Receives $1,000 Grant from the Darden Foundation to Advance After School
Program Services
[Bellwood,
IL] – April 27, 2015 – The Boys and
Girls Club of West Cook County, today announced it has been selected by the Darden Foundation in Orlando to receive a $1,000 grant as part of
the Restaurant Community Grants program from the Darden Restaurants
Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants. The
annual grants program empowers each of the Olive Garden locations to help award a $1,000 grant
to support local community programs. The donation will support the “Goals
for Graduation” program.
“The Boys &
Girls Club of West Cook County is pleased to receive a $1000 donation towards
or Goals for Graduation program. Goals
for Graduation is a component of Project Learn our comprehensive educational
enhancement strategy. Educational
success and achievement is directly linked to academic goal setting. Goals for Graduation provided structure,
support and encouragement to reach for their highest dreams.”
For additional
information on the Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County please visit
www.bgcwestcook.org.
About The Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County
In 1956, the Boys &Girls Club of West Cook County was founded as the
Boys Club of Bellwood. Like others across the country, our Club started by
local residents and businesses who wanted to establish an organization that
filled emotional, social and physical needs of the boys of the community. In
1992, we officially welcomed girls as members and opened a new gymnasium. To
acknowledge an expansion of services, we changed our named to the Boys &
Girls Club of West Cook County in 2001. Approximately 3,400 school-aged youth
live within 2.4 square miles of the Club. Many need a safe and positive
after-school destination. Without the Boys & Girls Club of West Cook
County, many children and teenagers would not have a constructive, low cost
after-school option.
The Darden Foundation
The Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation is the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants, Inc. The Darden Foundation’s mission is to maintain a spirit of service and community engagement as defining characteristics of Darden’s family of restaurants – Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, The Capital Grille, Eddie V’s and Yard House. Since 1995, the Darden Foundation has awarded more than $71 million in grants to leading nonprofit organizations that align with its mission and community priorities: Recipe for Success®, Preservation of Natural Resources and Good Neighbor grants. Through the Darden Harvest program, Darden Restaurants has also donated more than 77 million pounds of food to hunger relief agencies across the U.S. and Canada. In 2011, the Darden Foundation introduced the Restaurant Community Grants program that is dedicated to supporting local nonprofit organizations in the hundreds of communities where we live and serve. For more information, please visit www.dardenfoundation.com.
The Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation is the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants, Inc. The Darden Foundation’s mission is to maintain a spirit of service and community engagement as defining characteristics of Darden’s family of restaurants – Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, The Capital Grille, Eddie V’s and Yard House. Since 1995, the Darden Foundation has awarded more than $71 million in grants to leading nonprofit organizations that align with its mission and community priorities: Recipe for Success®, Preservation of Natural Resources and Good Neighbor grants. Through the Darden Harvest program, Darden Restaurants has also donated more than 77 million pounds of food to hunger relief agencies across the U.S. and Canada. In 2011, the Darden Foundation introduced the Restaurant Community Grants program that is dedicated to supporting local nonprofit organizations in the hundreds of communities where we live and serve. For more information, please visit www.dardenfoundation.com.
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