Chili’s Grill & Bar To Donate All Profits To Kids Cancer Charity

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Chili's Grill & Bar has announced that it will donate 100 percent of all profits on Monday, Sept. 29th to America based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as part of its month-long Create-A-Pepper to Fight Childhood Cancer campaign.

Chili's seeks to reach the $25 million (£13.5M) mark of their 10-year, unprecedented $50 million (£27M) pledge to St. Jude during the 2008 campaign. Once completed, the donation will be the largest gift from a single partner campaign in St. Jude's history.

Todd Diener, president of Chili's Grill & Bar, said: "At Chili's, we know that dining out has become a special occasion in this sluggish economy"

"So we hope individuals and families across the country will take the opportunity on September 29 to not only dine out together but also to give back and help us continue supporting the groundbreaking research and life-saving care St. Jude provides."

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world.