MEMBER NEWS
Carolina Wings Helps Furnish Local Boys & Girls Club
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his February, Carolina Wings Management, LLC closed
its restaurant in Wilmington for a remodel, but instead of
throwing away all the old decorations and tables, franchisee Larry
Alderson decided to donate them to a good cause: a local Boys &
Girls Club.
Every seven years, Buffalo Wild Wings® mandates a remodel
for every store to bring facilities up to the latest standards. During
remodels, Alderson gives the Boys & Girls Club first pick of
anything it wants and sells the rest. Alderson said this is the
company’s third or fourth remodel.
Alderson said the tradition of donating to the Boys & Girls
Club started a few years ago.
“When we remodeled the o ther Wilmington store a few
years ago, we wanted to get rid of everything quickly, so we asked
the Boys & Girls Club if they were interested,” said Alderson.
“The local Boys & Girls Club came by and took several items. We
decided to donate the cash to them after we sold everything else.
It was amazing. People came by hours before we started the sale in
the parking lot and immediately put names on items they wanted.
We sold the old bar tops, wood paneling, toilets – you name it,
they bought it. We raised over $4,000 on that day alone.”
The Boys & Girls Club was given wall art, pictures, booths,
tables, bar stools and even 10 TVs.
“It was really good to see how excited the people from the
Boys & Girls Club were to receive the furniture,” said Alderson.
“I understand from them when I went to visit the club that the
kids really enjoy sitting in the booths for lunch.”
Mackenzie Hopkins, development assistant with the Boys
& Girls Club, said the club is very thankful for Alderson and his
team.
“Larry and his team donated furniture, televisions, sports
paraphernalia and so much more to Brigade and have continued
to be a vital support system for us,” said Hopkins. “We are so
thankful and blown away by their generosity, and we hope that
this inspires other franchises and Boys & Girls Clubs to partner
in the future.” S
Carolina Wings Management
underwent a remodel and
donated several furniture
items to the local Boys &
Girls Club. The club’s dining
area now utilizes all of the
restaurant’s old chairs and
booths.
High 5 Hospitality Teams
Up with Newark High School
Music Program for EWRF
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n April 5, over 200 people came out to a Newark,
Delaware, Buffalo Wild Wings® to support Newark High
School’s (NHS) music program. Franchisee Bobby Pancake
has been partnering with the school since the location opened
in 2008, but this was the second time for this specific EWRF
benefiting the music program.
“I have personally experienced this takeover twice, and
this group always has a great turnout. NHS always comes in
with large parties during an EWRF event,” said the general
manager for the High 5 Hospitality-owned location, Brittany
McCardle.
The event, which collected 20 percent of check totals
from 11 a.m. to midnight, raised over $500 for the organiza-
tion. Employees note that the department has raised more
than $1,200 over the past year through various fundraisers,
and the total raised by all NHS programs surpasses $2,500.
“You can get a feel of their school spirit as they are
wearing clothing and mingling around the dining room; it
brings a gameday atmosphere to the entire restaurant,” said
McCardle. S