MEMBER NEWS
Over 40 BWW Locations Raise Funds for Louisiana Flood Victims
Historic flooding that swept through parts of Louisiana in August touched the lives of Buffalo Wild Wings® employees, including
damaging the home of Cody Vercher, general manager of JK&T Wings’ Lafayette, Lousiana, location.
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honor to represent the Buffalo Wild Wings brand and to work
alongside the leaders throughout the brand that helped bring
this fundraiser to life. We all want to do our part; being able to
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hen historic flooding in parts of Louisiana left tens of
thousands of homes damaged and more than a dozen
people dead, Buffalo Wild Wings® franchisees were there to
assist. Locations from around the country joined JK&T Wings’
Louisiana stores to raise money for residents affected by the
flooding, which was brought on by almost 30 inches of rain
from Aug. 10 to Aug. 17.
Franchisees along the Gulf Coast reached out to JK&T
expressing interest in partnering for the fundraising effort.
Groups within the Chicago market also expressed a desire to
participate. More than 40 BWW restaurants were part of the
event, held Wednesday, Sept. 14. They included JK&T Wings
locations in Shreveport, Bossier City, North Lafayette, Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University,
and select Michigan and Massachusetts locations. Others from
Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Alabama and Illinois included:
Hammond, Slidell, Elmwood, Algiers, Metairie, Covington,
Houma, Alexandria, Monroe, Lake Charles, Beaumont, Port
Arthur, Ridgeland, Mobile, Gulfport, D’Iberville, Hattiesburg,
Oxford, Columbus, Starkville, Pearland, Pasadena, Webster,
Woodlands, Sugar Land, Copperfield, Hedwig Village and
Atascocita.
Community Foundation of Acadiana, which partnered
with B-Dubs®, created a Buffalo Wild Wings Flood Relief Fund
specifically for the event. The event was advertised on social
media, radio and through press releases. Locations donated
between 10 and 20 percent of sales on that day to the fund.
With JK&T operating within the communities and
employing those touched by the floods, seeing the support and
people come together was moving.
“The recent flood in Baton Rouge, Hammond and Lafayette affected the communities we are a part of, along with many
of our team members,”said JK&T partner Tim Ward.“It is a true