Sale of Dashing Jack antenna ball/ornament raises money for
youth-mentoring organization
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2014--
Jack in the Box® restaurants today announced a holiday fundraiser
benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters. For just $1, plus tax, guests may
purchase a limited-edition Dashing Jack antenna ball/ornament, with net
proceeds benefiting the youth-mentoring organization. (Available
beginning today at participating Jack in the Box restaurants while
supplies last.)
This year, the classic Jack antenna ball/ornament sports a red and green
plaid bow tie and a top hat adorned with a sprig of holly. Dashing Jack
is fashioned with a braided loop on top and pre-drilled on the bottom to
allow for display on a holiday tree or a vehicle antenna. The antenna
ball/ornament is available with either a red or green top hat.
This is the seventh year that Jack in the Box has sold a limited-edition
promotional item to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters to provide
long-term mentoring services to help children who face adversity succeed
in school and in life. Previous fundraisers have cumulatively netted
more than $1.7 million for the youth-mentoring organization.
Funds raised from this year’s promotion will support a variety of Big
Brothers Big Sisters’ programs, including military mentoring, which
serves children from military families with parents deployed overseas.
Jack in the Box is a long-time supporter of military families and helped
launch Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Operation Bigs program in San Diego in
2004 at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base. Military mentoring programs
have expanded in San Diego and across the nation since then with support
from Jack in the Box.
“Big Brothers Big Sisters is proud to have shared a national partnership
with Jack in the Box since 1998,” stated Pam Iorio, President and CEO of
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. “We are thankful for their
generosity and look forward to a successful holiday campaign which will
benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates across the country and the
children and families they serve.”
[Note to media: Visit the online
press room at jackinthebox.com for a high-res image of the Dashing
Jack antenna ball/ornament.]
About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation’s largest donor and volunteer
supported mentoring network, holds itself accountable for children in
its program to achieve measurable outcomes such as educational success,
avoidance of risky behaviors, higher aspirations, greater confidence and
better relationships. Partnering with parents/guardians, schools,
corporations and others in the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters
carefully pairs children ("Littles") with screened volunteer mentors
("Bigs") and monitors and supports these one-to-one mentoring matches
throughout their course. The Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Outcomes
Survey substantiates that its mentoring programs have proven, positive
academic, socio-emotional and behavioral outcomes for youth, areas
linked to high school graduation, avoidance of juvenile delinquency and
college or job readiness.
Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children facing adversity, often those
of single or low-income households or families where a parent is
incarcerated or serving in the military, with strong and enduring,
professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change
their lives for the better, forever. This mission has been the
cornerstone of the organization’s 110 year history. With nearly 340
agencies across the country, Big Brothers Big Sisters serves
approximately 200,000 children, their families and 200,000 volunteer
mentors. Learn more at www.BigBrothersBigSisters.org.
About Jack in the Box Inc.
Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK), based in San Diego, is a restaurant
company that operates and franchises Jack in the Box® restaurants, one
of the nation’s largest hamburger chains, with more than 2,200
restaurants in 21 states and Guam. Additionally, through a wholly owned
subsidiary, the company operates and franchises Qdoba Mexican Grill®, a
leader in fast-casual dining, with more than 600 restaurants in 47
states, the District of Columbia and Canada. For more information on
Jack in the Box and Qdoba, including franchising opportunities, visit www.jackinthebox.com
or www.qdoba.com.
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Source: Jack in the Box
The Jack in the Box Foundation
Kathy Kovacevich, (858) 571-2544
kathy.kovacevich@jackinthebox.com
or
Big
Brothers Big Sisters of America
Sarah Haney, (469) 351-3147
sarah.haney@bbbs.org