BJ's Restaurants

The BJ's Restaurants Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to support charities benefiting children's healthcare and education, with primary focus on the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In addition, our Foundation recognizes and rewards the volunteer efforts of BJ's Restaurants team members across the country as they help to give back to the communities in which our restaurants do business.

Charitable Contributions from New Restaurant Openings
Guests from nearby communities are invited to enjoy the BJ's dining experience a few days prior to the opening of our new restaurants. This gives our newly-trained teams the chance to put their final touches on proper food preparation and service. Thanks entirely to the generosity of the guests attending these pre-opening parties, we're very proud to have made significant contributions to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from our new restaurant openings in:

Pinellas Park, Tampa, Florida.
Polaris Mall, Columbus, Ohio.
Millenia Mall, Orlando, Florida.
Palmdale, California.
Norman, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Citrus Park, Florida.
McAllen, Texas.
Stockton, California.
Temple, Texas.
Montebello, California.
Glendale, California.
Austin, Texas.

CureFinders Program
The BJ's Restaurants Foundation has partnered with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) to support the fundraising efforts for CFF by schools in our restaurant communities. The Foundation matches funds raised for CFF and then makes a donation directly to the school in recognition of its fundraising on behalf of CFF. Here is a list of participating schools:

Niver Creek Middle School - Thornton, Colorado
Dudley Elementary School - Antelope, California
Loara Elementary School - Anaheim, California
Shadow Ridge Elementary School - Thornton, Colorado
Westlake Middle School - Broomfield, Colorado
Steinbeck School - San Jose, California
Westlake Middle - Broomfield, Colorado
El Camino High - Cambridge, California
Stoneridge School - Roseville, California
Veeh Elementary - Tustin, California
El Camino High - Carmichael, California
Arroyo Vista Elementary - Chula Vista, California
Manzanita School - Redding, California
Holy Trinity Elementary - El Dorado Hills, California
Willis Junior High - Chandler, Arizona
Joy of Children - Folsom, California
St. Lucy's High School - Glendora, California
Lynn Hale Elementary - Arlington, Texas
Arlington Academy - Arlington, Texas
Pfeiffer Elementary - Aurora, Colorado
Options Schools - Aurora, Colorado
Taft High School - Los Angeles, California
Westlake Middle School - Broomfield, Colorado
Armand Bayou Elementary - Houston, Texas
Edmond Memorial High School - Edmond, Oklahoma
North Mar Elementary - Northglenn, Colorado
Faith Baptist School - Longmont, Colorado
Enterprise High School - Redding, California
Shasta Lake School - Shasta Lake, California
Eaton Elementary - Eaton, Colorado
Xavier Prep School - Palm Desert, California
Mountain Ridge High School - Glendale, Arizona
McKinley High School - Fresno, California
Horizon High School - Scottsdale, Arizona
Cordelia Hills Elementary - Fairfield, California
Winship Elementary - Spring, Texas

Fundraising Events
The major fundraising event directly benefiting the Foundation is a yearly charity golf tournament. All proceeds from the tournament go to the Foundation which then disperses funds throughout the year to designated charities defined by our mission statement. This year's tournament will take place on Monday, June 2nd at Dove Canyon Country Club. Please contact the foundation if you are interested in participating.

Volunteerism

Throughout the country, and as opportunities arise, the Foundation supports and rewards the community volunteer efforts of our restaurant team members with our Team Action to Support Communities (TASC Force) program.

This year, BJ's has volunteered for the Orange County Marathon and next month our Bakersfield restaurant will host a community blood drive and participate in a graffiti clean-up program, while our Rancho Cucamonga restaurant will send a group of volunteers to support Habitat for Humanity. Many more BJ's TASC Force programs are scheduled for 2008 and will be reported here.

Cookies 4 Kids
Having raised millions of dollars through the years, the Cookies 4 Kids program donates a portion of all Pizookie dessert sales to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The signature Pizookie is a freshly baked, hot-out-of-the-oven cookie (chocolate chunk, white chocolate macadamia nut, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter or Oreo cookie) which is topped with two scoops of vanilla bean ice cream and served hot, and cold, to the table. It has become a favorite for thousands of BJ's guests and a wonderful fundraising campaign for our charity.

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