Chili's Grill & Bar Invites Patrons to Make Their Meal Count on Sept. 25 in the Fight Against Childhood Cancer
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Chili's Grill & Bar Invites Patrons to Make Their Meal Count on Sept. 25 in the Fight Against Childhood Cancer

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept 20, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Giving kids with cancer a fighting chance can be as easy as enjoying a meal at one of America's favorite casual dining restaurants. On Monday, Sept. 25, Chili's Grill & Bar will donate 100 percent of the day's profits to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as part of its campaign to raise more than $3 million for the world- renowned pediatric cancer research center. The September campaign honors National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

"If you go to Chili's only once in September, please go on Sept. 25," said Jeff Probst, host and producer of the Emmy(TM) Award-winning CBS-TV series "Survivor," who is serving as the campaign spokesperson for the third year. "Chili's is not going to make a dime that whole day because it's donating all profits to St. Jude to help some of the sickest kids in the world be the ultimate survivors."

Through the end of September, Chili's will continue to promote its month- long Create A Pepper to Fight Childhood Cancer campaign during which restaurant guests may donate $1 or more to color a pinup of Chili's signature pepper. In addition, supporters can visit http://www.createapepper.com to purchase Create A Pepper T-shirts that can be customized with permanent marker to fit their individual style. New this year are Create A Pepper Gift Cards, which offer a means of giving to those you love while giving back. Chili's will donate $1 to St. Jude for every $25 purchased in Create A Pepper Gift Cards, which can be customized with permanent marker or crayon.

"This year's Create A Pepper campaign has been extremely successful. On Sept. 25, our guests and restaurants will join forces to push us ever closer to exceeding our goal of raising more than $3 million for St. Jude," said Todd Diener, president of Chili's Grill & Bar.

To date, Chili's has raised more than $5.5 million for St. Jude through participating company-owned and franchised locations. Beginning with this year's campaign, Chili's embarks on a 10-year plan to raise $50 million for the construction of a new state-of-the-art research and clinical care building on the campus of St. Jude. The new building, to be named the Chili's Care Center, will house the Department of Radiological Sciences, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC), inpatient activity areas and new research laboratories.

For more information, to create an electronic pepper or purchase Create A Pepper T-shirts and Gift Cards online, visit http://www.createapepper.com .

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. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fund-raising organization. For more information, please visit http://www.stjude.org .

Chili's Grill & Bar offers a fun, energetic atmosphere and a distinct, fresh mix of grilled American favorites at 1,200 locations in 24 countries. Chili's is one of four restaurant brands owned by Dallas-based Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), a recognized leader in casual dining. Other Brinker brands include Romano's Macaroni Grill, Maggiano's Little Italy and On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina. For more information, please visit http://www.chilis.com .

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