TASC Force News
Throughout the country, and as opportunities arise, the BJ’s Foundation offers support for our team members’ community volunteering efforts through a program called BJ’s TASC Force (Team Action to Support Communities). Our restaurant team members volunteer to support community events such as helping to paint houses for needy seniors, assisting in community clean-up campaigns, working at community blood drives, helping with Special Olympics programs, building houses with Habitat for Humanity, supporting local food banks or volunteering at marathons and other charitable fundraisers. TASC Force volunteers are rewarded with service pins and provided with complimentary t-shirts. In support of our TASC Force team members’ volunteerism, our Foundation has written checks to more than 60 charities.
In just its second year our TASC Force program was honored to receive the prestigious Restaurant Neighbor Award in 2009 from the National Restaurant Association. This award recognizes the most community-minded restaurant chain in the nation.
With a number of holiday TASC Force events reported over the past few weeks, I’m pleased to finally share with you this outstanding example of community support as reported by SM Tim Sullivan of BJ’s in Addison. “The Christmas at Fair Park event was an astounding success. It was by far the largest event that the SM Wright Foundation, one that provides relief and hope to families in need in the South Dallas area, has organized.
