NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.,
Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) donated $380,000 to the United Way's California wildfire recovery efforts after
hosting a fundraiser in late November. More than 75,000
Californians showed their support for wildfire victims by visiting
the 154 participating Chipotle restaurants in the Sacramento and Los
Angeles region during the fundraiser event.
"We hope this donation to the United Way's California wildfire recovery efforts helps
individuals and families impacted by some of the worst wildfires in
our state's history to re-establish their lives and rebuild," said
Laurie Schalow, Chief Communications
Officer at Chipotle. "We felt it was important to do our part and
help the communities affected by these disasters through a United
Way donation."
Donated funds to local United Ways are fueling interim- and
long-term recovery assistance to residents affected by the
devastating wildfires in Northern and Southern California. This is part of
$1.4 million that Chipotle has
donated since 2017 to help United Way rebuild communities after
natural diasters. Chipotle donated to United Way relief efforts for
the Mexico earthquake and
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017 as well as Hurricane Florence in
2018.
"United Way is incredibly grateful that Chipotle continues to
reach out during these natural disasters to help those in need,"
said Lisa Bowman, United Way
Worldwide's Chief Marketing Officer. "So many people, homes and
communities have been affected by the California wildfires, and it will take time to
get back to any semblance of normalcy. It's heartening to see such
generous support from our partner, Chipotle, and its
customers."
In addition to the United Way fundraiser, Chipotle donated meals
to feed volunteers at the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) at the
American Red Cross of Los
Angeles.
For more information on how to support California wildfire relief efforts, visit
UnitedWay.org/Recovery.
ABOUT CHIPOTLE
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:
CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced,
classically-cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without
added colors, flavors or other additives. Chipotle had nearly 2,450
restaurants as of September 30, 2018 in the United
States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only
restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its
restaurants. With more than 70,000 employees passionate about
providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader
and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making
its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand
with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital,
technology and sustainable business practices. Steve Ells,
founder and executive chairman, first opened Chipotle starting with
a single restaurant in Denver, Colorado in 1993. For more
information or to place an order online,
visit WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM.
ABOUT UNITED WAY
United Way fights for the health,
education and financial stability of every person in every
community. Supported by 2.9 million volunteers, 9 million donors
worldwide and $4.7 billion raised
every year, United Way is the world's largest privately-funded
nonprofit. United Way is engaged in nearly 1,800 communities across
more than 40 countries and territories worldwide to create
sustainable solutions to the challenges facing communities. United
Way partners include global, national and local businesses,
nonprofits, government, civic and faith-based organizations, along
with educators, labor leaders, health providers, senior citizens,
students and more. For more information about United Way, please
visit UnitedWay.org. Follow us on
Twitter: @UnitedWay and #LiveUnited.
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