Annual Bojangles’® Golf Classic Raises More Than $500K for MDA Pediatric Research
October 01 2015 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Sponsorships and matching funds will help
advance genetic therapies
Bojangles’, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOJA) today announced that through the
generous support of its community friends and business partners,
the Company has raised more than $500,000 for the Charlotte chapter
of the Muscular Dystrophy Association during its 17th annual
Bojangles’ Golf Classic tournament held on Monday, September 28, at
Providence Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
This annual fundraising event caps off an already successful
fundraising year for Bojangles’, one of MDA’s top sponsors in the
Carolinas. In conjunction with the Company’s in-store
fundraiser each March, the 17 year old golf tournament has helped
raise millions in support of pediatric Limb-Girdle Muscular
Dystrophy research at the McColl-Lockwood Laboratory at Carolinas
Medical Center (CMC).
“Support from the annual Bojangles’/MDA Golf Tournament, along
with related matching funds, has amounted to over $2.3 million from
2009 to 2014,” said Scott Kerr, President, Carolinas Healthcare
Foundation. “These funds go directly to our local McColl-Lockwood
Laboratory at CMC, which is probably the leading facility in the
world for limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) research. Funding
from this tournament has had a huge impact in allowing our Lab to
advance genetic therapies for LGMD to the point where therapeutic
trials in human patients are likely to occur in the not-too-distant
future.”
“The Bojangles’ Golf Classic to benefit MDA has been an
important part of our organization for seventeen years, and we are
thrilled to bring together many of Charlotte’s most caring people
for this very important cause,” said Clifton Rutledge, Bojangles’
President and CEO. “All the funds we raise as part of this
wonderful event will support breakthrough research. We are proud to
join all those in the fight to find effective treatments and
ultimately a cure for MDA.”
This year, 144 golfers took to the links at Providence Country
Club. A number of local celebrity guests and MDA families also
attended the event. Following the 18-hole tournament, participants
gathered for an awards reception—which included both a silent and
live auction. The auctions and raffles, which featured such
one-of-a-kind items as a Hootie and the Blowfish autographed guitar
and fan experience packages with Charlotte Motor Speedway, the
Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and Darlington Raceway
accounted for some of the funds raised for MDA.
“MDA is extremely grateful for Bojangles’ partnership through
their annual golf tournaments,” said Amy Meyers, Executive
Director, Charlotte chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
“Every dollar raised brings us one step closer to finding a cure
for all neuromuscular diseases affecting our community today.”
About Bojangles’, Inc.
Bojangles', Inc. is a highly differentiated and growing
restaurant operator and franchisor dedicated to serving customers
high-quality, craveable food made from our Southern
recipes. Founded in 1977 in Charlotte, NC, Bojangles' serves
menu items such as delicious, famous chicken, made-from-scratch
buttermilk biscuits, flavorful fixin's and Legendary Iced
Tea®. At June 28, 2015, Bojangles' had 646 system-wide
restaurants, of which 267 were company-operated and 379 were
franchised restaurants, primarily located in the Southeastern
United States. For more information, visit www.bojangles.com or
follow Bojangles' on Facebook and Twitter.
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