FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Kathy Kovacevich, (858) 571-2544
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The Jack in the Box Foundation Donates $325,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters
SAN DIEGO, April 13, 2015 – The Jack in the Box Foundation today announced a $325,000
donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters, which will allocate a large portion of the funds to provide mentors
to children from military families, including children of the deployed, children of the fallen and children
of the wounded and disabled.
Monies for the donation were raised during the 25th annual Jack in the Box® Charity Golf
Tournament, which was held April 9-10 in Indian Wells, California. Nearly 400 Jack in the Box®
restaurant franchisees, employees and vendors attended the event at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort
& Spa. Joining the Jack in the Box Foundation as co-title sponsor for this year’s event was the Jack in
the Box National Franchise Association, which represents more than 100 franchise owners with more
than 1,700 Jack in the Box restaurants.
To date in 2015, the Jack in the Box Foundation has donated more than a half million dollars to
Big Brothers Big Sisters, including a $220,000 donation in January comprising proceeds from the sale of a
limited-edition ornament during the holidays.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network,
holds itself accountable for children in its program to achieve measurable outcomes such as educational
success, avoidance of risky behaviors, higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships.
Partnering with parents/guardians, schools, corporations and others in the community, Big Brothers Big
Sisters carefully pairs children ("Littles") with screened volunteer mentors ("Bigs") and monitors and
supports these one-to-one mentoring matches throughout their course. The Big Brothers Big Sisters
Youth Outcomes Survey substantiates that its mentoring programs have proven, positive academic,
socio-emotional and behavioral outcomes for youth, areas linked to high school graduation, avoidance
of juvenile delinquency and college or job readiness.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children facing adversity, often those of single or low-income
households or families where a parent is incarcerated or serving in the military, with strong and
enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the
better, forever. This mission has been the cornerstone of the organization’s 110 year history. With nearly
340 agencies across the country, Big Brothers Big Sisters serves approximately 200,000 children, their
families and 200,000 volunteer mentors. Learn more at www.BigBrothersBigSisters.org.
About The Jack in the Box Foundation
Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK), based in San Diego, is a restaurant company that
operates and franchises Jack in the Box® restaurants, one of the nation’s largest hamburger chains, with
more than 2,200 restaurants in 21 states and Guam. The company created the Jack in the Box
Foundation in 1998 to focus its charitable giving efforts and make a greater impact in Jack in the Box ®
restaurant communities. The Jack in the Box Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization funded
by donations from Jack in the Box Inc., its employees, franchisees and vendors. The Jack in the Box
Foundation has contributed more than $8 million in financial and in-kind support to Big Brothers Big
Sisters since 1998. For more information about Jack in the Box, visit jackinthebox.com, or connect with
Jack on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Vine.
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