As part of its ongoing efforts to taking an active role in supporting
education and children’s organizations, family
entertainment leader Chuck
E. Cheese’s is doing its part in giving back to the community by
donating a portion of its profits from participating Washington-area
stores to benefit Mary
Bridge Children’s Foundation. When families face difficult times
with sick children in the hospital, Mary
Bridge Tree House offers parents and families of Mary Bridge
Children’s Hospital or Tacoma General Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(NICU) patients a nurturing, safe, living environment that allows them
focus on the care of their child.
"Whether through donations to cover living expenses, home-cooked family
meals or in-kind donations, everything at Tree House is made possible by
a generous community,” said Barbara Bartolatz Littrell, community
development coordinator at Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation. "Like
Chuck E. Cheese’s, we consider ourselves a place for families, and we
are grateful for contributions made through fundraising events like
these that lift our families up during challenging times.”
On Feb. 8 and Feb. 9, guests can stop by participating Washington-area
Chuck E. Cheese’s locations in Bellvue, Burlington, Kelso, Kent,
Lynnwood, Olympia, Silverdale, Tacoma and Vancouver to help turn fun
into funds for a good cause. During regular store hours on both days of
the fundraising event, Chuck E. Cheese’s will donate 15 percent of
profits generated from food, merchandise and token deals at the
participating locations to support programs available to families at
Mary Bridge Tree House. Tree House’s mission lies in providing a "place
for families,” and contributions through fundraising ensures resources
are available for the ongoing support, maintenance and upkeep of the
home to ensure that families are staying in clean, comfortable and safe
spaces.
"During traumatic times that families can face with children in and out
of the hospital, family housing is a gift that can help touch lives in
truly meaningful ways,” said Tonya Hutchinson, western region trainer at
CEC Entertainment, Inc. "Chuck E. Cheese’s is proud to support a special
place for families to go during their trying times of need and
childrens’ recoveries.”
Since 2004, Chuck E. Cheese’s has given back more than $6 million in
support of education and charitable organizations through its
fundraising programs. Chuck
E. Cheese’s Fundraising Events help parents, teachers and students
with their fundraising efforts – and are easy, profitable and fun! Any
elementary school, non-profit organization, youth-sport team or other
organization benefiting children under the age of 12 can contact Chuck
E. Cheese’s by phone at 1-888-CEC-4FUN or reserve their event online at http://www.chuckecheese.com/fundraising/.
About CEC Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: CEC):
For more than 30 years, CEC Entertainment (NYSE: CEC) has served as the
nationally recognized leader in family dining and entertainment and the
place Where a Kid can be a Kid®.
The Company and its franchisees operate a system of 555 Chuck E.
Cheese’s stores located in 48 states and seven foreign countries or
territories. Currently, 506 locations in the United States and Canada
are owned and operated by the Company. CEC Entertainment, Inc. and its
franchises have the common goal of creating lifelong memories for
families through fun, food and play. Each Chuck E. Cheese’s features
musical and comic robotic entertainment, games, rides and play areas as
well as a variety of dining options including pizza, sandwiches, a salad
bar and desserts. Committed to providing a fun, safe environment, Chuck
E. Cheese’s helps protect families through industry-leading programs
such as Kid Check®.
Chuck E. Cheese’s aims to promote positive, lifelong memories inside and
outside of its stores. In addition to providing a fun entertainment
experience for millions of families across the world, Chuck E. Cheese’s
has donated more than $6 million to schools and non-profit institutions
through its fundraising programs. For more information, see the
company's website at www.chuckecheese.com.
