Additional Involvement
DSAGC Buddy Walk
The Buddy Walk is a walk for Down Syndrome awareness. It first started in 2002 and has grown to be one of the largest Buddy Walks in the nation. Gold Star Chili is proud to annually take part in this community event by supplying cheese coneys for participants. This year’s event will take place September 11 at Sawyer Point. All proceeds generated from this event go back to the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati, which lends their support to the counties in the tri state area.
Extreme Home Makeover
Gold Star Chili, The Flavor of Cincinnati and Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition – a winning combination for everyone involved.
On July 16, 2008, Gold Star Chili staff welcomed the hard-working crew and volunteers of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in West Chester, Ohio, with a Cincinnati favorite – Gold Star Chili Cheese Coneys. During the seven-day construction to renovate the Akers Family home, Gold Star Chili donated more than 125 meals to provide a delicious taste of Cincinnati to the men and women dedicating their time and efforts to provide a local family with a new, improved home for the couple and their children.
Five Cares Coat Drive
Each year, Gold Star Chili partners with WLWT-TV, Channel 5, as a sponsor and collection point for the annual Five Cares Coat Drive program. In the months before the holiday season, all Gold Star Chili restaurants in the Greater Cincinnati area serve as collection points for the donation of new or gently used coats that are then distributed to people in need. In 2009, Gold Star Chili collected nearly 4,000 coats through its participation in this program. The 2010 coat drive will begin sometime in September.
Shriners Hospitals for Children
When Gold Star Chili's new Chilimobile made its first public appearance — at Paul Brown Stadium during the 2008 Bengals home game versus the Philadelphia Eagles — it was able to collect nearly $1,000 in cash donations from Bengals fans for the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Cincinnati.
Winton Place Youth Center
As part of the Fall 2008 grand opening ceremonies for the new Gold Star Chili Mitchell Avenue location, the company presented a check to Lanita Hanekamp, Executive Director of Winton Place Youth Center and Spring Grove Village Council Member. The donation benefitted the local Youth Center's efforts to provide a caring and safe atmosphere for youth in the Cincinnati Winton Place neighborhood.
Other Philanthropy
Gold Star Chili will donate cash and/or food and catering to these organizations in 2010:
- Aubrey Rose Foundation
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati
- CET
- Department of the Army – 2010 Military Appreciation Day
- Greater Cincinnati Urban league
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Make A Wish Foundation