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.

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 2011:

• Boys and Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati
• WCET