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Entries from April 2014

Chili’s cancels benefit for anti-vaccine group

April 7th, 2014 · 6 Comments · Kudos

Tweet   A spokesperson for Chili’s Grill and Bar announced Sunday that Monday’s Give Back Event which would have benefited an anti-vaccine group has been cancelled. Below is the statement from Brinker International, the restaurant’s parent corporation. Statement from Chili’s Grill & Bar “Chili’s Grill & Bar is committed to giving back to the communities […]

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Chilis Grill and Bar serving vaccine rejectionism

April 4th, 2014 · 6 Comments · Facepalm

Tweet Chilis Grill and Bar, which operates over 1200 restaurants, refuses to explain its plan to donate 10% of its sales on April 7 to the National Autism Association,  a well-known anti-vaccine advocacy group. “Right now we are coming up with what we are going to say about it,” a corporate spokesperson told AutismNewsBeat. She […]

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