Hooters Presents Donation to Girls in the Game as part of Chicago Wolves “Score For Charity”

On National Chicken Wing Day, July 29 several representatives from the Aurora, O’Hare, Downers Grove and Wells Street Hooters locations had the opportunity to present Girls in the Game with a donation of $2,000 at Moore Park in Chicago.

This is the third season in a row the Chicagoland area Hooters restaurants teamed up with the Chicago Wolves for their “Score For Charity” program. As part of the partnership, the Chicagoland area Hooters locations selected the non-profit Girls in the Game.

Each time Wolves players Charles Alexis Legault or Givani Smith scored a point during the 2025-26 American Hockey League season, Hooters donated toward this initiative. The teammates combined points, resulting in a $2,000 donation. The donation will support year-round sports, health and leadership programs for girls across Chicago.

For Jamaya Jenkins the day of volunteering was extra special.

“To be here as part of Hooters is a full circle moment. Participating in all the fun activities brought back some great memories from my childhood. Attending Girls in the Game as a child helped me develop into the person I am today and I am very thankful for the great mentorship and friendships that I've made from the program,” said Jamaya Jenkins, a Wells Street Hooters Girl and Girls in the Game alum.

HMC Hospitality Group employees who volunteered with and participated in this year’s annual event and check presentation include Hooters Calendar Girls Jamaya Jenkins (Wells Street), Juliana Garcia (Aurora), Elliana Enriquez (Downers Grove), Alexis Daniels (O’Hare), Lana Solak (O’Hare), Emeli Rodriguez Lopez (O’Hare) and Marketing Manager Stephanie Martinez. They were joined by representatives from the Chicago Wolves and Girls in the Game for the presentation and event which included various stations focused on physical and mental health activities.

Hooters and Girls in the Game have been partners for the past few years, during which HMC employees have supported efforts at the organization’s Sports and Leadership summer camp, a Day of Play, plus hosted teen participants at a Hooters location, teaching them about all of the career opportunities that exist within the company.

“This is the type of partnership that we value the most. It goes beyond the financial support and truly allows our participants to get to see the exceptional role models that the company sends to programming, making the impact somewhat beyond measure. It may look like 100 girls at a summer camp having fun, but I bet some of those lives may have been more deeply impacted by the interaction they got to have with the Hooters team. We are truly thankful that we continue to work together and cannot wait to do more together in the coming school year,” said Dawn Kobel, Girls in the Game Director of Development and Communications.

Girls in the Game uses a model that encourages girls to participate in non-competitive sports to learn valuable life skills such as confidence, teamwork, leadership and more. For more information about Girls in the Game visit www.girlsinthegame.org.

"Over the past three years of the Chicago Wolves’ partnership, Hooters and their Chicagoland stores have been an engaged community partner of the team. We’ve found ways to take core shared values and match various initiatives. From our Stick It to Breast Cancer and sponsoring the Mystery Pucks in October; to helping underwrite tickets for hundreds of veterans and their families on our Military Nights during the season; to becoming a Score For Charity Partner to raise over $5500+ for Girls in the Game, we look forward to continuing our partnership with Chicagoland Hooters,” said Chicago Wolves Hockey President of Operations Courtney Mahoney.

Since 2024 the Chicagoland Hooters locations have donated $6,000 to this program.

About HMC Hospitality Group

HMC Hospitality Group., founders of the Original Hooters concept, own and operate over 55 Hooters locations in Florida (Tampa Bay, Central Florida, and Jacksonville to Palm Bay), Chicagoland, Texas, Northern Indiana, and Georgia and two Hoots locations in Chicagoland. For over 40 years, the Original Hooters group has been known for its World Famous Chicken Wings, electric atmosphere, and legendary service from its proud and iconic Hooters Girls. As Hooters undergoes a strategic transformation, the brand is returning to the core principles that defined its early success — neighborhood hospitality, fresh and craveable food, and a one-of-a-kind dining experience. Original Hooters, along with their partners from Hoot Owl Restaurants LLC, will now operate the majority of domestic locations across the US. For more information about Hooters please visit www.originalhooters.com or follow them at Instagram @originalhooters and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/originalhooters.