The newly opened Chick-fil-A franchise in suburban Wheaton is launching a charitable initiative with Living Water International called Chick-fil-A Plus $One. Starting on September 12 Chick-fil-A customers can give donations in store at a point of purchase drop box.
“Every day water-related diseases claim the lives of 5,000 children under the age of five. That’s roughly one every 15 seconds,” said Dave Terhune, owner of the Wheaton Chick-fil-A. “We wanted to do something to get our community involved and make a difference to children and families in need. We are going to continue to raise funds until we have enough to build a well in Central America”
Terhune and his employees have a goal to raise $5,000, which would be enough to build a new water-well in Central America. Terhune and the Chick-fil-A employees are collectively deciding the exact location of the well (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua) during a fundraiser rally on September 11. Donations for Living Water will be accepted at the Wheaton location at 301 E Loop Rd beginning September 12.
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Living Water has been helping communities acquire desperately needed clean water for more than 20 years and is now working to bring water awareness to the forefront of Chicago communities and suburbs through partnership such as Chick-fil-A.
