Hallmark Heroics: Holiday Movie Icon Lacey Chabert…
Raising Cane’s just can’t stop spreading vacation cheer!
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After another profitable event in New York City and more across the nation, the restaurant’s founder, Todd Graves, made his method to Los Angeles to unfold the love to the Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood.
Holiday film icon Lacey Chabert teamed up with the chicken finger giant for a festive bike giveaway benefiting kids in the group, turning the new Cane’s location on Sunset Boulevard into a full-on vacation celebration. For the second 12 months in a row, Chabert and Graves joined forces to welcome children, hand out bikes and helmets, sip sizzling chocolate, pose for images with Santa, and soak in the seasonal pleasure.
In whole, 120 branded kids’s bikes and helmets have been donated during the event, with an further 380 bikes set to be delivered to the Boys & Girls Club forward of Christmas.
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“I’m so happy to be here with Cane’s on such a joyful occasion,” Chabert said during the event. “Last year in NYC, it was incredible seeing the excitement and happiness on all the kid’s faces and I’m so glad Todd asked me to be a part of the bike giveaway again this year. This season is about being here for one another and spreading joy all around, and that’s exactly what we’re doing here today.”
The Hollywood stop is an element of a a lot bigger vacation mission for Raising Cane’s. Across the nation this season, the fast-casual chicken chain is giving freely 4,500 bikes in practically 30 cities, representing a whopping $1.5 million donation.
Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood CEO Mel Culpepper praised the influence of the event and the lasting recollections created for the youngsters.
“On behalf of each and every child, I want to say thank you to Raising Cane’s and Todd,” Culpepper gushed. “Your generosity and kindness has given these kids a memory they will never forget. You have made all the difference in the lives of these children. This is what Christmas is all about and we are so thankful!”
Adding even more sparkle to the day, Chabert and Graves have been joined by a group of movie star friends who helped hand out bikes and rejoice with the youngsters, including Khadijah and Malika Haqq, Sarah Jane Nader, Vanderpump Rules’ Chris Hahn, Dixie, Marc and Heidi D’Amelio, and Los Angeles Rams defensive end Larrell Murchison.
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The annual bike giveaway was impressed by Graves’ own childhood reminiscence of receiving a bike for Christmas — a second he’s never forgotten and now hopes to recreate for children whose households will not be ready to afford one. What began as a small act of kindness in Baton Rouge has grown into a nationwide vacation custom.
“I remember receiving a bike as a kid for Christmas and it was such an amazing memory for me and I wanted to share that joy with kids and families who need it most,” Graves said. “We partnered with Lacey last year and she was my top choice to join us again — she is ‘The Queen of Christmas’ after all!”
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Graves added that giving back has always been central to Cane’s mission, noting that the company has donated more than $160 million to local communities over the years.
“This is what the holiday season is all about,” he said. “I hope these kids always remember this moment and can someday pay it forward to another person in need.”
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