Waxahachie Chick-fil-A to Host Send-Off Celebration for Fallen Heroes Fundraising Walk

WHAT:            The Chick-fil-A^® restaurant, located at 996 West Highway 287 Bypass, will host a send-off celebration in support of fallen servicemen and women on May 30 at 10 a.m.  The event will kick off Walter R. E. Coleman’s walk across the state to support his organization – Texas Fallen Heroes – and its mission to build a monument in Texas to honor American military personnel who gave their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

The restaurant will donate $1 per customer on May 30 to the organization and a donation jar will be set up if customers choose to make additional donations. Present at the send-off will be members from the Patriot Riders, Ellis County Honor Flight, the National Guard, Waxahachie Police Department and Waxahachie Fire Department.  The community is invited to attend to wish Coleman well on his journey.

“We are proud to support Texas Fallen Heroes and its mission to honor those killed overseas,” said Philip Browne, franchise Operator of the restaurant.  “We look forward to this important event and we invite the Waxahachie community to join us for a delicious meal and to support a great cause.”

For more information about Texas Fallen Heroes and Coleman’s walk across Texas, visit www.texasfallenheroes.com.

WHEN:            Saturday, May 30

10 a.m.

WHERE:          Chick-fil-A at Waxahachie

996 West Highway 287 Bypass

Waxahachie, TX 75165

(972) 937-1504