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Chili's To Reopen In Cherry Hill 

05/31/08

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Include Donation Presentations to Cherry Hill Fire and Police Departments
  Quality Dining, Inc. announces the reopening of its Chili's restaurant located at 1906 West Route 70, Cherry Hill, NJ on Monday, June 2, 2008. The location was destroyed by fire on May 3, 2007.  The grand reopening activities will begin at 10:00 am and will include remarks by Daniel B. Fitzpatrick, Chairman and CEO of Quality Dining, Inc., Mayor Bernie Platt, Mayor of Cherry Hill and Arthur Campbell, President of the Cherry Hill Regional Chamber of Commerce.  Other local dignitaries will also be in attendance. Donation presentations will be made to acknowledge the efforts of the Cherry Hill Fire Department and Cherry Hill Police Department during the The Cherry Hill Fire Prevention and Protection Safety Alliance and National COPS on behalf of the Cherry Hill Police Department will each receive $2,500 donations. The restaurant will open to the public at 11:00 am. Quality Dining, Inc. operates 45 Chili's restaurants including 23 in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware area. 

  "The fire at our Cherry Hill Chili's and Porterhouse restaurant locations was shocking and disappointing," said Daniel B. Fitzpatrick. "We are very excited to once again be part of the Cherry Hill community by reopening our Cherry Hill location."  Fitzpatrick further added, "We are grateful to the fire, police and safety personnel and officials of Cherry Hill and other neighboring communities, including Haddonfield, for their heroic responsiveness on March 3, 2007.  Their professionalism was critical to ensure the safety of all concerned during the regrettable fire."

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