Ninety Nine Restaurant Kicks Off “Ninety Nine Night” at Fenway Park with Donation to the Boys & Girls Club and the Pine Street Inn

Boston, MA (August 12, 2008) - Ninety Nine Restaurants celebrated their 7th annual “Ninety Nine Restaurant Night” at Fenway Park on August 12th, when the Boston Red Sox took on the Texas Rangers. At the game, the Ninety Nine Restaurants donated $116,000 to the Boys & Girls Club and $40,000 to the Pine Street Inn. Chris Conti of Barrington, RI, winner of the Ninety Nine’s Fenway Fantasy Sweepstakes, threw out the first pitch. The Ninety Nine Restaurants is the official family restaurant of the Boston Red Sox.

The $116,000 donation made on August 12th to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America was raised through a chain-wide raffle and a program called “Dressed to the Nines,” where each restaurant is refreshed with a more contemporary look. As each restaurant is refreshed with a more contemporary look, a two-week long in-restaurant silent auction is held to raise money for the local Boys & Girls Club, where plaques and memorabilia that have decorated the restaurant are auctioned off as part of the program.

The $40,000 donation was raised through the Ninety Nine Restaurants ’s “Have a Heart” raffle, which set out to raise funds for the Pine Street Inn, New England’s largest resource for homeless men and women. This year marks the 28th year the Ninety Nine Restaurants has been involved with the Pine Street Inn. “The Ninety Nine is proud to be able to support wonderful organizations like the Boys & Girls Club and the Pine Street Inn,” said Ninety Nine president John Grady. “We’re excited to make these donations to organizations that are really making a difference in the community. We look forward to growing our relationship even further and giving back to the communities in which we operate.”

To continue their affiliation with the Boston Red Sox, beginning September 1st the Ninety Nine Restaurants will start a new promotion where guests win every time the Red Sox win. The restaurants will be giving out a free kid’s meal from the kids menu for every adult entrée purchased the day after a Red Sox victory.

The Ninety Nine opened its first restaurant in 1952 in Boston and currently operates 116 restaurants throughout New England, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. During its 55-year history, the Ninety Nine has earned a strong reputation as a friendly, comfortable place to gather and enjoy great American food and drink.

In addition to providing great food and great drink at a terrific price, the Ninety Nine also prides itself in being an active member of the local community. Each Ninety Nine Restaurants has a relationship at the local level with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the oldest and largest organization that has a primary mission of service to youth. This year marks the 11 year anniversary of the relationship between the Ninety Nine and The Boys & Girls Club.

About the Ninety Nine Restaurants

With more than 20 million guests served each year, the Ninety Nine is a friendly, comfortable place to gather and enjoy great American food and drink at a terrific price. Known for their signature hand-breaded Boneless Buffalo Wings, smothered with the Ninety Nine’s own special sauce, and Broiled Sirloin Tips in a special marinade, the Ninety Nine menu has something for everyone and offers a wide selection of appetizers, entrees, delicious desserts and signature cocktails.

Owned by O’Charley’s Inc., the Ninety Nine Restaurants is New England’s first locally-based casual restaurant chain, established in 1952 at 99 State Street in Boston. Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., Ninety Nine Restaurants currently operates 116 restaurants and employs over 7,000 team members. For more information, please visit www.99restaurants.com.