Community News

What we’ve been up to, in our communities and in the press.

• June 6, 2023

  BD’s Mongolian Grill raises $21,000 for autism research

  BD’s presented a check to the Organization for Autism Research after a month-long fundraising campaign in which the brand matched guest donations through April, Autism Awareness Month.

  Read it at NCTV17 ›

• April 3, 2023

  BD’s partners with the Organization for Autism Research for Autism Awareness Month

  Launching April 1, BD’s matched guest donations to O.A.R. up to $50,000, alongside a spring lineup of new chef-driven menu items.

• March 31, 2023

  Illinois Boy, 9, Bangs Gong To Ring In Autism Awareness Month

  Maddox Yates-Benter, who is on the autism spectrum, rang the gong at BD’s to officially open Autism Awareness Month. His love of the gong is what started #TeamMaddox.

  Read it at Patch ›

• March 30, 2023

  Boy Inspires Echoes of Kindness; Students Honored: Good News, Illinois

  Patch’s Good News roundup featured the story of a boy with autism whose love of a restaurant’s gong set off a chain of kindness.

  Read it at Patch ›

Want to support the cause behind #TeamMaddox? Learn about the Organization for Autism Research.