For 75 years, Garrett Popcorn Shops has a proud tradition of supporting meaningful initiatives within the communities we serve. Through our Garrett Cares social impact program, our mission is to help fellow team members and neighbors advance these key pillars: Social Justice, Wellness, Education, and the Arts.
Lurie Children’s Radiothon is a live holiday broadcast to raise funds in support of the patients and families at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Tune in on Thursday, December 5, to hear stories of breakthroughs, bravery, and healthier futures for kids. All funds raised through the Radiothon help fuel research, support families, and provide lifesaving care to kids.
Tune in to 93.9 Lite FM, Rock 95.5 FM, 103.5 KISS FM, 107.5 WCGI, Inspiration 1390 or 102.7 v103 for inspiring stories and help make a bigger impact.
Sista Strut recognizes the strength of survivors and their family and friends while educating the community about the issues of breast cancer in women of color, promoting early detection and the search for a cure.
These efforts support the Sisters Network’s mission to increase awareness for the devastating impact that breast cancer has on the African American community.
Samples of Garrett Popcorn grocery bags will be available at the event and Garrett team members will join to strut alongside our amazing Chicago community
For more than 10 years, Garrett Popcorn Shops has partnered with organizations that provide resources to breast cancer patients, survivors and their families during treatment and recovery. We are proud that these partnerships extend outside Chicago, to include organizations in Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas, and Washington DC.
The Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research promotes advanced breast cancer research at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Nina Hyde Center represents a long-standing, concerted, multidisciplinary strategy between Lombardi's basic scientists, population researchers, and clinicians. More than 50 Lombardi scientists and physicians study breast cancer, striving to oncover the biological basis of the many faces of breast cancer, and to work towards its prevention and cure, particularly in the Washington, DC-Baltimore, MD area.
The Pink Fund provides 90-day non-medical cost-of-living expenses to breast cancer patients in active treatment* for breast cancer, so they can focus on healing, raising their families, and returning to the workplace.
*Active treatment is defined by The Pink Fund as the period after positive diagnosis of breast cancer has been made, you have received a treatment plan from your doctor and will be receiving chemotherapy, radiation or a surgical procedure. A surgical procedure is defined as a single or bi-lateral mastectomy, lumpectomy, axillary dissection or sentinel node biopsy. Reconstruction does not qualify as Active Treatment.
Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit ensures that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action and sustained by community. The organization creates welcoming communities of free support for everyone living with cancer – men, women, teens and children – along with their families and friends.
The Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition’s mission is: To educate local, state and national legislators and the public about all aspects of this devastating disease: the importance of early detection, lifestyle changes, treatment, and research; To advocate at the state and national levels for increased breast cancer research funding, health care reform and breast cancer legislation that will be of benefit to all; and To serve as Georgia’s VOICE to END Breast Cancer!
The Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation is one of the nation’s leading breast cancer research and education charities. It was founded in 1985 in memory of Lynn Sage, a Chicago-area woman who endured a six-year struggle with breast cancer before she died at the age of 39. The foundation's mission is to support the understanding, research and treatment of breast cancer in partnership with Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
Pink Out 2019 is part of the Detroit Housing Commission Resident Services Department by bringing awareness through educational programming, prevention, navigation to overcome barriers, and supportive resources to our public housing and low- income residents in the surrounding community. In addition to also celebrating current Breast Cancer fighters and survivors.
The mission of Moncrief Cancer Institute is to provide the foremost science, resources and programs to reduce the threat and impact of cancer for the most vulnerable of North Texas. The foundation supports the delivery of the best care through early detection and support, advancements in research and treatment of cancer in partnership with UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Established in 1993, the MISSION of Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation is to provide social, educational, financial and psychological support services and programs to families of ALL children diagnosed with life threatening or critical illnesses such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, sickle cell, renal, blood and immunologic diseases and to provide healing arts and wellness programs to adults touched by cancer as well as to chronically ill children and their caregivers.
The Caring Place, an adult services program of Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, is dedicated to easing the journey of those adults diagnosed with cancer as well as their caregivers. An oasis away from medical facilities, The Caring Place Program provides no-cost programs and services to support, educate and empower those who have or have had cancer as well as their direct caregivers.
The programs and services are intended to assist in healing mind, body, and soul and are not a replacement for medical care. We are committed to improving your quality of life and helping you experience joy and peace.
The Garrett team was proud to once again support Chicago Defender Charities Bud Billiken® Parade, celebrating the Back to School season for students, and the organization's 95th anniversary uniting the community through education, serving Chicago's South Side.
In celebration of National Popcorn Day, Garrett Popcorn is helping fuel important initiatives led by our partners in the Chicagoland area.
Blood drive at Fifth Third Arena on January 4th to help with the critical shortage of blood donations in the City of Chicago.
Vision Board Project on January 24th, mentoring and empowering young women as they make their goals a reality.
Lunar New Year Program, helping design game day graphics and instilling values of the Chinese community into the Lunar New Year Game.
Garrett is proud to partner with iHeartMedia Chicago to support and celebrate Chicago’s tx as they commemorate Juneteenth at their annual barbecue. Make sure to stop by the Garrett Popcorn booth and enjoy a bag of our world-famous Garrett Mix.
In celebration of Pride Month, Garrett is thrilled to join Chicago Pride Fest, a legendary two-day pride festival that takes place in Northalsted each June. Garrett Popcorn is for everyone, and the Garrett team is excited to meet fans at our festival booth with samples of our world-famous gourmet popcorn, made with love and shared with pride.
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Garrett supported iHeartMedia Chicago’s Women Who WIN Initiative. This program celebrates and recognizes extraordinary women leaders making impact in the Chicago community. As a part of this initiative, Garrett is gifting 5,000 bags of Garrett Mix to Chicago Foundation for Women and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago – organizations dedicated to empowering and investing in women. To learn more about Women Who Win, visit V103.
Garrett is proud to support iHeart Radio Chicago’s Brilliantly Black initiative that highlights Black-owned businesses in Chicagoland. During Black History Month, Garrett will gift 5,000 bags of Garrett Mix to five local, Black-owned businesses and Black community organizations and help raise awareness for their inspiring works in our community. To learn more, visit iHeart Radio and see below for information on these local businesses.
At Garrett Popcorn Shops, we pride ourselves on selling not just “popcorn.” We stand for the best of family traditions, handed across generations. To stand for family, we must continue to stand for all races, creeds, colors, ages, and genders. We stand for moments of joy and celebration. To stand for joy and celebration, we must continue to stand for the fight against all hate, discrimination, and violence.
While not understating the work before us, we must do better. Together.
Garrett Popcorn Shops is committed to continuing an open dialogue with fans and employees to ensure that we break this cycle of racism and injustice.
Covid-19 highlighted the brave and necessary work that our healthcare professionals and frontline workers do every day. Garrett Popcorn Shops has a long tradition of donating Garrett Mix® to healthcare professionals in Chicago, including those working at Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. In the spring of 2020, we also contributed to Advocate Children’s Hospital, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital, and Rush University Medical Center.
The traditional gift for a 70th anniversary is platinum, but Garrett Popcorn Shops celebrated with our blue signature stripes® and a party for the fans! In collaboration with the artist, Rahmaan Statik, and the After School Matters program, we used the milestone to highlight the importance of access to arts & education resources in Chicago. The event was inspired by an earlier project completed at our 87th & S Cottage Grove Shop. Stop by Water Tower Place, 625 N Michigan or 151 N Michigan to see the artwork that celebrates our fans and our community.
The Garrett Team volunteered their time and talents to Ronald McDonald House in Chicago to curate, cook, and serve lunch to the families staying in the house.