Chicken Salad Chick Foundation, Inc.

The Chicken Salad Chick Foundation has been a vision for Stacy and me for several years now. Within just a few months of opening our first Chicken Salad Chick location in Auburn, Alabama, the opportunity to positively impact lives became very apparent to us. While chicken salad and the restaurant were our initial focus, we soon realized that was just an avenue for a bigger and more fulfilling purpose. The decisions we were then faced with were choosing a cause to support and ways in which to contribute to the cause. Like so many times along this journey with CSC, our Heavenly Leader showed us the way. On November 6, 2013, I was brought to my knees with words I will never forget. After adjourning an all employee meeting and walking back to my office, I was met by Stacy and my mom (Miriam) and dad (Woody). Teary eyed and saddened Stacy said to me, “the tests show that you have multiple tumors on your liver.” At that moment, every ounce of energy in my body left me and I collapsed to my desk. Like so many that hear this type of diagnosis, the thoughts of mortality rush through your mind. Reflections of what I could have done differently, how I could be a better husband, father, leader and Christian filled my thoughts. Following multiple doctors’ visits, tests and scans it was determined that I had Stage 4 Colon Cancer that had spread aggressively to my liver. My oncologist, Dr. Edith Graves’, prognosis that chemotherapy would be a part of the rest of my life was discouraging. It was at that point that a voice spoke to me and said, “This is your opportunity for much greater things. Use this in ways that will impact those around you.” The focus for the foundation became very clear. —A. Kevin Brown Founder and President, Chicken Salad Chick 4/6/1974-11/21/2015