Area Chili's To Donate To Families Of 5 NSU Students

<p>The Chili's restaurants in Tahlequah, Muskogee, McAlester, Ardmore, Rogers, Arkansas and Fayetteville, Arkansas, will donate 10 percent of their Wednesday&nbsp;sales to the families of the five NSU students who died Sunday in a crash.&nbsp;</p>

Tuesday, September 19th 2017, 1:09 pm

By: News On 6


The Chili's restaurants in Tahlequah, Muskogee, McAlester, Ardmore, Rogers, Arkansas and Fayetteville, Arkansas, will donate 10 percent of their Wednesday, September 20, 2017, sales to the families of the five NSU students who died Sunday in a crash.

On its Facebook page, Chili's Tahlequah wrote," we will come together as a community Wednesday here at Chili's and support the families of Donovan, Jessica, Autumn, Drake and Lily." 

The restaurant also wrote that the Chili's Tahlequah team members spearheaded the event to honor their friends. 

Donovon Caldwell, Jessica Swartwout, Drake Wells, Lily Murphy and Rhianna Seely died when the truck they were in plunged over a rural bridge near Tahlequah, OHP said. 

9/18/2017 Related Story: NSU Remembers Students Killed In Crash

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Chili's Tahlequah said it will donate a percentage of that day's sale's with each flyer presented. 

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The restaurant also wrote that the Chili's Tahlequah team members spearheaded the event to honor their friends. 

Donovon Caldwell, Jessica Swartwout, Drake Wells, Lily Murphy and Rhianna Seely died when the truck they were in plunged over a rural bridge near Tahlequah, OHP said. 

9/18/2017 Related Story: NSU Remembers Students Killed In Crash

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Chili's Tahlequah said it will donate a percentage of that day's sale's with each flyer presented. 

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The Chili's restaurants in Tahlequah, Muskogee, McAlester, Ardmore, Rogers, Arkansas and Fayetteville, Arkansas, will donate 10 percent of their Wednesday sales to the families of the five NSU students who died Sunday in a crash. 

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