What does Marriage have to do with Chicken Sandwiches?

An amazing thing happened this week! A huge fast food corporation decided to do something proactive for marriage using the Couple Checkup inventory as an outreach tool. A proactive group known as Strong Marriages Florida arranged for 10 Chick-fil-A stores to give away a Couple Checkup voucher code with every order. The code allows couples to take the online inventory during this campaign, which lasts the entire month of August. Check it out: http://www.takethecheckup.com

Beyond this, they are hosting Date Nights every Monday night in their stores. The dates compliment the topics in the Couple Checkup and are inspired by the work of David and Claudia Arp and their 10 Great Dates books. This means any couple over 18 (dating, engaged, or married) in Palm Beach and Martin counties can take the online assessment and attend up to 5 dates nights in August absolutely free.

On the surface, chicken and marriage don’t seem to be a natural combination. But if you know anything about the Cathy family, founders of Chick-fil-A, you know they are driven by more than just business. Not only do they make great food, they are a mission driven organization that supports communities, families, and marriages. They close every one of their stores on Sundays, giving their employees a break and sending a message to the community that Chick-fil-A is not an ordinary fast food chain. Because they treat their employees so well, they have the lowest turnover rate in the entire fast food industry.

Chick-fil-A has started a non-profit marriage enrichment retreat center called WinShape Marriage. It is an incredible facility that has been completely refurbished to serve marriages! When given the option of building a corporate retreat center, the Chick-fil-A board realized there were already many such facilities around the country and instead, decided to do something truly unique; a marriage retreat center. They now host programs for premarital, married, and couples in crisis. If you ever get a chance to visit WinShape, I suggest you take advantage of it.  http://www.winshape.org/marriage

Chick-fil-A’s commitment to marriage is nothing new and we are pleased to partner with them on this Couple Checkup campaign in Florida.

As their cows say, “Eat Mor Chikin” and save more marriages!