Hendersonville Chick-fil-A has declined to comment, and directed all media inquiries to the corporate press room. A spokesperson for Chick-fil-A responded via email and linked to a statement given to Business Insider. The corporate press team did not answer questions submitted by the Times-News.
A Chick-fil-A spokesperson
told Insider on Wednesday that the company did not endorse the volunteer program and that the restaurant had decided to end it.
"Most restaurants are individually owned and operated, and it was a program at an individually owned restaurant," the spokesperson told the Insider.