RA Sushi to Host 10th Annual Nicky’s Week from May 25-31| Proceeds From Select Menu Items Benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Chicken Yakitori

May 18, 2014

From Sunday, May 25, through Saturday, May 31, RA Sushi will host its largest annual fundraiser, “Nicky’s Week,” to help kids battling cancer and other deadly diseases. In its 10th year, the weeklong fundraiser benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where thanks to community support, no family ever pays for anything. That includes treatment, travel, housing and food, so families can focus on helping their child live.
During Nicky’s Week, RA Sushi will donate 100 percent of sales from a variety of menu items and beverages to St. Jude to help support the hospital’s lifesaving mission. Since its inception, Nicky’s Week has raised more than $1.3 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The special Nicky’s Week menu includes: Edamame, Tootsy Maki, Shrimp Nigiri, Pork Gyoza, Chicken Yakitori, Garlic Citrus Yellowtail, plus a variety of select beverages. All 25 RA Sushi locations in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Nevada and Texas will participate in the fundraiser.

Garlic Citrus Yellowtail

Nicky’s Week was developed in memory of St. Jude patient Nicholas “Nicky” Mailliard, of Scottsdale, Ariz., who lost a long battle with brain cancer in 2005 at the young age of 13. A nephew of one of RA Sushi’s founders, Nicky held a special place in the hearts of RA Sushi associates throughout the organization. RA Sushi initiated the fundraiser to honor the memory of Nicky and to raise awareness and funds for St. Jude, where no child is ever turned away because of a family’s inability to pay for medical treatments.

“Nicky’s Week is an exciting time for our team members. Everyone at RA Sushi rallies behind the cause and is honored to help the brave children benefiting from the lifesaving treatment and research at St. Jude,” said RA Sushi Regional Manager, Christopher Logan.

St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs it makes, so every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. The hospital treats children from all 50 states, including Arizona, and around the world.

RA Sushi in San Diego is located downtown at 474 Broadway, just outside San Diego’s famous Gaslamp Quarter. Lunch is served seven days a week from 11am to 3pm. Dinner is served from 3 to 11pm and the bar remains open until 1am or later daily. Happy Hour food and beverage specials are offered Monday through Saturday from 3 to 7pm and Reverse Happy Hour is offered Monday through Thursday from 10pm to midnight. The Flying Fish Lounge food specials are available on Sundays from 8 to 11pm with drink specials from 8pm to midnight. Reservations are available through OpenTable at rasushi.com/san-diego. For more information, please call 619-321-0021.