A Recipe for Kindness: Greenwood Couple Uses Chick-fil-A Points to Give Back to Their Community

For most people, Chick-fil-A reward points are a simple way to enjoy free meals, but for Jay and Judy Brissey of Greenwood, South Carolina, they’ve become a tool for spreading kindness.

This Thanksgiving, the couple turned their love for the fast-food chain into a heartwarming act of generosity that brought joy and nourishment to dozens in their community.

Over the past eight years, the Brisseys have amassed more than 202,000 Chick-fil-A reward points. Their frequent visits to the restaurant made this possible.

“Chick-fil-A has kinda become our second home, I guess, because we eat Chick-fil-A about every day,” Jay shared. Judy added, “I’m usually at Chick-fil-A once a day or twice a day.”

This Thanksgiving, they decided to use half of their accumulated points to give back.

The Brisseys provided lunch to the residents of the Burton Center, a facility that serves people with disabilities and special needs. Their thoughtful gesture left a significant impact on the center’s residents and staff alike.

“Truth be told, for a lot of these individuals, we are their families,” said Meyata Gould, the day program assistant director at the Burton Center, highlighting how much the meal meant to the residents.

For Judy, who is an educator, the experience was deeply personal. “Having been a teacher in District 96, I’ve taught some of these individuals as students.

Reconnecting with them today brought back so many wonderful memories. It was an emotional moment for me,” she said.

Jay also reflected on the significance of their gesture, recognizing that some of the residents might never have had the chance to experience a meal from Chick-fil-A.

“Some of them may not get to go to Chick-fil-A at all. They may just see it on the commercial or something like that,” he said.

Despite using half of their points for this initiative, the couple still has 101,000 reward points left. They already have plans to use these remaining points for another act of kindness.

On December 5, they intend to provide a meal for the children at Connie Maxwell Children’s Home.

Judy emphasized that their motivation for giving back wasn’t to gain recognition.

“I don’t do it for the recognition — the only one I want to get recognition is God,” she said. “I want Him to get the glory for this, not me.”

After serving so many people with their generosity, the Brisseys ended their day back at Chick-fil-A, ready to enjoy another meal and start accumulating points for future acts of kindness.