In honor of Mandela Day Tuesday, Nando’s restaurants, including the Virginia Beach location, is giving away chicken in exchange for school supplies to honor the late South African leader.
Mandela Day is celebrated on July 18, the birthday of Nelson Mandela. Mandela, who died in 2013, spent most of his life fighting South Africa’s segregationist apartheid system, including spending 27 years in prison. He was released in 1990 and was elected president in 1994. Mandela Day was established to encourage people to perform work to benefit their communities.
Nando’s is known for its grilled chicken seasoned with African peri-peri chiles. The chain started in South Africa in 1987 and now has locations worldwide.
Tuesday’s event runs 4-7 p.m. and customers who bring in any new back-to-school item will receive a chicken quarter, breast or thigh.
