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5.15.2007 - 11:59pm ET
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Huddle House Partners with USA Cares to Help Military Families with Quality of Life
Established Atlanta-Based Full-Service Family Restaurant to
(CSRwire) ATLANTA, GA - May 15, 2007 – Huddle House, Inc., a full service family
restaurant chain with 430 locations known for serving any meal, all day
for the past 40 years, has officially launched a partnership with USA
Cares to sell red t-shirts at restaurants nationwide as a way to raise
funds and awareness for the organization.
"We partnered with USA Cares, a non-profit organization that provides
military families with financial support and other critical resources in
their time of need, as a way to further showcase our dedication to our
troops and their families." said Phil Greifeld, President & CEO of Huddle
House, who noted Huddle House’s "I Care Too!" t-shirts will be available
at Huddle House locations nationwide (visit www.huddlehouse.com for more
information). "We didn’t think twice about supporting USA Cares, as its
dedication to providing troops with financial support, advice, and
direction, all for the bettering of life is inspiring to Huddle House
owners and customers throughout the country."
Huddle House locations nationwide will sell the "I Care Too!” red
support t-shirts May 7 through the end of June. As an organization, USA
Cares has assisted more than 5,400 military families in 50 states and
seven overseas locations with everything from housing to childcare, and
has given these families more than $3 million in funds to assist in the
quality of life. In addition, USA Cares has saved more than 170 military
families homes from foreclosure in the last year and half.
"We are proud to team up with a company like Huddle House who wants to
help support military families and show they care too!" said Kim Moorman,
USA Cares Director of Business Development. "Huddle House’s support will
help USA Cares assist even more military families, increasing the quality
of life for thousands across the country."
ABOUT HUDDLE HOUSE
Huddle House, Inc., founded in 1964, offers a wide variety of cooked to
order food, fresh off the grill for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Known for
serving any meal, all day, Huddle House features signature "Big House"
breakfast and sandwich platters, lunchtime salads and USDA Choice steak
dinners. The Atlanta-based 430-unit nationwide family restaurant franchise
located in 17 states throughout the Southeast, Missouri and mid-Atlantic
regions had annual system wide sales of $225 million last year. For more
information, call 1-800-418-9555 or visit the Web site at HuddleHouse.com.
About USA Cares
USA Cares is a world wide charitable organization serving military service
members and their families of all ranks and branches with direction and
advice along with grant assistance for quality of life issues caused by
military service. To date, USA Cares has assisted over 5,400 service
members and families with more than $3 million dollars in organizational
and found resources. USA Cares, in partnership with The Homeowners
Preservation Foundation, has also saved over 170 military homes from
foreclosure across the nation. Learn more about USA Cares by visiting www.usacares.us.
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