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Taco Bell restaurants raise more than $60,000 to benefit local military families
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Creatwood.
Taco Bell restaurants raise more than $60,000 to benefit local military families
Jacksonville, Fla. – Dec. 7, 2009: Southeast QSR is working with local military bases to identify projects that could be funded with $60,036 in contributions collected by area Taco Bell restaurants during a recent fundraiser.
From Nov. 11 through 24, Taco Bell patrons and employees at Southeast QSR franchises in Augusta and Southeast, Ga.; Jacksonville and Pensacola, Fla.; and Mobile, Ala. contributed to a fundraiser on behalf of the Armed Forces Families Foundation (AFFF). Southeast QSR has given an additional $5,000 to each market (Augusta, Mobile and Jacksonville) to make the fundraiser’s total $60,036.
Fifty-nine Southeast QSR Taco Bell restaurants and one Pizza Hut participated in the fundraiser. Augusta area restaurants raised $4,218, Mobile raised $14,704 and Jacksonville raised $26,114. Ten individual Taco Bell restaurants raised more than $1,000.
The next step in this campaign will be to identify areas of need on local bases and assign specific projects to each to help make deployments, military life and war injuries easier to cope with for soldiers and their loved ones.
The AFFF assists the first line of support for military men and women – their families. The nonprofit organization has completed two major projects, including a Family Wellness Center at Ft. Irwin, Ca., and a family rest area at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
“I’m very proud of the dedicated Taco Bell employees and our awesome guests who helped take this fundraiser above and beyond our expectations,” said Thaddeus Foster, Chief Operations Officer of Southeast QSR. “With the money raised, we plan to support the troops by supporting their families. Our goal is to invest in permanent projects on military bases that will help our troops and their families both now and in the future.”
Southeast QSR owns and operates 59 Taco Bell restaurants in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The franchise is active in many community nonprofit programs and is currently working toward increasing support for military families.
For more information, please visit the following Web sites:
Southeast QSR: http://www.theborder.com/BA/pledge.asp
Armed Forces Families Foundation: http://www.armedforcesfamilies.org/
Southeast QSR Contact:
Thaddeus Foster
Chief Operations Officer/Franchisee, Southeast QSR
(904) 543-1838
Thaddeus@theborder.com
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Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Creatwood.
Let freedom bells ring
Taco Bell Donation Campaign Will Benefit Local Military Families
Jacksonville, Fla. – Nov. 2, 2009: Taco Bell franchise locations in Mobile, Ala.; Augusta and Southeast, Ga.; and Jacksonville and Pensacola, Fla. will collect donations from Nov. 11 through 24 to benefit military members and their families.
Donations can be made at participating Taco Bell restaurants by purchasing a personalized paper bell or just by giving extra change from meal purchases. One hundred percent of donations made will go toward specific projects to benefit local military families. Donors who give $1 or more will also receive a coupon for one free taco at Taco Bell on their next visit, while supplies last.
Taco Bell will collect donations on behalf of the Armed Forces Families Foundation (AFFF). All efforts and services will be provided free of charge by dedicated Taco Bell volunteers and by Prometheus Partners, LLC, a private equity fund that invests in franchised restaurants. Prometheus will match 100% of donations up to $5,000 for each regional location (Augusta, Jacksonville and Mobile).
The AFFF assists the first line of support for military men and women – their families. The AFFF has completed two major projects, including a Family Wellness Center at Ft. Irwin, Ca., and a family rest area at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The foundation is working on a Family Readiness Program for the Marine Special Operations Battalion in Camp Pendleton, Ca., which is one of the most heavily deployed units of the Marine Corps.
For more information, please visit the following Web sites:
Southeast QSR (Taco Bell Franchises)
Armed Forces Families Foundation
Prometheus Partners, LLC
Southeast QSR Contact:
Thaddeus Foster
Chief Operations Officer/Franchisee, Southeast QSR
(904) 543-1838
Thaddeus@theborder.com
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