Cookies for a Cause - Sweet Tomatoes & Souplantation Restaurants Host Annual Cookie Fundraiser to Benefit Easter Seals Services for Children and Adults with Disabilities

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Jun 02, 2014, 05:30 ET

CHICAGO, June 2, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sweet Tomatoes & Souplantation restaurants have kicked off their companywide cookie fundraiser for Easter Seals! Now through June 30, Sweet Tomatoes & Souplantation will donate $1.00 to Easter Seals for each bag of homemade cookies sold. Plus, guests will also receive a special offer for $2 off a return visit as a thank you.

"We thank Sweet Tomatoes & Souplantation for their continued support," said James E. Williams, Jr., president and chief executive officer, Easter Seals, Inc. "Sweet Tomatoes & Souplantation are helping Easter Seals create life-changing solutions for children and adults with disabilities."

Sweet Tomatoes & Souplantation will donate all net proceeds from the fundraiser to Easter Seals. Restaurant guests can support essential disability programs in their community every time they visit Sweet Tomatoes & Souplantation June 1 through June 30, 2014.

Sweet Tomatoes & Souplantation will be offering the cookie fundraiser for Easter Seals in all of their 126 restaurants across the nation. With the help of generous consumers, 21 Easter Seals affiliate organizations will benefit from this year's campaign.

About Sweet Tomatoes/Souplantation
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. operates 128 restaurants in 15 states under 3 brand names: Souplantation (only in Southern CA), Sweet Tomatoes and Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes Express. The restaurants provide a one-of-a-kind dining experience where guests have the freedom to create their own fresh and wholesome meal from an abundant salad bar paired with a selection of 8 craveable soups, hot pastas, fresh from the oven baked goods and delectable desserts. Passionately serving families, friends and their communities for more than 35 years, the restaurants are known for their farm-fresh seasonal ingredients, made-from-scratch recipes and hospitable service, all at an everyday value. For more information: www.sweettomatoes.com or www.souplantation.com.

About Easter Seals
Easter Seals is the leading non-profit provider of services for individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities and other special needs. For nearly 100 years, we have been offering help and hope to children and adults living with disabilities, and to the families who love them. Through therapy, training, education and support services, Easter Seals creates life-changing solutions so that people with disabilities can live, learn, work and play. Learn more at www.easterseals.com.

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