FREEBIRDS World Burrito and Operation Homefront Play Santa for Military Families in Need This Holiday Season

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FREEBIRDS World Burrito, the fast casual burrito joint with the rock 'n' roll attitude, and its charitable arm World Works announced today it will partner with Operation Homefront Texas and Southern California chapters to support military families this holiday season through their Adopt A Family program.  A total of fifty-six restaurants in Texas and California will participate by collecting gifts November 14 through December 16, 2011 in order to surprise their adopted family with a rockin' holiday filled with great food, gifts and most of all, hope.

Operation Homefront will assign one military family per FREEBIRDS restaurant based on an application process. FREEBIRDS crews collect gifts based on their family's wants and needs, which range from basics such as groceries, diapers and food, to fantasies such as bicycles, guitars, iPhones and Xbox 360s. "Each year, we invite our guests and the community to join us in a celebration of giving and we are always overwhelmed with gratitude by the outpouring of support," said World Works Director Annette Beavers. "Last year we enabled a young cancer patient, Devin, to achieve her dream of experiencing New York's fashion world first hand with a visit to the Marchesa design studio."

On December 17 and 18, 2011, the families will be invited to come to the restaurant to receive their holiday gifts and sample some awesome FREEBIRDS food and drink. Many restaurants provide a Christmas tree, and families choose whether to open the gifts then or take them home for the holiday. "We are so pleased with the tremendous efforts by FREEBIRDS for Operation Homefront and our Adopt A Family program," said Jennifer Cernoch, president of Operation Homefront of Texas. "We can't wait to see what they come up with this year."

About FREEBIRDS WORLD BURRITO

FREEBIRDS is about awesome burritos and freedom of choice.   As guests join the queue, they are partnered with a team member, known as a "Roller," who helps them choose from four sizes of burrito made from four possible flavors of tortilla. Burritos are hand-rolled with the guest's personal selection from more than 40 freshly prepared ingredients including grass fed beef, hormone-free chicken, or all natural slow roasted carnitas topped with hand cut veggies, hot peppers, house made salsas, queso and guacamole.  The restaurants have a free-spirited ambience with a rockin' soundtrack, reminiscent of a late-'60s rock 'n' roll roadhouse. It's Not Normal!®

FREEBIRDS offers online ordering and full service catering to feed 10 – 10,000. For more information or to place an order, visit www.freebirds.com, call (888) 392-2287 or email [email protected].

Concept owner Tavistock Restaurants, LLC operates 56 FREEBIRDS restaurants in Texas and California. 

ABOUT FREEBIRDS WORLD WORKS 

The FREEBIRDS mission is to feed your belly and your soul.  To help achieve this mission, FREEBIRDS World Works was created as the charitable arm of the popular restaurant chain with a mission to give back to the community by inspiring staff and guests to get involved and create a movement of giving.  Every FREEBIRDS World Burrito location is partnered with two charities to help create awareness, act as a volunteer resource and become ambassadors of their designated non-profit partners.  

About Operation Homefront

Operation Homefront (OH) provides emergency financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded warriors.

SOURCE FREEBIRDS World Burrito

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