Max & Erma's Salutes National Hamburger Month with Free Slider Day on Memorial Day, May 26

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- In a fitting tribute to National Hamburger Month in May, Max & Erma's Restaurants, home of the Best Cheeseburger in America, is giving a free slider to every guest with the purchase of a beverage on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26.

Last year, approximately 11,000 sliders were given out on Free Slider Day at Max & Erma's restaurants. This year, Max & Erma's wants to give out more than 14,000 sliders as it brings its National Hamburger Month celebration to a close.

Max & Erma's celebrated National Hamburger Month by being a good neighbor to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.  Max & Erma's donated a portion of every sale of its award-winning Tortilla Burger to area Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the month of May.  Restaurant guests also had the option of adding a donation directly to their check.  Max & Erma's expects to donate $25,000 to the organization through this year's National Hamburger Month promotion.

Celebrating its 42-year heritage, Columbus, Ohio based Max & Erma's—home to America's Best Cheeseburger—has embarked on an extensive system-wide program to reignite growth. With innovative new gourmet burgers and other new food and drink items, an all-new look, the launch of Kids Eat Free Tuesdays, Free Cookies Wednesday and ½ Price Sangria Pitchers on Thursdays, Max & Erma's is an increasingly popular neighborhood gathering spot.

About Boys & Girls Clubs of America
For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (GreatFutures.org) has enabled young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Today, more than 4,000 Clubs serve nearly 4 million young people through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun and friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Club programs promote academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. In a Harris Survey of alumni, 57 percent said the Club saved their lives.

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