Orlando Hooters Locations Raise Money for the MDA to Send Children to Camp

ATLANTA, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 15 the Hooters of Orlando Airport will be hosting a "Treadmill Challenge" to raise money for the MDA.  From 11 AM until midnight on Wednesday Jeff Spraker, Hooters General Manager, will be remain on a treadmill positioned outside the restaurant to raise money and awareness for the cause.  Every hour he will be accompanied by a Hooters Girl running on a second treadmill next to him during the event.

This is part of a larger fundraising effort to help send children to camp through the MDA.  In just 3 weeks, Hooters has raised over $40,000 total toward the cause, already exceeding the amount raised last year, with still a week to go.  Hooters throughout the southwest are hosting fundraising events and selling $5 MDA football cards, which include a $5 coupon offer for guests.  

"It is an honor to partner with the MDA and a privilege to give back to the children in the community through this program," stated Tim Baum, Orlando Senior Regional Manager for Hooters of America, Inc. "We have an amazing staff that takes every charitable effort to heart and elevates their personal commitment to the next level, they never cease to amaze me."

Hooters restaurants are involved with many invaluable charitable organizations at the national and local level.  Over the past ten years, Hooters restaurants have donated over $8 million to various causes, including Make-A-Wish Foundation, Operation Homefront, Special Olympics and the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

About Hooters of America, Inc.

Hooters of America, Inc. is the franchisor and operator of over 460 Hooters restaurants in 42 states and 29 foreign countries.  The first Hooters opened in 1983 in Clearwater, Florida.  Hooters is well-known for its brand of food and fun, featuring a casual beach-theme atmosphere, a menu that features seafood, sandwiches and Hooters nearly world famous chicken wings, and service provided by the All-American cheerleaders, the Hooters Girls.  For more information about Hooters visit www.hooters.com.  

SOURCE Hooters of America, Inc.

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