I learned of this kindness too late to tell more of you about it....Maybe someone else in another location will find it a fit for their market and even more people will be able to benefit from such an idea....George Webb Restaurants is a chain in Wisconsin that has a 24/7 menu from every kind of breakfast...to burgers topped with everything and anything and palate pleaser dinners like "Mom used to make" which may include entrees like meatloaf...a super soup selection....Here's the menu.
If you brought in 5 or more non-perishable food items to any of their 38 locations from 6:05 to 7:05 pm on March 3rd, you got a voucher for g free hambuirgers ! Food for Food...Food for the people who need it most...and you could choose to "double the good" and donate the voucher as well.
An outstanding example of paying it forward..maybe there is some outlet in your community that can encourage food donations as well....and you can help by giving them the idea. Suggest that they are interviewed by a radio personality on air...a columnist for a local blog or weekly paper....get the word out...pay it forward....Hunger does not know a season...be part of the solution.
Sally K. & David L. Hanson, ABR, CDPE, CSS, e-Pro,ILHM, REDS
I love it when businesses participate in programs like this. Makes me want to give them even more of my business.
That's a great program...now I'm hungry for bugers!
I am sure George will be serving a few more to paying customers...I can smell the fried onions.....
Sally and David, its good to know that even in a down economy businesses are willing to help out the needy. A good idea for a worthwhile cause. Thanks.
How cool would it be if AR members did a National Pay It Forward Day ? WOW !
That is a wonderful deal and promotion. Hamburger Harry started some very fine restaurants.
If you brought in hamburgers, would they give you a voucher for non-perishable items?
What I find frustrating is that food handling laws prohibit stores and bakeries from giving unused food to the homeless. They are required to throw it away, at which point it is in the public domain, allowing the homeless to dig it out of the dumpsters and eat it. Doesn't make sense to me.
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That is only true here for SOME things...for example they cannot distribute things from the deli...but packaged food...ie bread, canned goods etc. is OK....write your local officials...change the rules..YOU can do it !