FREEBIRDS World Burrito Kicks Off Adopt a Family Program with Operation Homefront Texas

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- FREEBIRDS World Burrito, known for its extraordinary range of create-your-own gourmet burritos, tacos, burrito bowls, salads and more, hosted a kick-off event and collection drive for Operation Homefront, supporting military families, and their "Adopt A Family" program at FREEBIRDS Round Rock, Texas, Saturday, November 13th, 2010. Throughout the upcoming holidays FREEBIRDS will designate one military family in need for each of their 41 existing locations throughout Texas to provide families a holiday filled with great food, gifts and most of all, hope.

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FREEBIRDS and its charitable arm, FREEBIRDS World Works, have a mission to help inspire staff and guests to give back to the community.  "We invite the public to join us in adopting a family at your local FREEBIRDS," said Annette Beavers, director of FREEBIRDS World Works.  "Every FREEBIRDS restaurant will collect gifts for military families such as gift cards to grocery stores in the amounts of $10, $20, $30 for military families to buy perishable foods for the holidays, and toys in the $5 to $20 range for all ages, especially the age group of tweens and teens."  

"We are so pleased to have FREEBIRDS as a partner of our Operation Homefront Adopt A Family program and in so many communities," said Jennifer Cernoch, President, Operation Homefront of Texas.  "With their help we can provide military families with much needed items such as gift cards for gas for our wounded warrior's doctor's appointments, baby items – diapers, baby wipes, lotion, shampoo, new baby clothes," she continued.  "Small presents for Wounded Warriors Wives – nail polish, bath products and movie passes for military families are also great to give for the holiday."

FREEBIRDS World Burrito has been involved in each of their local communities since its first location opened at College Station, Texas twenty years ago.  "World Works was created to encourage staff and guests to get involved with local, national, and international charities," said Beavers. Each of the forty one FREEBIRDS World Burrito locations is partnered with two local non-profit organizations and provides volunteer support & awareness events to over seventy non-profit partners across Texas and Oklahoma.

To support Operation Homefront, guests are encouraged to donate locally through December at your nearest FREEBIRDS.  To find your nearest location: www.freebirds.com

ABOUT FREEBIRDS WORLD WORKS  

FREEBIRDS World Works was created to encourage staff and guests to get involved with local, national, and international charities. Getting people involved not only benefits the recipients but the givers most often experience a sense of unity and joy that makes them want to continue doing so. It is a positive cycle that FREEBIRDS World Works wishes to share with everyone. FREEBIRDS World Works makes people feel good about FREEBIRDS. Participating in World Works makes people feel good about themselves.

ABOUT FREEBIRDS WORLD BURRITOS  

FREEBIRDS offers guests "way more choices" and the freedom to fully customize their own burritos, salads, nachos, burrito bowls, tacos and quesadillas any way they like.  With a reputation for highly personalized, one-to-one service, crew members help guests select from an extraordinary range of more than 40 freshly prepared ingredients including fire-grilled chicken, slow-roasted pork carnitas and grass fed beef topped with hand-cut peppers and vegetables plus house made salsas and guacamole.  Guests also have the option to choose from four sizes with four flavors of tortillas and build burritos ranging from the substantial Hybird to the legendary Super Monster which can weigh-in at seven pounds. 

FREEBIRDS restaurants have a free-spirited atmosphere which is reminiscent of a late 60's rock n' roll roadhouse. Be it the backwards "F" logo, the music lyrics splashed across the walls, the iconic music soundtrack or the Statue of Liberty — "Libby" — breaking through the Freedom Wall on a custom-built motorcycle, FREEBIRDS delivers freedom of choice and an incredible experience that has created generations of "Freebirds Fanatics" throughout the U.S.   

FREEBIRDS is expanding and hiring crew members with currently 41 locations open and more than 60 planned before the end of 2011 in the state of Texas. 

FREEBIRDS offers 'order ahead' service by fax, phone, online and mobile plus full service catering for parties of 10 to 10,000.  For more information, visit www.freebirds.com  

ABOUT OPERATION HOMEFRONT TEXAS

Operation Homefront Texas (OH) provides emergency financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded warriors. Through generous, widespread public support and a collaborative team of exceptional staff and volunteers, we aspire to become the provider of choice for emergency financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded warriors. Where there is a need we do not provide, we will partner with others for the benefit of our military families.    For further information please visit www.operationhomefront.net/texas

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