Romano's Macaroni Grill® Will Help Connect Kids to More than 1 Million Meals through No Kid Hungry Campaign

DALLAS, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Romano's Macaroni Grill^® announced today its campaign to ignite the nationwide community to help end childhood hunger in America. Kicking off September 1, 2012, the company will partner with Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign to help connect kids to 1 Million Meals through a platform that includes in-restaurant promotions, social sharing activations and a blogger call-to-action.

"One in five children in America struggle with hunger—that's a staggering number," said Romano's Macaroni Grill Chief Marketing Officer, Brandon Coleman III. "No Kid Hungry has dedicated years to creating a program to help end the crisis, and we are thrilled to be a partner. Macaroni Grill's campaign to help connect children in need with 1 Million Meals will live both online and in our restaurants, rallying a nationwide community to help those who are struggling."

Macaroni Grill is also enlisting the food and mom blogger community to help end childhood hunger with a single post. By simply tagging #macgrillgive to a recipe, message or photo of their favorite Italian meal on their blog, Macaroni Grill will donate $50 to connect a child to up to 500 meals.  

Romano's Macaroni Grill's Share and Tag initiative is valid up to 150,000 shares, while the in-restaurant donation initiative is unlimited.

For more information, please visit: macaronigrill.com/macgrillgive, fan us: facebook.com/romanosmacaronigrill or follow us on twitter @macaronigrill

For press inquiries please contact Katy Saeger at [email protected] / 310-597-2337.

About Romano's Macaroni Grill^®
Romano's Macaroni Grill is an Italian restaurant serving hand-crafted pastas and crave-able entrees in over 200 locations world-wide. The restaurant blends 20 years of tradition, such as the honor system house wine, with progressive culinary inspiration from all regions of Italy and the U.S.  The casually-elegant atmosphere is comfortable for any occasion—from celebrating birthdays to celebrating Tuesdays. For more information, visit http://www.macaronigrill.com.

Share Our Strength's Dine Out For No Kid Hungry^™ 
Share Our Strength's Dine Out For No Kid Hungry^™ is a national fundraising event that brings together thousands of restaurants and millions of consumers to help make sure no child in America grows up hungry. Every September, participating restaurants raise funds in a variety of ways to support the No Kid Hungry^® campaign, Share Our Strength's^® national movement to end childhood hunger in America. Through Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Campaign, $1 can help connect a child facing hunger to (10) meals. This amount is based on the individual experiences of Share Our Strength's grant recipients and is provided to illustrate how community investments can be used to help end childhood hunger. Share Our Strength's Dine Out For No Kid Hungry is nationally sponsored by Sysco, American Express, Ecolab, ONEHOPE Wine, Food Network, Clear Channel and the National Restaurant Association. Visit DineOutForNoKidHungry.org. Share Our Strength is a non-profit 501c3 organization.

For more information, visit nokidhungry.org.

SOURCE Romano’s Macaroni Grill