SAN ANGELO, TX — The San Angelo Restaurant Association received statewide recognition for its charitable contributions to the San Angelo community, the Texas Restaurant Association announced last week.
“The San Angelo Restaurant Association has sponsored Spring Chicken Affair for more than 30 years, which is a community event benefitting West Texas Rehabilitation Center (WTRC) in San Angelo,” the TRA stated in a press release. “For the last 34 years, the Association has been the sole provider of green beans, condiments, and other food needs for the event, as well as many of the event day volunteers. Since 2009, more than $372,353 has been raised through the event for WTRC.”
The award is titled The Restaurant Neighbor Award. It was created 18 years ago to recognize restaurants and similar organizations for “outstanding community involvement.”
SARA will advance to nationwide competition. If they win, they will receive a prize of $10,000 to support their selected charity.
The next Spring Chicken Affair is scheduled for April 23 at the First Financial Bank, 3471 Knickerbocker Rd.
Other statewide award winners include:
- Whataburger. “For more than 60 years, Whataburger has been deeply committed to supporting communities. Whataburger’s employees, known as Family Members, are proud to serve through charitable giving and volunteerism to a number of nonprofit organizations focused on children’s charities, with an emphasis on education, disabilities and abuse prevention; cancer research; hunger assistance; disaster relief and military support. When the Houston area encountered torrential rainfall and severe flooding in April of 2016, Whataburger made a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross to help Texas families pick up the pieces. Whataburger’s donation helped further flood relief efforts in the Houston area and across Texas. Meanwhile, 129 Whataburger restaurants across the city were proud to serve uniformed first-responders for free,” the release stated.
- Café Momentum in Dallas.
- Blue Baker in College Station, and
- Backyard Grill in Houston
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