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Firehouse Subs Donates Food To Haiti
Company representatives provide on-the-ground support in Haiti this week
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –In an effort to provide much-needed support to ongoing disaster relief efforts in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Firehouse Subs donated 87,000 pounds of rice and beans, as well as 500 of its empty, five-gallon pickle buckets for usage during the clean-up efforts. The food donation provided nearly 500,000 meals last month, and was made in conjunction with Hope for Haiti, an organization based in Naples, Fla. that both shipped and distributed the food for Firehouse Subs.
“Hot meals with high protein are in high demand in Haiti,” said Robin Sorensen, co-founder of Firehouse Subs. “There are so many areas where we can all help, but hunger has been a chief concern since the earthquake.”
Sorensen departed for Haiti on Monday to provide hands-on support with relief efforts. He is joined by his business partner, Firehouse Subs CFO Stephen Joost; his father, retired fire captain Robert Sorensen; as well as Eric Sorensen, son of Firehouse Subs Co-founder Chris Sorensen, and a student at the University of Florida.
Hope for Haiti has been working in Haiti since 1990. While its primary focus has been education, nutrition, and healthcare for the poorest country in the western hemisphere, the organization also provides emergency disaster relief. During the 2008 hurricanes it deployed a massive Emergency Disaster Relief program and has true on-hand expertise in disaster assistance. Hope for Haiti supports eight schools, a nutrition clinic, a hospital, and several orphanages in the Port-au-Prince area. For continuous updates, follow Hope for Haiti on Twitter at @HopeforHaitiFL, or via the organization’s Web site www.hopeforhaiti.com.
Firehouse Subs®, founded in Jacksonville, Fla., by former firefighting brothers Chris and Robin Sorensen, is a 380-unit fast-casual restaurant chain. Firehouse Subs offers oversized portions of premium hand-sliced meats and Sargento cheeses, steamed to make the flavors burst, then piled high with fresh produce atop a toasted sub roll. A recent and top selling addition to all locations is unique Cherry Lime-Aid beverage, a formula exclusive to Firehouse Subs. Restaurants reflect the authentic firefighter heritage, as well as the founding family’s 200 years of firefighting service. Firehouse Subs was named “National Chain” winner of the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) Restaurant Neighbor Award for their overall dedication to community service. The 2010 plans for expansion include the Northeast, Central and Southwest regions of the U.S.
For more information about Firehouse Subs, please visit www.firehousesubs.com, become a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/firehousesubs or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/firehouse_subs.
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