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Steakhouse Helps Distribute Food Donations to 900 Families
Employees from the LongHorn Steakhouse in Roswell and Sandy Springs helped organize non-perishable food donations last weekend.
Last Saturday, employees of the Sandy Springs and Roswell LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants helped organize non-perishable food donations that were distributed to more than 900 local families.
Brad Cowan, Managing Partner of the Sandy Springs location, led the restaurants’ Thanksgiving community involvement project as the acting chairman of North Fulton Community Charities.
Cowan said over the last few years Sandy Springs, Roswell and East Cobb locations have partnered to donate 77,000 pounds of food donations to the charity.
On Saturday his team organized organized the at least 10,000 canned and dry goods, he said, before another group bagged them for the families.
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“Giving back is a big part of our business here,” Cowan said. “It also puts a sense of pride into our team members. It’s not just a job.”
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