SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 29, 2005 -- Securing toys for deserving children is the order of the day for a number of Fatburger restaurants in California and Nevada that have joined forces with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots program to become collection sites for unwrapped toys this holiday gift-giving season.
"Unfortunately, there are many children in our local communities who won't receive a single gift this season," said Elaine Patel, vice president of marketing, Fatburger North America, Inc. "That's why we are asking our customers to please help by donating new, unwrapped toys valued at $10 or more. Toys suitable for teens are especially needed. We appreciate their generosity."
Special collection barrels will be in place in the restaurants over the next few days. Reservists will periodically pick up the toys for distribution by local charitable organizations to needy kids residing in the community. As the last opportunity to drop off toys will be mid-December to ensure that the gifts are received by the holidays, interested customers are urged to bring in their contributions prior to that time.
Here are the addresses and phone numbers of the participating Fatburger restaurants:
| PARTICIPATING FATBURGER LOCATIONS | |
| California
Aliso Viejo Riverside |
California South Gate 8716 Garfield Ave. #CD-11 South Gate, CA 90280 P 562-928-7333 West Covina 1240 Lakes Drive Bldg. A-1 West Covina, CA 91790 P 626-918-8292 West Hollywood 7450 Santa Monica Blvd. (& Gardener) West Hollywood, CA 90046 P 323-436-0862 Woodland Hills 21911 Ventura Blvd. (& Don Pio) Woodland Hills, CA 91364 P 818-702-0257 Nevada Henderson 4663 E. Sunset Rd. (at Mountain Vista) Henderson, NV 89014 P 702-898-7200 Las Vegas 2845 S. Nellis Blvd. (& Vegas Valley) Las Vegas, NV 89121 P 702-457-1727 Las Vegas 6775 W. Flamingo Rd. (& Rainbow Blvd.) Las Vegas, NV 89103 P 702-889-9009 Las Vegas 4525 North Rancho Dr. (& Craig Road) Las Vegas, NV 89130 P 702-658-4604 |
About Fatburger Restaurants
Founded by Lovie Yancey in Los Angeles, California in 1952, the Fatburger Restaurant chain has more than 75 restaurants serving big, fresh, lean beef burgers cooked to order on open grills in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and in Canada. Based in Santa Monica, California, the company is actively seeking new franchisees for available territories across the nation. For more information, or to find a Fatburger restaurant near you, go to www.fatburger.com
