July 11, 2024
Fort Myers Hooters employees Mila Usmanova, Allyson Shaffer and Savanney Insixiengmay delivered books to the Lee Regional Cancer Center in Fort Myers on July 1st. Every month the Fort Myers Hooters location delivers additional books for patients to read, word searches, coloring books, writing utensils and bookmarks. Mila, Allyson and Savanney all frequently participate in the monthly deliveries from the restaurant.
“Giving back to the Cancer Center is always a really important promo to me every month. I always love being involved with this opportunity. Giving back will always be a priority of mine inside and outside of the restaurant,” said Mila Usmanova who works at Fort Myers Hooters.
“We are honored to partner with both the Lee Regional Cancer Center in Fort Myers. Our employees look forward to being a part of our monthly visits and meeting the patients when they bring the book cart around. We created the Hootie’s Lending Library program to provide books for kids and adults to read when they are in the hospital and every month we are always adding more books, word searches and other essentials to the selections in Southwest and South Florida. It is our priority to give back,” said South Florida Hooters Director of Marketing Kristi Quarles.
Every month the restaurant donates hundreds of books to the selection at each of the partnering hospitals and clinics. Since 2022, Hootie’s Lending Library has provided over 8,300 books to the local hospitals in South Florida and in Southwest Florida at the Lee Regional Cancer Center in Fort Myers and the Cancer Clinic in Bonita Springs.
