June 10, 2024
Representatives from the Doral Hooters location delivered books and meals to Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) on May 3. Doral Hooters employees Natalia Brandt, Diamond Heron, Maya Nastasi, Uniqua Burch and Luisiana Montero had the opportunity to join the children in arts and crafts and read to the kids during this visit. The “Feel Good Friday” program is a partnership with Doral Hooters, PPEC and Holtz Children’s Hospital.
“The minute we stepped foot inside one of the most energizing rooms I'd ever been in we were met with smiles from the children and health care professionals. We read books, colored, made shapes with Play-Doh and sang songs. The bonds we created reminded me why I decided to become a Hooters Girl,” said Uniqua Burch who works at Doral Hooters.
As part of their Hootie’s Lending Library initiative the restaurant partners with local organizations to provide books for kids. Each month a group of employees deliver additional books to restock the rolling library for the children. The group also delivered meals prepared by the Doral Hooters location consisting of boneless wings, salad and desserts.
Several of the South Florida Hooters restaurants are partnering with Holtz Children’s Hospital, Jackson North Medical Center, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Salah Foundation Broward Health Children’s Hospitals with custom Hooters library carts for Hootie’s Lending Library” in the Pediatric ER. Each rolling library cart is filled with books for children of all ages.
“It is a priority to be a community partner and give back where there is a need, including at PPEC. Our kitchen staff, Hooters Girls and managers enjoy the opportunity to prepare the meals, deliver books, spend time with the children reading and take part in craft projects,” said South Florida Hooters Director of Marketing Kristi Quarles. Every month the restaurant donates more books to the selection at each of the partnering hospitals. Since 2022, Hootie’s Lending Library has provided over 7,800 books to the local hospitals in South Florida and Southwest Florida.
May 20, 2024
Port Charlotte Hooters is hosting a Friendraiser for the Punta Gorda Youth Baseball and Softball All Stars on Sunday, May 19 from 11 am to 1 pm. Join the All Stars to raise additional funds for the youth teams. During the event make sure to mention the Friendraiser to your server and 20% of your food and beverage sales will be donated to the Punta Gorda Youth Baseball and Softball All Stars.
Being an active participant in the Southwest Florida community is important to Port Charlotte Hooters. “We enjoy helping our local community and our long standing community partners including the Punta Gorda Youth Baseball and Softball Youth program,” said Bryon Holley, Managing Partner of Hooters of Port Charlotte. Earlier this year, Port Charlotte Hooters made a donation of $1,500 to the Punta Gorda Youth Baseball and Softball program to kick off their season.
“We look forward to seeing everyone on May 19 for a good cause. We appreciate everyone’s support in helping youth sports teams raise funds in our community including for the Punta Gorda Youth Baseball and Softball All Stars,” said LTP Management Director of Marketing Kristi Quarles.
Hooters created the Friend Raiser program for local non-profits and charitable organizations to raise additional funds for the community. For local Friend Raiser information visit https://hootersflorida.com/friendraisers/.
Hooters employees from South Florida, Southwest Florida and Sarasota distributed playground equipment to children at both Gateway Christian Academy and Bimini Primary School in Bimini. The Hooters Girls enjoyed spending time with the kids during their annual visit to Bimini for their 2025 Hooters Calendar shoots. In addition the group donated a computer, printer and a years worth of ink to the Bimini Primary School.
The seven Hooters Girls who participated in the school visit at Gateway Christian Academy are Alyssa Dukett (Fort Myers), Sarah Magda (Sarasota), Sloan Miavitz (Sarasota), Annye Posada (Doral), Emily Shaffer (Fort Myers), Hannah Carter (Fort Lauderdale Beach Place) and Chyna Veitch (Fort Lauderdale Beach Place).
The six Hooters Girls who participated in the visit to Bimini Primary School are Sloan Miavitz (Sarasota), Daniela Sosa (Port Charlotte), Abigail Fuqua (Boca Raton), Gracie Williams (Fort Lauderdale Beach Place), Nani Franzitta (Naples), Taylor Zalich (Naples) and were joined by LTP Management Marketing Department employees Kristi Quarles and Theresa Mynatt and St. Anthony Middle School students Jonah Quarles and Ryan Faulkner.
“Being able to give back and spend time with the kids at Gateway Christian Academy is always such a heart warming experience. Dropping off the toys to them and seeing all the smiles and joy it brought to them is something I will never forget and just makes me want to do it more often,” said Sarah Magda from Sarasota.
“Visiting Bimini Primary School and gifting toys to the kids was such a fulfilling and heartwarming experience. It’s moments like these that remind us of the joy in giving back and making a positive impact in someone’s life. This was my second year of being able to join South Florida Hooters in the Bahamas and I can definitely say that the visits we make to the schools are always the highlight of the trips. It’s a reminder of our blessings and the privilege to give back to others,” said Daniela Sosa who works at Port Charlotte Hooters.
“Being able to bring toys to the kids attending Bimini Primary School was an experience that was the cherry on top of the trip to Bimini with South Florida Hooters. The moment the kids saw us they lit up with joy and excitement. Playing with the toys together and engaging with them in laughter makes us understand what our blessings really are. We didn’t only get to give back by providing goods, but we gave in sharing good fellowship with them. That’s what meant the most and what life is truly about,” said Abigail Fuqua who works at Boca Raton Hooters.
“Having the opportunity to spend time with the kids at Gateway Christian Academy gave me a great sense of happiness and gratitude for being able to give back to such an amazing community,” said Hannah Carter from Beach Place Hooters.
April 18, 2024
The Doral Hooters location is teaming up with Corvettes of South FL (C.O.S.F.) for Corvette Night on Thursday, March 28 from 6 pm to 10pm. During Corvette Night there will be a sports equipment drive benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Miami Dade County. Donate new sport equipment and receive a free curly fry or domestic draft beer.
Make sure to check out all of the Corvettes at Hooters and enjoy your favorite Hooters menu items. Make sure to mention the Friend Raiser to your server that night and 20% of your food and beverage sales that night will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Miami Dade County.
“We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday, March 28 for a good cause. We appreciate everyone’s support to provide new sports equipment and provide the tools to promote physical fitness and sports for children in Miami,” said LTP Management Director of Marketing Kristi Quarles.
Representatives from the Doral Hooters location delivered books and meals to Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) on March 1. Doral Hooters employees Natalia Brandt, Isabella Guzman Rodriguez, Mariangel Zafra, Nathalie Ramos and Annye Posada had the opportunity to join the children in St. Patrick’s Day Themed arts and crafts and read to the kids during this visit. The “Feel Good Friday” program is a partnership with Doral Hooters, PPEC and Holtz Children’s Hospital.
“Our monthly visit to PPEC was really enjoyable and heartening. It was very special getting to meet new children as well as reunite with some of the same beautiful children we visited last month. It was nice being able to see them again and build a heartwarming bond. We definitely started out the month lucky when we brought over the St. Patrick’s Day arts and crafts to enjoy. We enjoyed story time with a little ones. We can’t wait to do it all over again next month and share more hugs and smiles,” said Hooters of Doral employee Annye Posada.
As part of their Hootie’s Lending Library initiative the restaurant partners with local organizations to provide books for kids. Each month a group of employees deliver additional books to restock the rolling library for the children. The group also delivered meals prepared by the Doral Hooters location consisting of boneless wings, salad and desserts.
Several of the South Florida Hooters restaurants are partnering with Holtz Children’s Hospital, Jackson North Medical Center, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Salah Foundation Broward Health Children’s Hospitals with custom Hooters library carts for Hootie’s Lending Library” in the Pediatric ER. Each rolling library cart is filled with books for children of all ages.
“It is a priority to be a community partner and give back where there is a need including at PPEC. Our kitchen staff, Hooters Girls and managers enjoy the opportunity to prepare the meals, deliver books, spend time with the children reading and take part in holiday themed craft projects,” said South Florida Hooters Director of Marketing Kristi Quarles. Every month the restaurant donates more books to the selection at each of the partnering hospitals. Since 2022, Hootie’s Lending Library has provided over 7,000 books to the local hospitals in South Florida and Southwest Florida.
Bring your kids to your local Hooters Restaurant on Monday, April 15th and they will receive a free kids meal. One free kids meal per paying adult, for dine in only. Kids meal choices include grilled cheese, wings, boneless wings, burger sliders and mac & cheese. Kids meals include a side and beverage.
South Florida Hooters locations:
Hooters of Beach Place (17 S Ft Lauderdale Beach Blvd Suite 304, Fort Lauderdale) 954-767-0014
Hooters of Boca Raton (2240 NW 19 Street, Suite 1101-A, Boca Raton) 561 -391-8903
Hooters of Coral Way (3301 Coral Way, Miami) 305-873-6166
Hooters of Doral (8695 NW 13TH Terrace, Miami, FL 33126) 305-593-5088
Hooters of Hialeah (680 w. 49TH Street, Hialeah, FL 33012) 305-827-8000
Hooters of Fort Lauderdale (6345 N. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale) 954-928-0026
Hooters of Pembroke Pines (7990 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines) 954-962-6330
Hooters of Sunrise (3805 N University Drive, Sunrise) 954-748-1000
Hooters of Weston (2282 Weston Road, Weston) (954) 990-7047
Hooters of Bradenton (4908 14TH Street W, Bradenton) 941-758-1175
Hooters of Cape Coral (3120 Del Prado Boulevard, Cape Coral) 239-945-4700
Hooters of Fort Myers (4411 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers) 239 275-4666
Hooters of Naples (3625 Gateway Lane, Naples) 239-513-9964
Hooters of Port Charlotte (1360 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte) 941-625-0200
Hooters of Sarasota (6507 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota) 941-923-4666
The Weston Hooters location presented a $5,000 donation to the Weston YMCA for drowning prevention in South Florida. Several Weston Hooters employees including Heather Widle, Lea Lucas, Jazmyn Azan and Alexis Russo presented the donation check at their neighborhood YMCA on March 28 during the Annual Swim for Jenny week.
Each year, the YMCA’s Josh the Otter swim program provides 300 free swim lessons. The swim lessons teach kids how to flip over on the back, float and reach the side of the pool. Weston Hooters matched all of the funds raised in the restaurant from March 8 to 10. The Weston Hooters Girls also brought additional awareness to the very important cause all weekend by wearing water themed accessories with “Josh the Otter” stickers on their uniforms and decorating water themed baskets for additional donations.
“It is important for community partnerships including the Weston YMCA to help bring awareness to make sure every child has access to early lifesaving techniques should they fall into water. Our employees at the Weston Hooters location wanted to be involved in this important initiative to raise funds to help kids in our neighborhood,” said LTP Management Director of Marketing Kristi Quarles.
“The Weston Y is proud to be collaborating with Hooters to help raise funds and awareness for drowning prevention in South Florida. Broward County has water all around us with pools, oceans, and canals. It is not surprising we are number one in the country for children drowning and that does not include statistics of children who survive, but need long term medical care. The Y of South Florida is doing everything we can to help change those statistics. Through our generous donors and partners such as Hooters, we are proud to be able to offer this program free to anyone who needs to learn these vital life saving techniques,” said John Antonelli, Executive Director of the Weston YMCA. “We want to make sure every child knows how to flip on their back, get air, float, and kick to safety. We have proven through these early intervention methods it will reduce the likelihood of drowning by 88% should an accident occur and they find themselves in a pool, lake, canal, ocean, or even bathtub,” added Antonelli.
During the week of March 25th thru the 29th the Weston Y and all the Y’s in South Florida with pools hosted their Annual Swim for Jenny week. Any child who has not been exposed to swim lessons will be given a free week of our Safety around Water Program. Across these five days, participants will learn to flip on their back, float, and kick to safety – just like an Otter.
As youth baseball season and spring training are underway, Port Charlotte Hooters and Cape Coral Hooters are supporting their local teams.
Port Charlotte Hooters made a donation of $1,500 to the Punta Gorda Youth Baseball and Softball program for their season. In addition, several Port Charlotte Hooters employees including Sarah Roos, Mikaela Roos and Anjolie Santana volunteered their time in the concession area.
Cape Coral Hooters is supporting the Cape Coral Little League for their baseball season. The Cape Coral Hooters restaurant has been a supporter of the team for many years. To help with the team with their 2024 season, the restaurant donated a total of $1,000 for field sponsorship and a recent Friend Raiser. Several representatives from Cape Coral Hooters were at the team’s opening day celebration including Managing Partner James Chaney and Hooters Girls Jessica DeCastro, Kristin Martin and Harley Glasgow. The Friend Raiser was held at the Cape Coral Hooters Restaurant to raise more funds for the organization.
Being an active participant in the Southwest Florida community is important to Port Charlotte Hooters and Cape Coral Hooters. “We enjoy helping our local community and spending time volunteering with our long standing community partners including the Punta Gorda Youth Baseball and Softball Youth program,” said Bryon Holley, Managing Partner of Hooters of Port Charlotte. Port Charlotte Hooters is located at 1360 Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte.
“We are committed to helping our local community including the Cape Coral Little League team. Our employees always have a great time spending time at the field on opening day and during the season to support the Cape Coral Little League and their athletes, ” said James Chaney, Managing Partner of Hooters of Cape Coral. Cape Coral Hooters is located at 3120 Del Prado Boulevard in Cape Coral.
Several employees from the Southwest Florida Hooters locations delivered books to both the Lee Regional Cancer Center in Fort Myers and the Cancer Clinic in Bonita Springs. Every month the Fort Myers and Naples Hooters locations deliver additional books for patients to read, word searches, coloring books, writing utensils and bookmarks.
Fort Myers Hooters employees Daijah Brown and Hannah Gordon represented the Fort Myers location at Lee Regional Cancer Center on April 8. Both ladies helped restock the books and joined the Cancer Center employees in bringing the cart around to the patients
“I always love coming to the Cancer Center and seeing the cart empty. Knowing people are taking books and having something to read while they wait for appointments is special. A little thing can go a long way and I am happy to know our cart is doing just that,” said Fort Myers Hooters employee Hannah Gordon.
Several Naples Hooters employees visited Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Cancer Clinic at the Bonita Health Center on April 1. As part of the Hootie’s Lending Library Initiative Naples Hooters employees Ashley Reyes, Kelly Deihl, Emily Wuerfel, Madalyn Takala and Taylor Zalich delivered books for their lending library cart. During the visit they joined several of the Cancer Clinic’s employees in bringing the cart around to the patients to select items to enjoy.
“We are honored to partner with both the Lee Regional Cancer Center in Fort Myers and the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Cancer Clinic at the Bonita Health Center. Our employees look forward to being a part of our monthly visits. 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 7,600 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.
Cypress Creek Hooters employees Cloe Rogge-Gibellino, Jessica Dowling and Jami Lavelle made a special visit to Broward Health Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital on April 8. As part of their Hootie’s Lending Library initiative, they delivered spring themed arts and crafts, 100 children’s books plus meals consisting of boneless wings, salad and desserts.
“Our employees enjoy partnering with our local children’s hospitals year round including Broward Health Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital. We created the Hootie’s Lending Library program to provide books for the kids to read when they are in the hospital and every month we are always adding new books and themed arts and crafts activities for the patients. It is our priority to give back where there is a need. Our kitchen staff, Hooters Girls and managers enjoy the opportunity to prepare the meals for the hospital staff, deliver the books, visit the children and create themed arts and crafts activities for them to do, ” said South Florida Hooters Director of Marketing Kristi Quarles.
Every month the South Florida Hooters restaurants donate more books and meals as part of their community partnership with local hospitals. Hooters has provided Holtz Children’s Hospital, Jackson North Medical Center, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital with custom library carts for Hootie’s Lending Library” in the Pediatric ER. Each rolling library cart is filled with books for children of all ages. Every month the restaurant donates hundreds of books. Since 2022, Hootie’s Lending Library has provided over 7,600 books to the local hospitals.
