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When I was growing up,
restaurants were just somewhere
you went to eat. Good food could
shoulder the load for any concept.
Then entertainment started to really
drive customers and revenue which
incentivized restauranteurs to add
themes, atmosphere, and focus on
the full “enter to exit” experience.
Now, restauranteurs are taking their
influence outside of their four walls
and looking to positively impact their
community. Some people may never
set foot in these restaurants, but can
still feel the affects of their efforts.
Photo by Cindy Alvarez
At Treys, we have done
everything from clothing drives
for the Bixby Outreach Center
to fundraising auctions for
the local chapter of the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation. We’ve hosted
“percentage of sales” nights for
youth teams and other organizations
and we’ve donated our own goods
and/or services to other auctions
around town. If you’re not careful,
you can donate yourself right out
of business. There are just so many
wonderful organizations doing real,
meaningful work in our community!
So I wondered if I could come up
with a way to positively impact my
neighbors, help organizations doing
important work in our community,
and still make sure that I can stay in
business. This brainstorming session
led to what we now call The Giveback
Burger.
The Giveback Burger allows
philanthropy to live on our menu every
day. Instead of donating a percentage
of one night’s sales to a particular
cause, we let an organization reap
the benefits of a whole month’s worth
of a fundraising and exposure. Two
dollars of every Giveback Burger
sold during that month goes towards
the nonprofit organization that we’ve
partnered with for that particular
time. A wonderful added benefit
of this has been that our customers
get to learn about the purposeful
work these organizations are doing
in our community. This is just one
example of the many ways that
local restaurants are supporting our
community.
So remember, next time you are
looking for a place to spend your
hard-earned money, ask yourself,
“What’s local?”
TREYS BAR & GRILL
7891 East 108th Street, X-22
Tulsa, OK 74133
918-970-4950
www.TreysTulsa.com
@treystulsa
CARDINAL CLUB
7891 East 106th Street, V-14
Tulsa, OK 74133
918-970-4766
www.CardinalClubTulsa.com
@cardinal_club_tulsa
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