RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 10, 2010) -- The Salvation Army of Wake County today unveiled a capital campaign for construction of a new center which is the first major expansion of Salvation Army facilities locally in more than three decades.
The Campaign for Hope – Building the Center of Hope is a $12 million fundraising campaign to build a 41,000-square-foot facility to replace the Salvation Army’s center on South Person Street in downtown Raleigh.
The proposed center addresses the Salvation Army’s core mission of serving the needy of Wake County which campaign organizers say is especially acute in the face of the largest economic downturn in 50 years or more.
“This is the first time in decades the Salvation Army has turned to our community to help us better meet the mounting needs we see all around us in Wake County – the need for more shelter, serving more food, offering more hope,” said James F. Goodmon, Jr., co-chair of the capital campaign and vice president of Capital Broadcasting Co.’s New Media Group, at the site today where the Center of Hope will be built.
The proposed center is to be located at 1863 Capital Blvd. at what once was the Edwards & Broughton Printing Co. facility. The renovation of the brick structure will include a 92-bed women and children’s shelter that almost triples what the current facility can offer. It also will include a full-service commercial kitchen, classrooms for lifestyle, job and parenting training, dedicated space for an expanded pantry and food storage and age-appropriate playrooms for children. The facility will also house a new dental clinic for the homeless and uninsured.
The campaign announced today it has received more than $7.1 million in early commitments including the two largest gifts – a $2.5 million pledge from Stephen and Judy D. Zelnak and a $1 million pledge from the A.J. Fletcher Foundation. The pledges will include naming the facility the Judy D. Zelnak Center of Hope and the Barbara A. Goodmon Women & Children’s Shelter. Stephen Zelnak is the chairman of the board and recently retired chief executive officer of Martin Marietta Materials. Barbara Goodmon, president and executive director of the Fletcher Foundation, is the campaign’s co-chair and the mother of campaign co-chair James Goodmon, Jr.
The new center will also house administrative offices for the Salvation Army which has outgrown its facility on South Person Street. Established at the site in 1950, the current facility is 40 years old and the available space is unsuitable for expansion.
In today’s economy, the Salvation Army turns away on average up to 80 families a night for food, shelter or other needs. Even so, the organization helped more than 120,000 individuals in Wake County in 2009 – some 10 percent of Wake County’s population – providing a range of services from disaster response, soup lines and other meals, help with utility bills, counseling and basic skills development. This past Christmas the Salvation Army provided gifts for 5,600 children through it’s Angel Tree program and feeds 150 nightly at its soup line.
“We’ve served the community from the same humble downtown Raleigh location and the Center of Hope funded through this campaign will be the means for us to do more good and meet the unwavering mission of the Salvation Army,” said Capt. Greg Davis, commanding officer of the Salvation Army of Wake County.
The only capital campaign previously undertaken by the Salvation Army in Wake County occurred more than 30 years ago for construction of the organization’s community center at 902 Wake Forest Road.
“In this time where we can see evidence of need all around us – even in a prosperous city like Raleigh – we have an obligation to “do the most good’ and that’s a real challenge with our current facilities,” said Paige Bagwell, executive director of development for the Salvation Army, about the existing center which has about 13,000 square feet of space.
Organizers point to the Salvation Army as having one of the best records for stewardship of donations – some 94 cents of every dollar going to those in need.
The Center of Hope campaign has created a leadership cabinet made up of senior executives of Springmoor Retirement Community, Baker Roofing Co., Waste Industries, McLaurin Parking Co. the Fletcher Foundation and CBC’s New Media Group. The campaign also has a 20-member steering committee.
The organization hopes to achieve the bulk of its fundraising objectives before the end of this year with renovation starting in the fall and a move into the renovated building by the summer of 2011.
As proposed Center of Hope will include:
-92 beds for women and children
-dental clinic for homeless and uninsured
-confidential case management rooms
-full-service commercial kitchen
-dedicated counseling offices
-prayer room
-larger dining room for soup line and residents
-classroom and resource center
-three age-appropriate play areas
-safe and secure indoor & outdoor recreation area
-expanded pantry and food storage
-State of the art computer labs meeting spaces
-5600-square-foot storehouse for disaster supplies and crisis management
-storage pantry for hygiene and toiletry items
-administrative offices
-convertible meeting space
-further development & expansion of existing programs and ministries
For more information about The Center for Hope campaign, visit www.buildingthecenterofhope.org. Contact: Piage Bagwell 919-834-6733 Ext. 204 or paige.bagwell@uss.salvationarmy.org
February 10, 2010
February 09, 2010
Hardee's Kicks Off Fight Against Muscular Dystrophy in 2010
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - Hardee’s locations owned and operated by Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) will raise funds this year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association by participating in the Shamrocks Against Dystrophy campaign.
Beginning Feb. 9 and ending March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, customers at participating restaurants across North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina will be encouraged to purchase a $1 green or a $5 gold Shamrock. To date, BNE has donated well over $1 million to the MDA since joining the campaign in 1999.
Once sold, the Shamrocks, including the customer’s signature, are hung for display in each restaurant to create a festive St. Patrick’s Day atmosphere. In exchange, each customer who purchases a Shamrock receives a coupon for a discount in the restaurant.
“MDA is proud of the continued partnership with Boddie-Noell Enterprises and Hardee’s,” said David Stephenson, director of business development for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in North Carolina and South Carolina. “Their teamwork and dedication demonstrates that great things can be accomplished through this noble effort.”
A portion of the total raised by BNE restaurants will help send children across North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina to local MDA summer camps this year. Offering a fun, safe outdoor experience, the camps give participants the opportunity to develop important life skills such as confidence, independence and social ability.
“Our goal is to send as many children as possible to local MDA summer camps this year,” said Jerry Allsbrook, MDA national vice-president and chief marketing officer for Boddie-Noell Enterprises. “Every year we’re amazed at the commitment of our employees and customers in supporting this fundraising event for children. We hope 2010 will be the best fundraiser to date for Hardee’s and Boddie-Noell.”
Each year, Boddie-Noell restaurants are one of the largest contributors to MDA in the Carolinas and in Virginia. Contributions collected during the fundraiser will also go to help with care for local children and adults affected by one of the 43 diseases for which the MDA provides treatment. The local services that the MDA provides include access to a national equipment loan program, assistance with durable medical equipment repairs, support groups, professional health education and care at affiliated clinics at Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Roanoke Neurological Center, the Medical College of Virginia and elsewhere.
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About MDA
MDA is a voluntary health agency supporting programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, advocacy, and professional and public health education for muscular dystrophy and related diseases. MDA is the largest nongovernmental sponsor of neuromuscular disease research. The Association’s programs are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors. Visit www.mda.org for more information.
About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 340 restaurants across four states. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating 50 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of its fiscal 2010 third quarter, CKE Restaurants, Inc., though its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,147 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and 14 countries, including 1,221 Carl’s Jr. restaurants and 1,913 Hardee’s restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com. Hardee’s social media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees, www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.
Beginning Feb. 9 and ending March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, customers at participating restaurants across North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina will be encouraged to purchase a $1 green or a $5 gold Shamrock. To date, BNE has donated well over $1 million to the MDA since joining the campaign in 1999.
Once sold, the Shamrocks, including the customer’s signature, are hung for display in each restaurant to create a festive St. Patrick’s Day atmosphere. In exchange, each customer who purchases a Shamrock receives a coupon for a discount in the restaurant.
“MDA is proud of the continued partnership with Boddie-Noell Enterprises and Hardee’s,” said David Stephenson, director of business development for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in North Carolina and South Carolina. “Their teamwork and dedication demonstrates that great things can be accomplished through this noble effort.”
A portion of the total raised by BNE restaurants will help send children across North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina to local MDA summer camps this year. Offering a fun, safe outdoor experience, the camps give participants the opportunity to develop important life skills such as confidence, independence and social ability.
“Our goal is to send as many children as possible to local MDA summer camps this year,” said Jerry Allsbrook, MDA national vice-president and chief marketing officer for Boddie-Noell Enterprises. “Every year we’re amazed at the commitment of our employees and customers in supporting this fundraising event for children. We hope 2010 will be the best fundraiser to date for Hardee’s and Boddie-Noell.”
Each year, Boddie-Noell restaurants are one of the largest contributors to MDA in the Carolinas and in Virginia. Contributions collected during the fundraiser will also go to help with care for local children and adults affected by one of the 43 diseases for which the MDA provides treatment. The local services that the MDA provides include access to a national equipment loan program, assistance with durable medical equipment repairs, support groups, professional health education and care at affiliated clinics at Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Roanoke Neurological Center, the Medical College of Virginia and elsewhere.
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About MDA
MDA is a voluntary health agency supporting programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, advocacy, and professional and public health education for muscular dystrophy and related diseases. MDA is the largest nongovernmental sponsor of neuromuscular disease research. The Association’s programs are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors. Visit www.mda.org for more information.
About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family-owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 340 restaurants across four states. For more information about the company, visit www.bneinc.com.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating 50 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of its fiscal 2010 third quarter, CKE Restaurants, Inc., though its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,147 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and 14 countries, including 1,221 Carl’s Jr. restaurants and 1,913 Hardee’s restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com. Hardee’s social media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees, www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.
January 27, 2010
Hardee's/RBC Bank BSA Classic Golf Tournament Raises More Than $140,000 for East Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (Jan. 27, 2010) – The recent Hardee’s/RBC Bank BSA Classic Golf Tournament raised more than $140,000 for the East Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), the Council announced today. Since the tournament began in 1988, the annual event has raised nearly $2.4 million for the local Scouts.
This fall’s tournament included160 golfers who competed at Mid Pines and Pine Needles Resort in Southern Pines and - as in years past - proceeds went to the Kinston-based BSA Council which represents Scouting in 20 Eastern North Carolina counties.
“This was another good tournament and the important thing is that it continues to recognize the importance of the Scouting program to the youth in our area,” said Nick Boddie, vice chairman of Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the Rocky Mount-based Hardee’s franchise operator which initiated the BSA Classic. Boddie himself earned his Eagle Scout rank in 1944.
Boddie-Noell, which is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States, also supports Scouting outside the BSA Classic, holding seats on the Council’s Board and providing in-kind contributions for both the Council and its area camps. Last month, the Council announced that the Scout’s Camp Bonner in Pamlico County is being renamed Camp Boddie in honor of the significant impact the Boddie family has made to the organization over the years.
“The Boddie family has come to the rescue of East Carolina Council many times,” said Ray Franks, council executive for the East Carolina Council. “When the dining hall burned at Camp Bonner, the Boddies provided a new one. When the camp needed a major facelift the Boddie family provided the leadership necessary to raise $2 million to update facilities and infrastructure.
“Without the Hardee’s/RBC BSA Classic Golf Tournament, East Carolina Council’s ability to deliver the Boy Scout program would be greatly decreased,” Franks added. “In 2009, the East Carolina Council recruited more new youth into Boy Scouting than any other of the 18 councils in North Carolina and Virginia – including larger councils located in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Richmond and Roanoke. Without this golf tournament that record of success would not be possible.”
The family-owned Boddie-Noell Enterprises now operates 340 Hardee’s restaurants across four states and employs more than 12,500 people. The company also operates Texas Steakhouse & Saloon restaurants, Moe’s Southwest Grill restaurants, and Café Carolina and Bakery specialty cafés. The company also has a land development subsidiary that includes the Currituck Club on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Arlington Place near New Bern, New Kent Vineyards located between Williamsburg and Richmond and Marshes Light on Manteo’s waterfront.
The East Carolina Council of the BSA also receives a portion of its annual operating dollars from nine different United Way partners and affiliates, including the United Way of Rocky Mount – Nash; Lenoir; Greene; Pitt County; Beaufort County; Martin County; Roanoke Valley; Edgecombe County; Onslow County; Coastal Carolina; and designations only from Wilson United Way. For more information, visit www.eccbsa.org.
Contact: Ray Franks
252-522-1521 rfranks@bsamail.org
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December 17, 2009
Cafe Carolina and Bakery Teams Up with USO of N.C. to Feed Returning Troops
RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 17, 2009) – Café Carolina and Bakery locations throughout the Triangle have teamed up with USO of North Carolina to help feed the troops as they are traveling home to be with their families for the holidays on Saturday, Dec. 19.
Café Carolina and Bakery will serve tasty menu items including turkey, ham, and chicken salad sandwiches, chips, pretzels and cookies to approximately 350 troops as they arrive and depart from the Raleigh Durham International Airport. They will serve two meals; one at 10:30 a.m. and another at 3:30 p.m. Team members from local Café Carolina and Bakery restaurants will be on hand to help distribute the food to the troops.
“We are so grateful for Café Carolina and their desire to support the USO-NC and the troops that sacrifice so much to serve this great country, said Mike Langley, acting director of USO of North Carolina – Raleigh Durham Airport Center. “We are excited to partner with them in this and future endeavors.”
“Café Carolina and Bakery is proud to support the service men and women of our country and always makes giving back to our community a top priority,” said Ron Hines, director of operations for Café Carolina and Bakery. “The USO-NC does great things for our troops and the Café Carolina and Bakery family is excited to partner with them for this event.”
Café Carolina and Bakery is owned and operated by Boddie-Noell Enterprises. Boddie-Noell and Café Carolina and Bakery are committed to supporting the communities they operate in. Earlier this year, Café Carolina and Bakery raised funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Children’s Flight of Hope.
The USO of North Carolina is a private, nonprofit organization. Their mission is to serve and support America’s military and their families. They operate four centers in North Carolina: Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and Fort Bragg/Fayetteville. They provide morale and recreation services to 220,000 service members and their families annually. To learn more please visit www.uso-nc.org.
About Café Carolina
Since 1995, Café Carolina and Bakery has offered a “warm welcome” to customers, with fresh made sandwiches, soups and salads in a friendly, upscale atmosphere. There are six locations across North Carolina including: Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill, Greensboro and Charlotte. Café Carolina and Bakery is owned by Boddie-Noell Enterprises, a family-owned restaurant franchise business headquartered in Rocky Mount. For more information, visit their website at www.cafecarolina.com.
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Café Carolina and Bakery will serve tasty menu items including turkey, ham, and chicken salad sandwiches, chips, pretzels and cookies to approximately 350 troops as they arrive and depart from the Raleigh Durham International Airport. They will serve two meals; one at 10:30 a.m. and another at 3:30 p.m. Team members from local Café Carolina and Bakery restaurants will be on hand to help distribute the food to the troops.
“We are so grateful for Café Carolina and their desire to support the USO-NC and the troops that sacrifice so much to serve this great country, said Mike Langley, acting director of USO of North Carolina – Raleigh Durham Airport Center. “We are excited to partner with them in this and future endeavors.”
“Café Carolina and Bakery is proud to support the service men and women of our country and always makes giving back to our community a top priority,” said Ron Hines, director of operations for Café Carolina and Bakery. “The USO-NC does great things for our troops and the Café Carolina and Bakery family is excited to partner with them for this event.”
Café Carolina and Bakery is owned and operated by Boddie-Noell Enterprises. Boddie-Noell and Café Carolina and Bakery are committed to supporting the communities they operate in. Earlier this year, Café Carolina and Bakery raised funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Children’s Flight of Hope.
The USO of North Carolina is a private, nonprofit organization. Their mission is to serve and support America’s military and their families. They operate four centers in North Carolina: Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and Fort Bragg/Fayetteville. They provide morale and recreation services to 220,000 service members and their families annually. To learn more please visit www.uso-nc.org.
About Café Carolina
Since 1995, Café Carolina and Bakery has offered a “warm welcome” to customers, with fresh made sandwiches, soups and salads in a friendly, upscale atmosphere. There are six locations across North Carolina including: Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill, Greensboro and Charlotte. Café Carolina and Bakery is owned by Boddie-Noell Enterprises, a family-owned restaurant franchise business headquartered in Rocky Mount. For more information, visit their website at www.cafecarolina.com.
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December 03, 2009
Hardee's Raises More Than $55,000 for Special Olympics Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 3, 2009) – Hardee’s restaurants operated by Boddie-Noell Enterprises across the state have raised more than $55,000 for Special Olympics Virginia. The annual fundraiser, called Buy a Star, Be a Fan, in which Stars sell for $1, began on Oct. 13 and ran through Nov. 9. The funds raised this year will help more than 1,000 Special Olympics athletes participate in the 2010 summer games.
Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States, has been partners with the Special Olympics Virginia for 29 years, contributing in excess of $1 million to the organization during this time. Boddie-Noell owns and operates 180 Hardee’s restaurants across Virginia.
“The ‘Be a Fan, Buy a Star’ Campaign grew significantly in 2009 and a lot of good will be done with that much-needed funding,” said Rick Jeffrey, president of Special Olympics Virginia. “The significant thing about Boddie-Noell is that they not only raise funds for Special Olympics and volunteer, but that they employee our Special Olympics athletes and people with intellectual disabilities in their restaurants.”
Boddie-Noell and Hardee’s also partner in the Special Olympics Virginia Training for Life program, by employing persons with intellectual disabilities, some of whom are Special Olympics athletes, and providing a welcome workplace environment that breeds success.
“We are extremely appreciative of all the customers who supported Hardee’s fundraising success this year,” said Jerry Allsbrook, chief marketing officer for Boddie-Noell and a board member of Special Olympics Virginia. “We look forward to seeing all the local athletes and their families in Richmond at the 2010 Summer Games.”
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. It provides them with continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
To learn more about the Special Olympics Virginia please visit www.specialolympicsva.org.
About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. With more than 47 years in the quick-service industry, BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 341 restaurants across four states including 180 restaurants in Virginia. For more information visit www.bneinc.com.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating more than 45 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of its fiscal 2010 second quarter, CKE Restaurants, Inc., though its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,140 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and 14 countries, including 1,212 Carl’s Jr. restaurants and 1,915 Hardee’s restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com.
Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States, has been partners with the Special Olympics Virginia for 29 years, contributing in excess of $1 million to the organization during this time. Boddie-Noell owns and operates 180 Hardee’s restaurants across Virginia.
“The ‘Be a Fan, Buy a Star’ Campaign grew significantly in 2009 and a lot of good will be done with that much-needed funding,” said Rick Jeffrey, president of Special Olympics Virginia. “The significant thing about Boddie-Noell is that they not only raise funds for Special Olympics and volunteer, but that they employee our Special Olympics athletes and people with intellectual disabilities in their restaurants.”
Boddie-Noell and Hardee’s also partner in the Special Olympics Virginia Training for Life program, by employing persons with intellectual disabilities, some of whom are Special Olympics athletes, and providing a welcome workplace environment that breeds success.
“We are extremely appreciative of all the customers who supported Hardee’s fundraising success this year,” said Jerry Allsbrook, chief marketing officer for Boddie-Noell and a board member of Special Olympics Virginia. “We look forward to seeing all the local athletes and their families in Richmond at the 2010 Summer Games.”
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. It provides them with continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
To learn more about the Special Olympics Virginia please visit www.specialolympicsva.org.
About Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (BNE) is a diversified family owned business engaged primarily in restaurants and land development. With more than 47 years in the quick-service industry, BNE is the largest Hardee’s franchise operator in the United States with 341 restaurants across four states including 180 restaurants in Virginia. For more information visit www.bneinc.com.
About Hardee’s
Celebrating more than 45 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee’s Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of its fiscal 2010 second quarter, CKE Restaurants, Inc., though its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,140 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and 14 countries, including 1,212 Carl’s Jr. restaurants and 1,915 Hardee’s restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee’s near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com.
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