Restaurant Neighbor Award 2008 Finalist
Georgia

Homegrown Restaurant Concepts: Doc Chey's, Stella, Osteria 832
Atlanta, GA

HomeGrown Restaurant Concepts found a way to give back to the overworked firefighters who keep Atlanta communities safe. The company’s annual Breakfast with Santa invites families to buy tickets for a breakfast and photo opportunity with the big man in red, who arrives in style atop a fire truck. Proceeds from the Breakfast with Santa campaign, now in its fifth year, help improve area fire stations. To date, the company has raised more than $22,000 for two fire stations. In addition, HomeGrown Restaurants has raised nearly $30,000 through its HomeGrown Charities Foundation for Atlanta tornado victims, Atlanta Pride Festival, neighborhood elementary schools and other charitable causes.

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