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Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q® Announces 2011 Freedom Month Events

Friday, July 1st, 2011

July 19, 2011 Update: Due to a delay in receiving the decals for our Week 3 event, we’ll be switching the order of our Week 3 and Week 4 campaigns! Thanks for your continued interest and for helping SCNB support our armed forces and their families!

Annual event expanded to last entire month of July, highlights commitment to recognizing and appreciating those who serve

Cary, NC – Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q® (SCNB) is proud to announce plans for the North Carolina-based restaurant brand’s annual “Freedom Week” campaign have been increased this year to last throughout the entire month of July, being dubbed “Freedom Month”. The event, held each summer around the July 4th holiday to recognize and appreciate those who serve our country domestically and abroad in the United States armed forces, will include four unique ways for fans of the restaurant brand to participate.

For 2011, the Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q® Freedom Week campaign includes four signature events: the second annual Freedom Run 5K, a week-long online fundraising event to benefit Operation Homefront, a “Free Tea” week, and last, but certainly not least, a final week-long event during which a military family will win a “Coming Home” party prize pack for 20 people.

Week 1 – Freedom Run 5K – Wake Forest
Join Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q®, sponsors of the Freedom Run 5K, in Downtown Wake Forest on Saturday, July 2, 2011, at 8:00am to show your support for our veterans past and present and active military by participating in this family-friendly 5K competitive/recreational run. This year’s Freedom Run proceeds are going to the Fisher House, the Semper Fi Fund, and various other organizations that Wake Forest’s American Legion Auxiliary Unit 187 supports. Both the Fisher House and Semper Fi Fund are located at Camp Lejuene. Race details are available online at http://www.RunNC.com (under “Race Schedule”), or for more information, please contact Anne at 5kfreedomrun@gmail.com.

SCNB Supports Operation Homefront North CarolinaWeek 2 – Photo Fundraiser Event – Online
Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q’s fundraising efforts for the 2011 Freedom Month campaign will focus on military families. In conjunction with Operation Homefront of North Carolina (http://www.OHFNC.org), Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q® will donate $1.00 for every picture posted on the SCNB facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/SCNBNC) of a loved one serving in the armed forces overseas or posted to twitter (http://www.twitter.com) with the hashtag #GratefultoServe.

SCNB Freedom Week DecalWeek 3 – We Support Our Troops – 32 North Carolina Locations
Customers who visit one of Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q®‘s 32 North Carolina locations (http://www.scnbnc.com/locations.php) between Monday, July 18, 2011 and Sunday, July 24, 2011 will receive a “Support Our Troops” decal (pictured at right) with a peel-off coupon on the back for a free gallon of SCNB’s famous sweet iced tea.

Week 4 – Nominate a Military Family to Receive a 20-Person “Coming Home” Party Pack – Online
Visitors to http://www.SCNBNC.com are encouraged to submit a brief nomination or story about a military family they know who has a family member deployed overseas. Each day, Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q® will share a few of the best submissions online (anonymously, if requested by the submitting party) and on July 31, 2011, one submission will be selected, at random, to receive a 20-person “Coming Home” party pack, which includes five pints of bar-b-q, 30 pieces of fried chicken, five pints of cole slaw, five pints of potato salad, 10 dozen hushpuppies, two gallons of tea, and place settings for 20 guests.

“Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q has a longstanding, rich history of being ‘grateful to serve’,” says Richard Averitte, Marketing Director for Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q. “Especially when it comes to serving, supporting, recognizing, and appreciating the tireless work of the men and women who serve our country here and abroad. That recognition and appreciation extends to their families, as well – they are the frontline of support for members of our armed forces and we are grateful for the sacrifices they continue to make every day.”

For more information on Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q®, please visit http://www.SCNBNC.com, visit the brand’s facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/SCNBNC, or stay updated with tweets from @SCNBNC on twitter (http://www.twitter.com/SCNBNC).

About Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q
Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q has a 40-year history of serving the finest fried chicken and Eastern-North-Carolina-style Bar-B-Q, made fresh daily from family recipes and served in a family-friendly atmosphere. Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q has over 30 locations in North Carolina as well as an online store where BBQ can be ordered and shipped anywhere in the United States. Visit http://www.SCNBNC.com/ for more information or call 919-852-1742.

Contact: Richard Averitte, Marketing Director, Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q
Phone: 919-852-1722 | Fax: 919-852-5268 | Email: RAveritte@SCNBNC.com
Web: http://www.SCNBNC.com | Mail: P.O. Box 979 – Cary, NC 27512

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Always Grateful to Serve – Especially in Times of Need

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

As all of our North Carolina customers are aware – and many of you out of area folks may have been made aware of by national news outlets – Central and Eastern North Carolina were hit with severe thunderstorms and a record number of tornadoes on Saturday, April 16, 2011. The News and Observer reports that $115 million dollars worth of damage was done in Raleigh, the state’s capital city, alone.


via NewsObserver.com, image of the Lowe’s Home Improvement Center in Sanford, NC that was destroyed

As our longtime patrons know, Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q is always grateful to serve, and that is never more important than in times of true need. Many of our locations across the state had opportunities to assist those affected over the past week and we are happy to have been able to do so.

Micro, NC
Hats off to the staff at our Garner, NC (Highways 40 and 42) location for supplying food for over 50 of the tornado victims in Micro, NC!

Raleigh, NC
“We were VERY happy to connect Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q with our friends over at the Raleigh Rescue Mission last night – they literally came to the rescue, providing 86 lbs. of BBQ and more for dinner when the organization’s refrigerator had gone out!” – via Amber Smith of Me^3, facebook.com/SCNBNC

Camp Lejeune, NC
Thank you to Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q in Jacksonville, NC (Gum Branch location) for their generous donation to the volunteers at TT on Camp Lejeune! – via Kelly, facebook.com/SCNBNC

One of the organizations who left one of the comments above, Me^3, has compiled and is updating a specific page on their website (http://www.me-3.org/tornadorelief2011.html) with donation and volunteer opportunities if you would like to get involved in the Wake County relief areas, as well. For those of you outside of the Wake County area, please feel free to leave a comment below letting us know about opportunities in your local area, as well!

Me^3 ME³ stands for Motivate, Educate, Empower, and Engage. They are a non-profit organization which connects individuals and groups to volunteer opportunities with over 70 local nonprofit partners. Through volunteer service, as well as outreach and education about how to get involved, they strive to create a culture of caring and community involvement in Wake County, North Carolina. You can read more about their work on their website at http://www.me-3.org/, like them on facebook, and follow their updates on twitter.

Many thanks go out to those of you who have already donated your time, supplies, and dollars to your local relief efforts and for your support of our efforts to serve those in need, as well!

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Where Would You Send Bar-B-Q?

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q posted on our facebook page one day the question: “where would you send Bar-B-Q?”

Mark Dove, a SCNB fan from Wake Forest, NC, told us about his Aunt Brock and how he would send her a taste of North Carolina bar-b-q. The following is Mark’s story:

It starts with my aunt, Ms. Reba Brock. She has been a foster parent for over 45 years – fostering kids from infant to 17 years of age. During those many years she has fully adopted and taken on as her own about seven or eight of those children. Some of those children lived with her until they were 18 and were out on their own after high school and went to college. Two of the children she adopted were special needs children. Robert, with Downs Syndrome, is currently 45 yrs old and still lives with her. And Timmy, blind and mentally handicapped (with many other health problems), passed away a few years ago of kidney failure at age 38. Both of these kids have been with her from ages four to five years old.

Aunt Brock was residing in Surveyor, WV. In 2008 her house that she had been living in since the 70′s caught fire and burned down. Without enough insurance money to rebuild, my two cousins and I decided to donate our time and travel – using money only for materials, not labor, to rebuild. We can only travel on some weekends so it has been a long process but we are close to having it finished.

We travel from North Carolina to West Virginia about two weekends a month except in winter it shuts us down for about three months due to all the ice and snow they get there. With only three of us working on it, doing everything from framing to plumbing and all other trades, it takes a long time to rebuild. Thanks again the food! Sorry I couldn’t be there enjoy, but it fed many great people in my family.

Thank YOU for sharing your Aunt Brock’s story with us, Mark! The SCNB family was proud to send bar-b-q and more to West Virginia and they were kind enough to send a few pictures for us to share.

So, where would YOU send bar-b-q?

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Ive League Bar-B-Q

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Brains, books, and bar-b-q – you can find them all at Harvard University!

Many, many thanks are due to loyal Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q fan, Frances Coggins, who sent us a fantastic note recently about her son John who is attending graduate school in Cambridge, MA at prestigious Ivy League school – Harvard University.

Frances and her husband had the delicious idea to send their son a shipment of fresh Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q. As do many of our customers who move out of the area (even just temporarily), John sure missed his bar-b-q!

Frances told us that not only was John excited about the unexpected gift, but that he also held a NC bar-b-q in his dorm room and invited his friends – now THAT is hospitality! (Of course, it’s not a Smithfield’s meal without hushpuppies, so one of John’s friends got to work preparing those, too.)

John wrote on facebook that he was sitting around a table with people representing FIVE continents of the World, most of who had never had the pleasure of trying bar-b-q. We were especially proud to hear that they all loved it!

Bar-B-Q at Harvard

Bar-B-Q at Harvard

Thanks for sharing, Coggins Family!

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