Sumter Moe’s Southwest Grill donates more than $7,000 to Shaw youth programs

Leading Southwest Fast-Casual Brand Raised Money Through a Pay What You Want Grand Opening Fundraiser

Sumter’s first Moe’s Southwest Grill^® has donated $7,329 to Shaw Air Force Base Youth Programs, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping provide for the educational, social and emotional needs of youth whose parents are stationed at Shaw Air Force Base. The donation includes all proceeds raised from the Sumter Moe’s Pay What You Want grand opening fundraiser on April 8.

Shaw Air Force Base Youth Programs serves youth ages 5 to 18. The organization’s school-age program is nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). In addition to the school-age program, Shaw Air Force Base Youth Programs offers seasonal camps, recreation programs, family events and league sports throughout the year. The organization also offers programs to help youth successfully adjust when they move from one military base to another or when a parent is deployed. Shaw Youth Programs’ mission is to enable all youth to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Chris Smith and Steven Taylor, the Sumter Moe’s franchisees, selected Shaw Air Force Base Youth Programs as their charity of choice when they were finalizing grand opening plans for the Sumter location. When the restaurant’s opening date was set for April, the pair welcomed the opportunity to honor the Month of the Military Child.

“Since Shaw Air Force Base is such an integral part of this community, we are really excited to welcome Shaw Youth Programs as our charitable partner.” said Smith. “The money we raised is a result of the incredible generosity of the people of Sumter, and we hope it will have a lasting impact on the work that Shaw Youth Programs does to support military children.”

About  Southwest Grill^®

Welcome to Moe’s!^® Founded in 2000 in Atlanta, GA, Moe’s Southwest Grill is a fast-casual restaurant franchise featuring fresh, handmade, customizable southwestern food in a welcoming environment that rocks. Moe’s is committed to serving only the highest quality ingredients 100% of the time at all of our locations in the U.S and abroad. While Moe’s is best known for its burritos packed with a choice of more than 20 fresh, flavorful ingredients, the menu also features kid’s, vegetarian and low-calorie options, all served with free chips and salsa. Check out Moe’s online at www.moes.com.

About FOCUS Brands Inc.

Atlanta-based FOCUS Brands Inc., through its affiliate brands, is the franchisor and operator of more than 5,000 ice cream shoppes, bakeries, restaurants and cafes in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 60 foreign countries under the brand names Carvel^®, Cinnabon^®, Schlotzsky’s^®, Moe’s Southwest Grill^®, Auntie Anne’s^® and McAlister’s Deli^®, as well as Seattle’s Best Coffee^® on certain military bases and in certain international markets.  Please visit www.focusbrands.com to learn more.