BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Tomorrow you can give a child in need a gift they’d love to hug or cozy up to.

The Weston and Fort Lauderdale Beach Place Hooters restaurants are hosting their annual teddy bear and book drive. Guests are encouraged to bring new teddy bears and books or make a $10 monetary donation. For added convenience, the Hooters locations will have books and bears available for purchase. All funds raised will go towards South Florida Hooters efforts of providing books and bears to the children for the holidays.

“Our team at Hooters enjoys our annual tradition of helping local children and putting a smile on their faces when they receive the books and bears for the holidays,” said Hooters of South Florida Director of Marketing Kristi Quarles.

Together with the Carey Family Foundation, and former Miami Dolphins player, Vernon Carey, representatives from the Weston and Fort Lauderdale Hooters locations will deliver the gifts collected to various organizations serving children, including the Jack & Jill Center in Fort Lauderdale.

“We are fortunate to have amazing community partners including Hooters of South Florida,” said Vernon Carey, founder of the Carey Family Foundation. “The books and bears collected at Hooters will help many deserving local kids. Promoting education and reading in South Florida is important to us.”

Hooters of Beach Place is located at 17 South Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, Suite 305, in Fort Lauderdale. Hooters of Weston is located at 2282 Weston Road in Weston.

For more information on the Carey Family Foundation and its Books & Bears program, visit CareyFamilyFoundation.org.

You can donate books, bears to help kids have a merry Christmas

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