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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store to Serve Donated Meals to 5,000 Military Family Members this Easter
LEBANON, Tenn., April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its long-standing support of America's armed forces and their families, Cracker Barrel Old Country
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[{"type":"text","content":" LEBANON, Tenn., April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its long-standing support of America's armed forces and their families, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is donating Heat n' Serve Easter Family Meals To-Go to up to 5,000 military family members this weekend. To further its mission of building strong, stable and secure military families, Operation Homefront joined Cracker Barrel in identifying key areas around the United States where military families have the greatest need, helping nearly 1,000 more people than last year's Easter meal donation. \nThe families invited by Operation Homefront to participate will pick up their holiday meals on Good Friday, April 19. The meals are designed to be refrigerated at home until families are ready to enjoy them for their holiday celebrations. With the ease of simply warming up each dish, families will be able to enjoy a warm meal, without hours in the kitchen. Each of the 500 donated Heat n' Serve Easter Family Meals To-Go serve up to 10 people for 5,000 people in total and includes spiral sliced ham, mashed potatoes, roasted gravy, three country sides, sweet yeast rolls and two buttermilk pies. \n\"Knowing the sacrifice these families make to serve our country, we are honored to be able to serve them an Easter feast,\" said Cracker Barrel Manager of Corporate Citizenship Sloane Lucas. \"With the ease of preparing these Heat n' Serve Easter Meals To-Go, we hope to bring military families together to spend more quality time with one another this holiday.\" \nFor over 15 years, Operation Homefront has helped tens of thousands of military families with short-term financial needs, transitional and permanent housing, and family support programs including this Holiday Meals for Military distribution.\n\"Holidays are a special time for families to come together – especially for those who have sacrificed so much to serve our country,\" said Operation Homefront Vice President of Corporate and Foundation Partnerships Jill Eskin-Smith. \"We are grateful that Cracker Barrel remains committed to helping military and veteran families thrive in the communities they have worked so hard to protect.\"\nSince 1969, Pleasing People has been Cracker Barrel's mission. It drives the company's passion for helping people in the neighborhoods where it does business. Cracker Barrel is Pleased to Serve commu...