Hooters Recognizes Frontline Employees As Hooters Heroes

CLEARWATER, FL — Local health care professionals, first responders, police officers, military personnel, caretakers and grocery store clerks are being honored as Hooters Heroes.

The Hooters Restaurant’s recognition program was started as an opportunity to say thank you to local heroes for all they do each and every day to keep the community safe.

From June 1 to July 31, Hooters locations in the Tampa Bay area and Chicagoland collected online nominations and honored a Hooters Hero each week. Each winner selected and the person that nominated them received a $50 Hooters gift card. Honorees were chosen at random.

Hooters Management Corporation Hooters Heroes Honorees:

• Adam Bocchino, utility worker at the City of Port Richey
• Nylah and Andew Richards, respiratory therapists in Clearwater and Tampa Bay
• Myong Gardiner, housekeeping at St. Pete Hospital
• Joseph Crescimanno, firefighter at Hernando County
• Nikki Bauer, emergency room nurse at Tampa General Hospital
• Nic Rasmussen, lieutenant firefighter/ paramedic at South Pasadena Fire Department
• Phillip Barnett, veteran and employee at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
• Sara Walker, employee at Publix Supermarket

“We wanted to recognize and thank every one of our local heroes for everything they do to help our community. We truly appreciate everyone who took the time and submitted nominees,” said Hooters Management Corp. Chief Marketing Officer Denise Williams. Honorees are also featured on @OriginalHooters Instagram page.

Hooters Management Corp. owns and operates 24 Hooters Restaurant locations in Tampa Bay, Chicagoland and Manhattan along with four Hoots, a quick service restaurant serving Hooters’ most popular menu items.