Restaurants & Bars

Smyrna-Vinings Eatery Donating All Sales For A Day To Charity

Support Bert's Big Adventure by grabbing a meal from Jersey Mike's in Smyrna and Vinings on Wednesday, March 31.

SMYRNA-VININGS, GA — The Smyrna and Vinings area Jersey Mike's Subs stores are among 12 Bay Area locations donating 100 percent of sales to Bert's Big Adventure on Wednesday.

Established in 2002, Bert's Big Adventure is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides an all-expenses-paid, five-day journey to Walt Disney World for children with chronic and terminal illnesses and their families.

The effort is part of the sandwich franchise chain's Month of Giving, which has raised $32 million for local charities since 2011. Jersey Mike's hopes to shatter its own record and raise more than $8 million this year, it said in a news release.

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Jersey Mike’s has been taking donations all month for selected charities. “All sales from all locations” will be donated on Wednesday, the company said. Owners will even donate their money to the cause so that every dollar that flows in on Wednesday will go to charity.

Restaurant owners pick the charities and identify organizations “that support local neighborhoods and build a stronger community,” the company said.

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Here's a list of participating locations near Smyrna and Vinings:

  • 2014 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 300, Atlanta
  • 4715 South Atlanta Road, Suite 304, Atlanta

Learn more about Bert's Big Adventure here.

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