Applebee's Donates $113K For USMC’s Toys for Tots

Representatives of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar presented a check for $113,000 to the U.S. Marines Corps in support of its Toys for Tots program.

The funds were raised during Applebee’s annual Breakfast with Santa events held in New Jersey, in which 100 percent of the proceeds benefited underprivileged children in local communities during the holiday season.

In New Jersey, Applebee’s is located in Brick, Bridgewater, Butler, Clark, Clifton, East Hanover, Edison, Flemington, Garfield, Hackensack, Hackettstown, Hillsborough, Howell, Jersey City, Jersey Gardens, Kearny, Lacey, Linden, Manahawkin, Manalapan, Manchester, Middletown, Milltown, Mt. Olive, Newark, Newton, North Bergen, Northvale, Ocean, Paramus, Parsippany, Phillipsburg, Piscataway, Rockaway, Tinton Falls, Toms River, Totowa, Union, Wall and Woodbridge.

(Photo provided: Pictured from left - Christopher Lopa, general manager, Applebee’s of Rockaway; Kevin Coughlin, director of operations, Applebee’s; Staff Sergeant Ramon Perez, United States Marine Corps; John Antosiewicz, area director, Applebee’s.)

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