CARSTAR Maryville provides food for 500 in Illinois

On Wednesday, May 9, CARSTAR Maryville provided food for all 500 staff at Anderson Hospital, while also supporting local restaurant businesses.

ABRN Wire Reports

May 12, 2020

3 min read

On Wednesday, May 9, CARSTAR Maryville provided food for all 500 staff at Anderson Hospital, while also supporting local restaurant businesses.

“We wanted to try and do something for nurse’s appreciation week and once we started investigating ways to give back, we heard that the night shift often gets overlooked in initiatives similar to this,” says Kurt Mueller, Owner, CARSTAR Maryville. “Our goal became clear afterwards, we wanted to provide a meal for every staff member, on every shift at Anderson Hospital – because they are all making sacrifices for our collective wellbeing.” Mueller decided to purchase meals from three locally owned restaurants that are fellow Chamber of Commerce members. Boogies was the first restaurant, providing 250 first shift employees with pasta and garlic bread. Alfonzo’s Restaurant provided pizza and salad for the 150 people in the second shift.

“The night shift was the trickiest to coordinate, because for the others, the cafeteria is open and could serve out the free meals,” continues Mueller. “Conway’s Catering was able to help us with the night shift, where they created boxed meals that staff could simply hand out, ensuring this crucial group was not overlooked.”

Sweet Grandma’s Silly Creations also donated 100 individually wrapped frosted sugar cookies with, ‘Thank You’, written on them and CARSTAR Maryville bought the other 400 cookies to ensure each Anderson Hospital employee received a sweet treat. Employees also received a coupon for each restaurant good through the end of the year.

“I know how hard the staff works at Anderson Hospital as my mother had her fare share of visits and she was always taken care of incredibly well,” says Mueller. “As a local business owner, I see it as part of my responsibility to give back to the community we serve, so we just had to make this happen.”

Hosting a car wash to fundraise for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, sponsoring little league teams all over the city, raising over $120,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation over 10 years and raising funds for Kelsie’s Hope Foundation are just some of the other initiatives CARSTAR Maryville has engaged in over the years to give back.

For more information, visit CARSTAR.com.

About CARSTAR
CARSTAR is North America’s largest franchise network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities with more than 700 locations in 35 states and 10 Canadian provinces. A part of the Driven Brands family of automotive aftermarket franchise brands, CARSTAR delivers national scale, premier vehicle repairs, repeatable outcomes and the industry’s highest customer satisfaction ratings. CARSTAR has maintained its commitment to give back to the communities it serves through a variety of fundraising initiatives, including raising over $4 million for cystic fibrosis research, care and advocacy across North America. CARSTAR is actively seeking new franchise partners and interested parties should contact 844-906-9764 or visit CARSTARfranchise.com.