Released on: August 29, 2008, 6:29 am

Press Release Author: MMI ASSOCIATES, INC.

Industry: Non Profit

Press Release Summary: Local Restaurant Chain Partners With Nonprofit Organization

Press Release Body: RALEIGH, N.C. – Lori K. Lee, executive director of Me Fine
Foundation, Inc. (www.mefinefoundation.org), has announced that the organization has
been named company charity of choice for Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q (SCNB),
North Carolina’s largest barbecue chain restaurant. As SCNB’s company charity of
choice, Me Fine will be the first organization considered for charitable
contributions. To kick off the new partnership, SCNB will be a platinum sponsor for
Me Fine’s Billy Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament, which is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 11
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pine Hollow Golf Club located at 3300 Garner Road in
Clayton.

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www.mefinefoundation.org
www.smithfieldschicken.com
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News Facts:
• Me Fine Foundation, Inc. has been named company charity of choice for Smithfield’s
Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q (SCNB), North Carolina’s largest barbecue chain restaurant.
• As SCNB’s company charity of choice, Me Fine will be the first organization
considered for charitable contributions.
• To kick off the new partnership, SCNB will be a platinum sponsor for Me Fine’s
Billy Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament, which is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 11 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pine Hollow Golf Club located at 3300 Garner Road in Clayton.

Quotes:
“We are pleased to have been named charity of choice by Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N
Bar-B-Q,” said Lisa Valentino, director of development for Me Fine Foundation, Inc.
“It is always an honor for an organization to recognize Me Fine for the work we do
for families in need.”

“As a company, we are honored to support Me Fine,” said Gregory Moore, founder and
CEO of Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q. “Because Me Fine is located in the heart of
Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q’s operation, yet reaches across the state, it is a
perfect fit for our expanding chain.”

About Me Fine Foundation, Inc.:
Me Fine Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing
financial assistance to parents and caregivers sacrificing their livelihoods in
order to provide their children with state-of-the-art, or even last-chance medical
treatment at Duke and UNC Children’s Hospitals. Me Fine Foundation is committed to
ensuring families with children facing a devastating medical crisis are able to
receive financial assistance to sustain the loss of income from the dramatic
lifestyle changes they face during the treatment process. For more information,
please call (919) 202-0086 or visit www.mefinefoundation.org.

Keywords:
Me Fine Foundation, Inc., Duke Children’s Hospital, UNC Children’s Hospital, Lisa
Valentino, Lori K. Lee, Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q, Company Charity of Choice

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, N.C.

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Contact Details: Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, N.C.