More than 191,000 Florida Students Powered up with McDonald's Free FCAT Breakfast

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar 26, 2010 -
(March 26, 2010) When McDonald’s 77 Palm Beach-Treasure Coast restaurants opened their doors March 9 for a free FCAT test day breakfast, more than 22,000 students got a good start to the day. In all, more than 191,000 students visited McDonald’s 837 Florida restaurants to enjoy the FCAT breakfast of an Egg McMuffin®, Apple Dippers and a low fat milk or small orange juice on the first day of testing.

“It was terrific to see families and students respond so enthusiastically,” said Joe Conrado, McDonald’s owner-operator and president of the local franchisee group.  “The free FCAT Day breakfast is part of McDonald’s operators’ ongoing commitment to giving back to our communities. Many parents told us it how much they appreciated the gesture and how eager their kids were to start test day with a visit to McDonald’s,” Conrado said.  “We hope that extra motivation and a nutritious breakfast made things easier for families.”

Conrado was joined in the effort by local McDonald’s owners including Treasure Coast operators MaryAnn Conrado, Sam and Ann Houston in Sebastian, Akhtar Quiraishi in Fort Pierce, and Carlos Solaranzo in Martin and St. Lucie. In Palm Beach County, participating owners included Paul Raffa, Roger Upchurch and Phil Grey in South County; Mark Watson, Brent Bohn and Jason Cornet in the Wellington and Central Palm Beach County area, Michele Heisner in the West Palm Beach area, Ricky Wade in North County, and Steve Nisbet Sr. and Jr.  in Belle Glade.

McDonald’s provides wholesome, balanced menu options for all of its customers, including its youngest guests. McDonald’s also is a long-time supporter of youth fitness programs including the annual RMHC Kids K and Marathon Mile, the FitKids Triathlon and Ronald McDonald’s Get Moving shows.

The McDonald’s FCAT breakfast included an Egg McMuffin, made with grade A fresh eggs, apple dippers which supply three times the recommended daily value of Vitamin C and orange juice or one percent milk, an excellent source of calcium and vitamins D and A.  Visit www.mcdonalds.com/qualityfood to learn more about McDonald’s menu options.

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