Edwardsville Long John Silver's Holds In-Store Food Drive

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Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) December 16, 2011 -- Long John Silver’s, located on Route 11 in Edwardsville, is holding a canned food drive until December 31st, benefiting the Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank. Each person who donates receives an exclusive Long John Silver’s coupon.

The Edwardsville Long John Silver’s wants to help those in the local community this holiday season, as the area was greatly impacted by Tropical Storm Lee earlier this Fall.

About Long John Silver's™

Long John Silver's Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, is the world's most popular QSR seafood chain, specializing in delicious, signature batter-dipped fish, chicken, shrimp and hushpuppies. Since 1969, the company has been bringing families together with traditional seafood items, new products such as Buttered Lobster Bites, and Freshside Grille™ offerings, which include Pacific Grilled Salmon, Grilled Tilapia, and Shrimp Scampi. Today, there are more than 1,100 Long John Silver's® restaurants worldwide, and over 400 additional points of distribution in multi-brand restaurants. The Edwardsville Long John Silver’s is owned by Cross Country Ventures.

About The Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank

The Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank is a program of the Commission on Economic Opportunity, a community based not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, which has operated an extensive food and nutrition program since 1976. In 1999, the food bank became an America’s Second Harvest affiliate, which in 2008 became Feeding America. At present, the Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank manages the distribution of over 4 million pounds of food annually.

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