Hooters employees, from left, Sloan Miavitz (Sarasota), Madison Novo (Hialeah) and Sean Abad (Cape Coral) at the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. PHOTO PROVIDED

South Florida Hooters kicked off its Hootie’s Lending Library program at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital on June 14. As part of South Florida Hooters Hootie’s Lending Library initiative, the restaurant provided the hospital with a rolling library filled with books for children of all ages.

Three South Florida Hooters employees — Madison Novo from Hialeah, Sean Abad from Cape Coral and Sloan Miavitz from Sarasota — participated in delivering the books and meals to the hospital before leaving to compete in the Miss Hooters Pageant in Tahoe.

South Florida Hooters restaurants have taken part in visits to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital for many years by providing food, arts and crafts and most recently books through the Hootie’s Lending Library.

“It was a great feeling, when they said thank you to us with their huge smiles. I believe that when you do good things, they come back to you tenfold. In my culture, helping one another was a significant part when I was growing up. We were always told, if you can help, lend them your hands. I’m so grateful that Hooters allows me to continue my purpose in life and to be able to share our joy with our community,” said Cape Coral Hooters Girl Sean Abad. Abad is originally from the Philippines.

LTP Management, a franchisee of Hooters of America, owns and operates 16 locations in South Florida.

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