Draft Carolina Burgers & Beers Donates to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Rocky Top Hospitality’s Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Gives Portion of Proceeds to Nonprofit Seeking a Cure for Blood Cancer.

Raleigh, NC, February 24, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (http://www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that its downtown Raleigh restaurant, Draft Carolina Burgers & Beers, donated $500 of its proceeds of sales raised on Feb. 11 to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®, the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. Focused on curing leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, the goal is to improve the overall quality of life for patients and their families.

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“Draft Carolina Burgers & Beers, along with all other Rocky Top Hospitality restaurants, is committed to not only providing our customers with the best dining options, but finding ways to give back to the community in which we serve,” said Ogan. “The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society works tirelessly on behalf of blood cancer patients to help them live longer and healthier lives, but it needs proper funding to conduct research and provide education and patient services, which is why we are proud to lend a hand to this deserving organization.”

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Rocky Top Hospitality’s Twitter Page
http://twitter.com/DeanOgan

Draft Carolina Burgers & Beers Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/draftraleigh

Draft Caroling Burgers & Beers Twitter Page
http://twitter.com/#!/DraftRaleigh

Details:
- For more information on The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, visit http://www.lls.org/#/.

About Draft Carolina Burgers & Beers:
Focused on delivering a fresh and local menu, Draft Carolina Burgers & Beers serves more than 40 North Carolina draft beers, including Rocky Top Hospitality’s own Mash House beers, and offers casual and affordable fare, featuring gourmet burgers made using grass-fed, hormone-free all natural beef. Located at 510 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh, N.C., the tavern-casual atmosphere includes five 9-foot billiards tables, an 18-foot shuffleboard table, video games and HD televisions throughout the restaurant. For more information, visit http://draftraleigh.com.

About Rocky Top Hospitality
Rocky Top Hospitality restaurants have consistently rated among the Triangle’s most popular local dining choices since its first restaurant opened in 1998. Six different restaurant concepts operate under the Rocky Top Hospitality name: The Twisted Fork Grill, Market & Bar, Draft Carolina Burgers & Beers, The Mash House Brewery & Chophouse, Tribeca Tavern with two locations in Cary and Raleigh, Rockwell’s American Grill & Bar, and Rocky Top Catering & Events, a thriving events facility and catering business. All Rocky Top restaurant menus provide items not found anywhere else, and focus on using local North Carolina beef, seafood, poultry, pork, dairy and organic produce. Pastas and desserts are made daily, in house by the chefs and never come out of a box. Rocky Top beef and pork have had no growth hormones, additives, antibiotics or chemical feed. Owner Dean Ogan is known for actively giving back to the community and was named the 2011 Restaurateur of the Year by the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (NCRLA). For more information, visit http://www.rockytophospitality.com.

Anjelica Cummings
MMI Public Relations
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