RELATED: Sign the petition to create National First Responders Day
Alongside Greg Biffle and his No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford throwback scheme for the Darlington race, Hooters has partnered with the National Association of Police Organizations, the National Black Police Association and Thankyoufirstresponder.org to create a National First Responders Day, a day to honor and recognize the contribution and sacrifice of First Responders across America.
Hooters was inspired by Andrew Collier, brother of slain MIT police officer Sean Collier who gave his life protecting his community during the Boston Marathon bombing tragedy, and has been lobbying Congress to designate one day to the recognition of First Responders.
Along with those efforts, FirstRespondersDay.org has been created for Americans to express their gratitude and share support for FirstResponders, as well as sign a petition formally requesting that Congress pass, and the president sign, legislation creating a National First Responders Day.
Biffle, along with MLB Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, politician and activist Ambassador Andrew Young, ESPN football analyst Jon Gruden, UFC President Dana White, UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin and UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic are among the many supporters who have teamed up to encourage Americans to sign the petition.
Hooters is expressing its gratitude to first responders by treating them to a free entrée on Tuesday, Sept. 20. First Responders can select an item from a special menu that will include buffalo chicken salad, buffalo chicken sandwich, Hooters burger, 10-piece traditional wings and 10-piece boneless wings if they are in uniform or present valid credentials at any Hooters restaurant across the nation.
A brand with deep roots in NASCAR, Hooters returns as sponsor of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car just in time for one of the most anticipated races of the year. Twenty-four years ago, Alan Kulwicki drove his Hooters-sponsored car to the 1992 championship.