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Olive Garden Restaurant Teams Deliver Lunch to Those Laboring on Labor Day

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ --

WHO: Fire stations, police departments, hospital emergency rooms and military bases identified in advance by their local Olive Garden restaurant

WHAT: Will receive a Hospitaliano! "thank you" lunch delivered and served by Olive Garden for their dedicated service to the community on Labor Day and throughout the year.

WHEN & WHERE: Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6

Time and location varies by market. Contact your local Olive Garden manager for more details. Visit www.olivegarden.com for your local restaurant information.

VISUALS:

(1) Olive Garden team departing from the restaurant with food delivery.

(2) Olive Garden team arriving and being greeted by firefighters, police officers, hospital staff or military personnel.

(3) Olive Garden team members serving lunch to firefighters, police officers, hospital staff or military personnel laboring on Labor Day.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

For the ninth consecutive year, more than 700 Olive Garden restaurants in the U.S. will celebrate the Labor Day holiday by serving their local communities.

Every restaurant nationwide will deliver and serve a special lunch to honor firefighters, police officers, hospital staff and military personnel (identified by the restaurants in advance) laboring for their communities on a day when many of us rest.

Olive Garden's Hospitaliano! Visits are an ongoing commitment local restaurant teams have in serving the communities where they live and do business.

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SOURCE Olive Garden