CLEARWATER – Employees from Tampa Bay area Hooters locations and the corporate office will be helping build two townhomes over the next several months for the Sanchez and Xhokli families.
The Original Hooters sponsorship will cover two townhomes, making this its 11th home build with Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside. This year’s project marks the first townhomes they are sponsoring.
The team at Hooters will assist with framing, window and door installation, floors, stove installation, painting and more during the build, which will take place on multiple dates through May 8.
Thirteen employees volunteered on Feb. 12 and 13 at both townhomes.
“A Habitat home will give me the stability and security I need to finally build the future I have been working toward,” homeowner Ganimete Xhokli said.
Byron and Angelina Sanchez want a house with a safe, stable foundation, where their 1-year-old daughter can grow with “joy, security and faith.”
“Affordable housing is a major challenge many families in our community are facing,” said Denise Williams, chief marketing officer of HMC Hospitality Group. “We are very thankful to be able to assist local families, including the Sanchez family and Xhokli family, with a place to call home. Every year, our team at the Original Hooters enjoys volunteering and we are very proud to be a longstanding sponsor of Habitat for Humanity in our community.”
HMC Hospitality Group has also sponsored previous homes for the Williams, Elias, Clarke, Hooten, Miller, Hicks, Smith, Hayes and Seville families. Since 2016, HMC Hospitality Group staff has presented Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside with a total of $877,000 and donated over 2,718 hours of their time to build homes.
