Since opening

his Chick-fil-A restaurant at Fayetteville Towne Center in December 2001,

Barnett has built relationships with 11 area elementary, middle and high

schools, including Peeples, Sara Harp Minter, Spring Hill, Brooks, Cleveland,

East Fayette, Whitewater, Rising Star, Starr's Mill and Whitewater.

His Fayetteville

Chick-fil-A hosts regular Spirit Night celebrations, where the restaurant

donates 10-percent of its sales garnered during the particular evenings

to schools and other local organizations. They also sponsor sporting teams

and clubs by donating food and money. Through his numerous activities

he has raised more than $30,000 for schools in Fayetteville and south

Fayette County.

Atlanta-based

Chick-fil-A, Inc., the nations' third-largest quick-service chicken restaurant

chain, currently has more than 1,090 restaurants in 36 states and Washington,

D.C. Chick-fil-A serves nutritious food products in malls, free-standing

units, drive thru-only outlets, Chick-fil-A Dwarf House and Truett's Grill

full-service restaurants, and through licensed outlets in college campuses,

hospitals, airports, businesses and industrial sites.

As reported

in the October 2002 edition of QSR magazine, Chick-fil-A was recognized

as having the "Best Drive-Thru in America" following a quick-service

restaurant study conducted by Mystery Shopping (formerly Sparagowski &

Associates). More information about Chick-fil-A is available at www.chick-fil-a.com.

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