Platinum Corral Donates $125,000 To Children's Miracle Network
Company's 24 Golden Corral Restaurants Raise Money For Local Hospitals

JACKSONVILLE, NC, July 11, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Billy Sewell, president and CEO of Platinum Corral (http://www.platinumcorral.com), a multi-unit franchise operator of Golden Corral Grill/Buffet Restaurants, has announced that the company's 24 restaurants in six states have donated a total of $125,000 to the Children's Miracle Network, a nonprofit organization that aids sick and injured kids. The fundraiser ran in the restaurants during the months of March, April and May, and donations from each location are distributed to local community affiliates of Children's Miracle Network.

QUOTES:
"Platinum Corral is proud to support Children's Miracle Network," said Sewell. "It's an excellent organization that allows the money raised in each community to go back to support the hospital in that community."

DETAILS:
- Children's Miracle Network raises funds for more than 170 children's hospitals to help sick and injured kids in local communities.

ABOUT PLATINUM CORRAL:
Established in 1996 by owner Billy Sewell, Platinum Corral, based in Jacksonville, owns and manages 24 Golden Corral franchises throughout North and South Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio, with locations including Asheboro, Concord, Hickory, Wilmington, Burlington, Jacksonville, Reidsville, Lexington, Wake Forest and four locations in the Triangle. The company has been recognized as one of the Triangle's top 50 privately held companies and institutions in the Triangle Business Journal's Book of Lists. Sewell's family has been involved with Golden Corral since his father became a founding investor when the business first began. A graduate of Campbell University, Sewell worked as a manager trainee and rose through the management ranks. By 1996, he owned two Golden Corral restaurants, one in Burlington, N.C. and the other in Hickory, N.C. Golden Corral restaurants, located nationwide, feature steaks, buffet, and bakery at every location, each offering the highest quality food at reasonable prices in a clean, friendly atmosphere, thereby fulfilling their mission to "make pleasurable dining affordable."

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