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title: "FOX 31 (WFXL-TV): Albany Restaurant Owner Donates Over 1,000 Meals to Community Members in Need"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/870f7da6-2877-44df-ac9d-6e99ff65b3aa
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fox-31-wfxl-tv-albany-restaurant-owner-donates-over-1000-meals-to-community-members-in-need-2713107
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2020-05-19T01:20:03.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:27:28.845Z
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# FOX 31 (WFXL-TV): Albany Restaurant Owner Donates Over 1,000 Meals to Community Members in Need

**TL;DR:** Michael McNeal, owner of Eggs Up Grill in Albany, partnered with the Salvation Army to donate over 1,000 meals to community members in need. Eggs Up Grill has also donated over 1,700 boxed meals to support hospital workers and first responders.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-05-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fox-31-wfxl-tv-albany-restaurant-owner-donates-over-1000-meals-to-community-members-in-need-2713107).*

## Story

**After receiving donations from local organizations and anonymous customers, Michael McNeal, owner of** **Eggs Up Grill** **in Albany, is partnering with the Salvation Army to donate a total of 841 breakfast meals in 21 days to families in the community.**

**In a recent interview with FOX 31****, McNeal discussed how the donations were made possible as a result of loyal customers and ongoing support from the brand. Eggs Up Grill has also donated more than 1,700 boxed meals to support hospital workers and first responders at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and Dougherty County EMS.**

**Eggs Up Grill franchises across the country are** **actively finding ways to give back to the communities they call home****. Before reopening for dine-in on May 11th, McNeal ensured that all restaurant workers were given an opportunity to stay employed through serving community members in Albany’s illustrated time of need. Now, the brand will continue to practice social distancing and clean any “touch points” before and after each customer.**

**"We've been blessed enough that we've had a lot of churches come together and donate money to us to purchase meals to be able to feed different people," McNeal told FOX 31.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- community support (topic)
- Eggs Up Grill (company)
- franchise giving back (topic)
- meal donations (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fox-31-wfxl-tv-albany-restaurant-owner-donates-over-1000-meals-to-community-members-in-need-2713107). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/870f7da6-2877-44df-ac9d-6e99ff65b3aa).