To commemorate its newly refreshed restaurants in Orange and Osceola counties, Cracker Barrel, the home-away-from-home where all guests can get a warm, comforting meal, is hosting a community celebration on Tuesday, November 12 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at their Kissimmee restaurant at 5400 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway.

A Gift for Teaching was established by Gary Landwirth when he recognized that thousands of students couldn’t afford lunch let alone school supplies, limiting their ability to learn and achieve. Meanwhile, financially strapped teachers were spending money out of their own pockets to ensure their students weren’t left behind. Gary’s concept was simple: improve public education by providing free resources and surplus materials to teachers for their students in need. A Gift for Teaching serves 30 public schools. Each day, the nonprofit supplies $70,000 worth of supplies to these schools, totaling more than $169 million since its inception in 1998.