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Managing Partner of Year also top fundraiser for 3rd year
Local Firebirds managing partner has been named Managing Partner of Year, and he and his team win top fundraiser for 3rd consecutive year.
Jim Winter, who has worked at Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Woodbridge, Va., since 2016, was named Managing Partner of the Year at the company’s annual award conference. In addition, Winter and his team in Woodbridge are credited with raising the most money for the third consecutive year in Firebirds’ continuing efforts to fight childhood cancer.
“Since Jim was named Managing Partner of the Year, his passion has empowered his team in Woodbridge to raise funds through the sale of fresh lemonade, and lead our company’s mission to help find a cure for childhood cancer,” Firedbirds CEO Steve Kislow said. Firebirds partners with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, one of the nation’s highest rated non-profits dedicated to funding research and treatments for children with cancer.
Winter joined Firebirds Wood Fired Grill as a general manager in 2016.
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“It has always been a dream of mine to be in a leadership position for a company like Firebirds, said Winter. “I am grateful to be working with such an incredible team here in Woodbridge.”
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About Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, a contemporary-polished restaurant, is an energetic twist on the traditional grill featuring a boldly flavored, classic American menu in an inviting, fire-centric atmosphere. Signature menu items include hand-cut, aged steaks and fresh seafood hand-fileted in-house and seared over locally sourced hickory, oak, or pecan wood in Firebirds’ scratch kitchen and exposed wood-fired grill. The open, stylish, enticing décor incorporates wood-fired themes and entertaining spaces, such as the outdoor patio with seasonal comforts and the award-winning FIREBAR®. Popular specialties include Wine Down Mondays, happy hour, artisan cocktails, craft beer, bourbon, after-dinner drinks and Firebirds’ private label wine. In keeping with its mission, “To Serve, Enrich and Exceed,” Firebirds supports ever-growing sustainability efforts throughout its restaurants and partners with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, with more than $2.5 million raised for childhood cancer research through the sale of fresh-squeezed lemonade. Visit FirebirdsRestaurants.com to become a member of Firebirds’ Inner Circle, make an OpenTable reservation, or order ToGo online.
