When Tom Bard, President Ruby Tuesday, New England, heard of Operation Holiday Cheer, he quickly decided that his patrons would be very receptive to helping the children of military families. With only 2 weeks left before Christmas, the Ruby Tuesday restaurants in Maine offered their patrons a holiday ornament with their name on it for a donation of $1.00. The restaurants raised $1,000 to support Operation Holiday Cheer. “This is a tremendous program, supporting the children that sacrifice so much and ask so little in return. Ruby Tuesday will offer this program again in 2009 to its patrons with a goal of raising $5,000 for these children ” says Bard. The photo below shows the Westbrook, Maine Ruby Tuesday bar area with the ornaments proudly displayed.