Quaker Steak & Lube to host Anti-Bullying Tour

Quinton Aaron to be on-site signing autographs

[April 06, 2013]  SPRINGFIELD -- Quaker Steak & Lube announce that actor Quinton Aaron, who portrayed Michael "Big Mike: Oher in the blockbuster movie "The Blind Side," will be at Quaker Steak & Lube in Springfield on Saturday. He will be on-site from 6 to 8 p.m. signing autographs and available for pictures as a means to promote his foundation and to help put a stop to bullying across the nation.

On March 14, the Quinton Aaron Foundations Anti-Bullying Tour left Tampa, Fla., to embark on a 45-day road trip across the United States. The purpose of this tour is to create awareness to the anti-bullying efforts being presented by Aaron. The actor has dedicated himself to finding meaningful solutions to the bullying epidemic.

Aaron and his staff, board members and volunteers will be traveling by vehicle so they can keep costs to a minimum and maximize personal contact with at risk students. He is determined to touch the lives of children, their families and their schools, by sharing what he has learned with administrators, teachers, parents and other role models.

The Quaker Steak & Lube will have their Lube House Favorite Thunderbird Steak available,  Radiatore Pasta Bowls and drink specials.

Quaker Steak & Lube is located at 1121 W. Lincolnshire Blvd. in Springfield

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About Quaker Steak & Lube: Founded in 1974 and built in an abandoned gas station in Sharon, Pa., the original Quaker Steak & Lube began as a cook-your-own steak restaurant, before expanding to nearly 60 locations throughout the United States and Canada. The unique décor, including race cars suspended from the ceilings, motorcycles, Corvettes and gas station memorabilia, combined with the crave-able food and high-octane events has afforded The Lube a cult-like fan following. Today, Quaker Steak & Lube has become one of the fastest-growing restaurant chains in the country, and has won hundreds of national and international awards for its wings and over 20 different wing sauces. Most recently it was named the 2012 Festival Favorite at the National Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, N.Y. For more information, visit www.quakersteakandlube.com.