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2024-2025 Program Series No. 1: "Behind the Smile: The Story of Eat’n Park”
2024-2025 Program Series No. 1: "Behind the Smile: The Story of Eat’n Park”
Where & When
Sep 19, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Old Sewickley Posting Office Building, 200 Broad St, Sewickley, PA 15143, USA
About This Event
SVHS invites you to join us on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. for the first lecture of the 2024-2025 program season -- "Behind the Smile: The Story of Eat’n Park” presented, in person, by Lynn McMahon
Since she was a child, Lynn McMahon has fed her insatiable curiosity by gathering facts and lore that became stories to be read, shared and told. Storytelling is a significant thread in the fabric of Lynn’s professional life as a public relations practitioner. Like most Pittsburghers, Lynn’s relationship with Eat’n Park has spanned the various stages of her life. From childhood and receiving a Big Boy balloon with flat cardboard feet at every meal; to her teenage years and indulging in strawberry milkshakes and onion rings after football games or movies; to business breakfasts and lunches that continue today, Eat’n Park has been a mainstay and a part of many memories. Everyone who grew up with Eat’n Park has stories to tell and, for Lynn, it’s been a privilege to share the Story Behind the Smile.
In the Story Behind the Smile, Lynn interviewed and shared the experiences of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group team members paint a vivid picture of the evolution of the 75-year-old family-oriented, community-minded company, tracing its transformation from a single carhop restaurant into a multi-dimensional hospitality group with concepts throughout the eastern half of the United States.
As they follow this once burger-and-shake company with a long history of innovating, attendees will enjoy learning how a round sugar cookie from the owner’s youth went on to become an instantly recognizable icon and the inspiration behind the company’s highly motivating purpose to Create a Smile®.
The Story Behind the Smile relays how Eat’n Park Hospitality Group leaders have blended business savvy with a genuine concern for people to become one of the nation’s admired and successful businesses.
This event is FREE and open to the public. Advance registration preferred via the SVHS website, or by contacting the SVHS office at 412-741-5315 | info@sewickleyhistory.org.