Meet Hooks Pitchers Perez and Wells Saturday

CORPUS CHRISTI - Whataburger, the Hooks and radio station KSAB Tejano 99.9 present Hooks pitchers Sergio Perez and Jared Wells at the SPID-Nile Road location (6817 SPID) this Saturday between 11 and 1.

Hooks mascots Rusty Hook and Sammy Seagull are scheduled to be in attendance. A portion of the lunch-period proceeds goes to the United Way's Operation S.O.S. (Supply Our Students). KSAB's live remote broadcast and games and prizes from Whataburger are other attractions for mid-day diners to enjoy.

Operation Supply Our Students United Way of the Coastal Bend is working to advance the common good in our community by focusing on the basic building blocks of a good life: education, income and health. In the area of education, United Way is helping children and youth achieve their potential. Operation S.O.S. is a United Way of the Coastal Bend-sponsored collection in collaboration with KRIS Communications, H-E-B and Goodwill Industries of South Texas. The goal of the collection is to provide new school supplies for students in need for the first day of school. One hundred percent of donations to Operation S.O.S. are used to purchase school supplies.

Whataburger has focused on its fresh, made-to-order burgers and friendly customer service since 1950 when Harmon Dobson opened the first Whataburger as a small roadside burger stand in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dobson gave his restaurant a name he hoped to hear customers say every time they took a bite of his made-to-order burgers:  "What a burger!" Within the first week, people lined up around the block for his 25 cent, all-American beef burgers served on five-inch buns. Today, the company is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with more than 700 locations in 10 states with sales of more than $1 billion annually. Visit www.whataburger.com for more information on the company.

Corpus Christi Hooks Baseball is in its sixth season. The Hooks are members of the eight-team Texas League and Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. Reid Ryan, oldest son of baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, is founder and CEO of the Hooks and Round Rock Express. Hooks Help was established in 2006 to positively impact Coastal Bend citizens. It revolves around the desire to serve through youth-, education and charity-related initiatives.