Dine Out and End Childhood Hunger
September 19, 2008That’s right. Going out to eat any day from September 21st through September 28th could help end childhood hunger in America. But the key is to eat at a participating restaurant.
The program is called the Great American Dine Out and it is being put on by Share Our Strength, a national organization dedicated to eliminating childhood hunger in America. To make it super simple for you, I’ve got the link to the participating-restaurant-finder right here. Just go on over to the site, punch in your zip code, and you’ll find a list of restaurants nearby who have agreed to make donations to the cause–based on traffic to their stores during the event. Some restaurants will donate a portion of their profits while others might donate all profits from a particular dish, and still others may handle their donations in some other way. It might be best to ask the management when you go out to eat; in that way, you can be sure your dining out dollars are going toward the cause–AND you can send the signal that you support local restaurants who show a dedication to their community.
So where’ll it be? I think I’ll be divying up my time amongs the three nearest participating stores: Monical’s Pizza, McAlister’s Deli, and Lone Star Steakhouse. If you’re in the Chambana area, maybe I’ll see you there!
Great Idea just thought they could have used “healthier” retaurants. As you sit there eating your calorie busting me you know your doing your bit for child hunger.
To be fair, I think each of these restaurants offers some healthy food. But more importantly, these are the restaurants that volunteered to participate. Hopefully next year more “healthy” restaurants will sign up. (I notice a lot of chain restaurants are participating this year. Maybe smaller operations haven’t heard enough about this program…and maybe diners asking operators about the Great American Dine Out will spur them to action next time.)
hy, Do something for help the hungry people from Africa or India,
I created this blog about them:
at http://tinyurl.com/5hu74e