60 Cities Across North America Are Participating In Dining Out For Life® On April 30th. Dine Out, Fight AIDS.

Dine Out to Make a Difference

This April, join in the fight against AIDS by simply enjoying a great meal with family or friends for Dining Out For Life hosted by Subaru,a delicious event held in 60 cities across North America.  The fundraiser was dreamed up twenty-five years ago by a volunteer at ActionAIDS in Philadelphia and is magnificent in its simplicity. More than 3,000 restaurants have enlisted to participate by donating a generous portion of the day’s proceeds to support their local AIDS service organization (which promotes their participation) to fund care, prevention, education, testing, counseling and other essential HIV/AIDS services.An estimated $4 million will be raised during just one day of dining out. 

New York City is among the newest locations joining Dining Out For Life this year with beneficiary Bailey House, an organization that provides supportive housing to men, women and children with HIV/AIDS in neighborhoods throughout the city.  Also on board again this year are four charitable celebrities and active spokespeople, including designerMondo Guerra, winner of Project Runway All-Stars, Ted Allen, host of Food Network’s popular show Chopped, actor Pam Grier (Foxy Brown, Jackie Brown) and chef Daisy Martinez from Food Network’s ¡Viva Daisy!

Regions and cities celebrating on Thursday, April 30^th (or another day during the month of April) include Albany, Anchorage, Asheville, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Birmingham/Mobile, Clearwater, Charleston, Chicago, Columbia, Denver/Boulder, Detroit, El Paso, Fort Collins, Grand Junction, Grand Rapids, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kalamazoo, Lake Charles, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Haven, New York City, Norfolk, Northern Nevada, Palm Springs, Philadelphia, Phoenix/Prescott, Portland, Ore., Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, St. Louis, Tacoma/Olympia, Tampa Bay/Orlando, Tulsa, Vancouver Island and Washington, D.C.

What you can do: Take part in Dining Out For Life hosted by Subaru(April 30, 2015 in most cities). For more information about your city’s event, visit www.diningoutforlife.com. For updates, follow us on Twitter and like us onFacebook. #DiningOutForLife

 

About Dining Out For Life

Dining Out For Life began in Philadelphia in 1991 and has since grown into an international event held in cities across North America – raising an average $4 million annually. The idea behind the single-day event is simple and effective: Dine Out, Fight AIDS. Each restaurant donates a percentage of the day’s food sales, which goes to local organizations to fund care, prevention, education, testing, counseling and other essential HIV/AIDs services. For more information, visit www.diningoutforlife.com or Facebook/DiningOut4Life. ® = Registered Trademark of Dining Out For Life International Association, Inc.

World AIDS Day Is December 1st And On Thursday, April 24, 2014, More Than 3,000 Restaurants In North America Will Participate In Dining Out For Life.

 - Share Responsibility

Save the Date to Make a Difference - Dining Out For Life^® hosted by Subaru^® 4/24/14

           

December 1^st marks the 25^th observance of World AIDS Day. This year’s theme is fittingly “Shared Responsibility: Strengthening results for an AIDS-free generation.”  More than 1.1 million people are infected with HIV in the United States and 20% more may be infected without knowing it. An interactive map details reported diagnoses across the country according to race, economics, gender and age.  STD testing, prevention and education is key in the fight against this epidemic. 

On Thursday, April 24, 2014, you can help in the fight against AIDS by joining in Dining Out For Life hosted by Subaru^® held in 58 cities across North America.  Some 23 years ago, a volunteer at ActionAIDS Philadelphia created the concept for a fundraiser, which is magnificent in its simplicity: Dine Out, Fight AIDS. Now more than 3,000 restaurants donate a generous percentage of the day’s proceeds to support service providers in their region to fund care, prevention, education, testing, counseling and other essential HIV/AIDS services. An estimated $4 million will be raised in just one day of dining.  As Subaru CMO Dean Evans notes: “2014 marks the seventh year that Subaru has played host to Dining Out For Life. We couldn't be prouder to support this worthy event and to help the regional organizations that provide crucial services to so many people affected by HIV/AIDS”.

Cities participating on April 24th include Albany, Asheville, Baton Rouge, Birmingham/Mobile, Charleston, Charlottesville, Chicago, Cincinnati, Clearwater (Tampa Bay), Columbia, Denver-Boulder, El Paso, Ferndale (Detroit), Fort Collins, Colo., Ft. Lauderdale, Grand Junction, Grand Rapids, Hawthorne (Hudson Valley), Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kalamazoo, Kamloops (Canada), Lake Charles, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Haven, Norfolk, Palm Springs, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Ore., Providence, Raleigh, Reno, San Diego, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Tacoma, Tulsa, Victoria (Canada) and Washington, DC.

Four charitable celebrities are active spokespeople for this fundraiser, including designer Mondo Guerra, winner of Project Runway All-Stars, Ted Allen, host of Food Network’s popular show Chopped, actor Pam Grier (Foxy Brown, Jackie Brown) and chef Daisy Martinez from Food Network’s ¡Viva Daisy!

For more information visit www.diningoutforlife.com and for updates, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.

About Dining Out For Life®

Dining Out For Life® began in Philadelphia in 1991 and has since grown into an international event held in more than 60 cities – raising an average $4 million annually. The idea behind the single-day event is simple and effective: Dine Out, Fight AIDS. Each restaurant donates a percentage of the day’s food sales, which goes to local organizations to fund care, prevention, education, testing, counseling and other essential HIV/AIDs services. For more information, visit www.diningoutforlife.com or Facebook/DiningOut4Life.

About Subaru of America, Inc. 

Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 600 dealers across the United States.  All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. For additional information visit www.subaru.com.