Eat. Drink. Be an Angel on April 29th and Make Your Meal Matter! April 29, 2010

Eat. Drink. Be an Angel on April 29th and Make Your Meal Matter!
Dining Out for Life Event in Los Angeles to Benefit Project Angel Food

Los Angeles, CA (March 3, 2010) -- Make a reservation and go out to eat on Thursday, April 29, 2010 when leading restaurants around Los Angeles County will come together in support of the nourishing, life-saving work of Project Angel Food by participating in Dining Out for Life.

Dining Out for Life is an annual one-day fundraiser hosted by Subaru, held at more than 3,500 restaurants in 55 cities throughout the country to benefit HIV/AIDS service providers. Participating restaurants in Los Angeles will donate 25% or more of their sales solely to benefit Project Angel Food which cooks and delivers free nutritious meals to homebound people struggling with life-threatening illnesses such as HIV/AIDS.

Dining Out for Life has a proven track record of increasing sales at participating restaurants while also creating a wonderful sense of community and good will. More than 40 outstanding restaurants throughout LA County supported Project Angel Food through the event last year.

“Many of Project Angel Food’s first meals 21 years ago were provided by restaurants, so it is fitting that many restaurants will come together again on this special day to show their ongoing commitment to the nutritional needs of people bravely fighting life-threatening illnesses such as HIV/AIDS,” says Project Angel Food CEO Margaret Steele. “Our partnering restaurants and chefs recognize the major impact that the nourishing power of food can have on the physical and emotional health of people undergoing the most difficult and frightening experience one can know -- fighting a life-threatening illness.”
Support for the national event has grown to over 250,000 diners, thanks in large part to the efforts of Dining Out For Life spokesperson Ted Allen, host of Food Network's primetime competition series CHOPPED. “Dining Out for Life is an easy way to make a meaningful contribution without spending more than a meal,” says Allen. This year, Allen is joined by spokesperson Pam Grier, actress, advocate and author of a soon-to-be released memoir Foxy—My Life In Three Acts.

For more information on Project Angel Food and Dining Out for Life, please contact James Cobler, Project Angel Food, 323.845.1800 ext. 234, jcobler@angelfood.org.

About Project Angel Food: Project Angel Food remains one of Los Angeles County’s most loved and effective not-for-profits, with volunteers and staff delivering 13,000 free nutritious meals every week to men, women and children struggling with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Funds raised through Dining Out for Life will be dedicated to purchasing quality ingredients-fresh produce, lean proteins, complex carbohydrates-so that our meals bolster the health of people with HIV/AIDS and improve the efficacy of their medications.

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About Dining Out for Life International: Dining Out for Life is an international fundraising event involving the generous participation of volunteers, corporate sponsors and restaurants. In exchange for their financial support, restaurants are promoted in an effort to increase customer traffic. In 1991, Dining Out for Life was created by an ActionAIDS volunteer in Philadelphia. Dining Out for Life is now held in 55 cities throughout North America. For more information, see diningoutforlife.com.

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, J.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of nearly 600 dealers across the United States. Subaru makes the best-selling All-Wheel Drive car sold in America based on R.L. Polk & Co. new vehicle retail registration statistics. In addition, Subaru boasts the most fuel efficient line-up of all-wheel drive products sold in the market today based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy standards. 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.

Official Website: http://www.diningoutforlifela.org