Dine Out to Support Haiti on January 24
Seattle restaurants are signing on to donate a portion of the evening’s profits to disaster relief in the Caribbean country.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Jan 18, 2010 at 04:00PM
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Seattle resident Monica Mendoza was making a donation to NetHope, wishing she could give more, when the idea came to her. She started calling local restaurants and asking if they’d be willing to donate a portion of profits earned on Sunday, January 24 to relief efforts in Haiti. (Restos can pick NetHope or the charity of their choice.)
Each restaurant will decide individually how much it can contribute, Mendoza says Dinette on Capitol Hill has committed to giving away 10 percent, while Belltown’s Restaurant Zoe is offering up 25. Quinn’s, Le Gourmand, and La Rustica are also on board according to Mendoza—we’ll keep the list updated as more places sign on. Meantime, feel free to lobby your favorite eatery to join in, restaurants should contact tastyfeast@gmail.com to get on the list.
To see a list of local bars contributing to cause, click HERE, and for a list of upcoming A&E fundraisers, HERE.
Tags: Haiti, Benefit Dinners
What a great effort. Go Monica! Here’s hoping some moderately priced restaurants come on board for the budget challenged…
An FYI for whatever it’s worth: do not get the distorted impression that Dinette is the tight-walleted black-sheep of the bunch. Plenty of the other participants are also donating 10%. In fact, it may be the NORM.
Having said that, kudos to everyone involved!
Sincerely,
J.K. (not a restaurant employee of any sort)
I should think not! Everyone knows restaurants are a tough business,it’s awesome to see their generosity despite that. What I’d like to see is some of the bigger guys participate in this, since a number of small restaurants—like Dinette—have stepped forward.