As part of a nationwide AIDS fund-raising initiative taking place today, restaurants in San Diego will donate 25 percent of their food and liquor sales to local AIDS service organizations, Fox 6 News reports (fox6.com, 4/24).
According to the article, money raised by Dine Out for Life will benefit HIV/AIDS-related programs provided by the San Diego LGBT Community Center, which serves over 16,000 people living with HIV in San Diego.
For a complete list of participating restaurants in San Diego or in your area, visit diningoutforlife.com.
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Kevin, Phoenix, 2008-04-25 13:38:20
Here in Phoenix we dined out at restaurants that donated 100% of their sales to local ASO's. Cheers!
Beth Benne, RN, is HIV negative, but
the virus has impacted her life. She currently supervises a biannual HIV/AIDS awareness week as
the director of the student health center at Pierce College, a
community commuter school in Woodland Hills, California.
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