Come join us at Padres and help support Wachovia Dining Out For Life on Thursday, April 30
More Than 140 Valley Restaurants and Sponsors Join 2009 Wachovia Dining Out For Life on Thurs., April 30 Supporting HIV/AIDS Services
PHOENIX (April 13) - On Thurs., April 30, more than 140 Valley restaurants will help raise $200,000 for local HIV and AIDS services and programs during the 2009 Wachovia Dining Out For Life. This one-day event encourages restaurants and other businesses statewide to donate a portion of their proceeds to benefit programs and services provided by Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS including clinical trials, and prevention and wellness programs for teens, men and women.
are”With the help of the 2008 Dining Out for Life event, Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS saved Arizona taxpayers an estimated $16 million in avoided hospital stays,” said Carol Poore, president and CEO of Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS. “Through our community prevention and education initiatives, we reach out to more than 25,000 individuals annually who are at-risk for obtaining and transmitting HIV and AIDS. Dining Out for Life is a significant part of our fundraising effort and helps us to provide this level of outreach to the community. We are grateful to be involved.”
Across the United States, more than 3,500 restaurants in 55 cities will donate a generous percent of daily proceeds to an AIDS service provider. Money raised in each city stays within that city for local programs. Last year, Phoenix ranked seventh in the U.S. for total dollars raised.