Dining for Cause to Benefit Sports Programs for People with Disabilities

Enfield, CT-- March 1, 2017 – The Ninety-Nine Restaurant in Enfield has a passion for serving more than just great meals, they have a passion for supporting organizations that serve the community. Sunday, March 5th from 4:00-10:00 PM, Ninety-Nine Restaurant in Enfield is helping raise funds for a great cause: AbilityPLUS adaptive sports programs for people with disabilities.

AbilityPLUS, a non-profit charitable organization that provides life changing sports and recreation opportunities for people with any type of physical or cognitive disability, operates winter programs at Mount VT, and summer events throughout New England. “We’re honored that Enfield’s Ninety-Nine Restaurant has included AbilityPLUS in their Dining For A Cause Program,” said Linda Walsh, AbilityPLUS Program Director, “Many, many of our volunteers and students come from the Enfield area, so there is a very direct connection to the local community.”

Among their various programs, AbilityPLUS at Mount Snow sponsors and trains a 14 athlete Special Olympics ski/snowboard team, which is competing this weekend at Special Olympics Winter Games. “With the Special Olympics happening this weekend, Sunday is the perfect day for us to participate in Dining For A Cause. As our athletes and volunteers are heading home from the games, hopefully they’ll stop at Ninety Nine in Enfield, present their Dining For A Cause voucher, purchase some raffle tickets, and enjoy a great meal to benefit AbilityPLUS!”

Ninety Nine Restaurant will donate 15% of Guest check to AbilityPLUS for all diners who present the Dining For A Cause voucher to their servers Sunday March 5 between 4:00 PM and 10:00PM. Vouchers may be downloaded from the AbilityPLUS website at www.abilityplus.org at the AbilityPLUS Facebook Page facebook.com/AbilityPlusAdaptive, or receive one by email by sending a request to benefit@abilityplus.org

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About AbilityPLUS

AbilityPLUS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in its twentieth year of enriching the lives of program participants, their families, friends and a community of volunteers who work to provide year ‘round adaptive sports and recreation for individuals with all manner of disabilities, from severe physical impairments to people with autism across the spectrum. The AbilityPLUS Soldiers For Soldiers program serves wounded veterans and active-duty service members with various injuries, including amputations, brain injuries, burns, visual and hearing impairments, all forms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other emotional scars. AbilityPLUS is a Chapter of DSUSA and is a Paralympic Sport Club. Additional information about AbilityPLUS and full menu of programs is available by calling 800-287-8415 x103 or online at www.abilityplus.org

About the Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub

The Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub is New England's first locally-based casual restaurant chain, established in 1952 at 99 State Street in Boston. Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., the Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub currently operates 106 restaurants throughout New England and upstate New York.