Designing Daughters of Sarasota Holds Dining For A Difference

Designing Daughters of Sarasota, a donor-advised fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, is pleased to announce Dining For A Difference. The special dining event will take place on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at a variety of Sarasota-area restaurants, which will donate 15% of all proceeds from customer food and beverage purchases to help fund community grants through the Designing Daughters Giving Circle.

“Dining For A Difference is a fun and unique way to enjoy Sarasota’s top restaurants, all while supporting worthwhile causes and organizations that help enhance our community,” said Ellie Baldwin, co-chair of Designing Daughters of Sarasota. “It’s truly a win-win for local restaurant owners and the people of Sarasota.”

Participating Dining For A Difference restaurants include:

• Amore by Andrea
• Café Amici
• Café Baci
• Café Gabbianno
• Café L’Europe
• Caragiulos
• Eat Here: Siesta Kitchen
• Le Colonne
• Libby’s Café & Bar
• Louies Modern
• Made
• Mattison’s 41
• Michael’s On East
• Owen’s Fish Camp
• Pacific Rim
• Servando’s
• Shore Diner
• SOMA Café
• Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
• Tandoor Fine Indian Cuisine
• Tsunami Sushi & Hibachi Grill

Top Sarasota Restaurants to Donate Portion of January 12 Dining Proceeds to Benefit Local Charities

The goal of the Designing Daughters of Sarasota grants process is to equitably spread the widest influence of good to the most organizations. Committed to bettering the local community, members work to identify nonprofits with a program, project or need with tangible outcomes, allowing Designing Daughters of Sarasota to assess and report on the impact of granted funds. “All Dining For A Difference dinner guests need to do is show up at a participating restaurant, have fun and enjoy their delicious meals,” said Baldwin. “By doing so, they’re helping make our community a better place.”

Parties of 15+ must contact Sarah Murphy at Dining4Difference@gmail.com to make reservations at their restaurant of choice. To learn more about the event, visit the Designing Daughters website at DesigningDaughtersSarasota.com or their Facebook page at facebook.com/DesigningDaughters

About Designing Daughters of Sarasota

Shelley Lister, a former Designing Women Boutique board member, founded Designing Daughters in 2009 as a committee to identify and provide grants to several local charities each year through fundraising events. As of January 2015, Designing Daughters of Sarasota partnered with the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to maximize its giving potential. For more information, visit DesigningDaughtersSarasota.com

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