Get a Free Meal and Help the YMCA at the Same Time

Want to watch some sports while eating a free meal and helping the YMCA's Y Partners program to boot?

You can do that Tuesday, when Jimmy's Big 10 Restaurant & Bar celebrates its opening by offering free meals up to $12 starting at 6 p.m. And, as if that's not tasty enough, Jimmy's is donating $2 for every adult who arrives for the meal.

Jimmy's Big 10, formerly Jimmy's American Cafe, opened Aug. 1 at 1238 8th Street in West Des Moines and boasts three bars, a kitchen, an outdoor patio, a banquet room and 25 big-screen televisions.

Owner Clay Cook said the idea to help out the Y Partners program was based on his personal experiences. The business is located just down the road from the . 

"I'm a member, and I thought this would be a good way to show the bar off and do some good at the same time," said Cook, a member of the Y's Healthy Living Center in Clive. "I've had such a good experience, I wanted to give back."

Y Partners is designed to extend the YMCA's  youth development, healthy living and social responsibility services to thousands of central Iowans who otherwise would be unable to afford them.

The number to make a reservation at Jimmy's is 515-457-2953. Mention you're with the YMCA.