Alliance for Positive Change's "Dining Out for Life" - April 30

(New York, N.Y.)—This April 30, when you head out to dinner in New York City, the occasion can be more than just a meal.

It will be a lifesaver.

That day, restaurants across New York City are participating in the annual Dining Out For Life event, where they’ve agreed to donate a portion of proceeds to support the vital food and nutrition programs at The Alliance for Positive Change.

“Just by dining out, New Yorkers can make a difference in someone’s life and help us to continue to serve healthy, nutritious meals to people in need,” says Sharen Duke, Alliance CEO & Executive Director. “At a time when more people are experiencing hardship when trying to put food on the table, Alliance is stepping up – but only with your help. All New Yorkers need to do is just dine at one of the generous restaurants that want to help people to feel better, live better, and do better.”

For nearly 30 years, Dining Out For Life has been a widely successful global initiative that supports local nonprofits providing essential services like the Alliance. Last year, more than 50 local HIV service organizations partnered with 2,400+ participating restaurants, 4,500+ volunteers, and more than 300,000 diners to raise an astonishing $4.28 million for people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States and Canada.

This is the third year that Alliance is participating in Dining Out For Life, and this year Alliance will designate funds raised to support its food and nutrition program - providing more than 40,000 hot meals and food pantry items each year and offering a lifeline to New Yorkers who often struggle to make ends meet. The program is core to Alliance’s network of support and the organization has been witnessing a greater demand for nutritious food.

Dining Out For Life is simple: Restaurants donate a generous percentage of their sales to a local HIV service organization, and the local HIV service organization fills participating restaurants with diners. All funds raised through a city’s Dining Out For Life event stay in that city to provide help and hope to people living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS. In New York City, the event will support the HIV/AIDS programs and services of Alliance for Positive Change, which served more than 7,425 New Yorkers – and reached more than 18,100 other City residents – in 2019.

During the last two New York events, Alliance and its restaurant partners raised $125,000. Alliance is seeking to enlist even more restaurants to the slate this Spring, and restaurants are encouraged to contact Ebony Ross at ebony@alliance.nyc or visit www.diningoutforlife.com/newyorkcity for more information.

New Yorkers can get event updates on social media at:

· Facebook: www.facebook.com/diningout_nyc

· Twitter: www.twitter.com/diningout_nyc

· Instagram: www.instagram.com/diningout_nyc

About Alliance for Positive Change

The Alliance for Positive Change transforms the life of New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. We help people access medical care, manage and overcome addiction, escape homelessness, get back to work, and find community. By addressing the underlying issues that contribute to poor health, Alliance’s individualized, full-service approach and harm reduction philosophy help New Yorkers lead healthier, more self-sufficient lives. At Alliance, we believe everyone deserves the chance to feel better, live better, and do better. Learn more at www.alliance.nyc.

About Dining Out For Life

Dining Out For Life began in Philadelphia in 1991 and has since grown into an event held across North America and raising an average $4 million annually. The idea behind the single-day event is simple and effective: Dine Out, Fight AIDS. Each restaurant donates a percentage of the day's food sales, which goes to local organizations to fund care, prevention, education, testing, counseling and other essential HIV/AIDS services. For more information, visit www.diningoutforlife.com or Facebook/DiningOut4Life. To participate, please contact Dining Out For Life International, Inc.

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