2010 Great American Dine Out
is September 19-25, 2010

Share Our Strength’s Great American Dine Out® is a national, week-long event that brings together thousands of restaurants and millions of consumers to help make sure no child in America grows up hungry. From September 19-25, 2010, participating restaurants representing the entire industry will raise funds through a variety of ways to support No Kid Hungry™, Share Our Strength’s national campaign to end childhood hunger in America by 2015.

Ray Blanchette “Participating in the Great American Dine Out is a critical step in aligning the restaurant industry to help end childhood hunger. It will take everyone in our industry to make sure that no child in America grows up hungry.  Please sign up today to support the Great American Dine Out.”—Ray Blanchette, CEO, Ignite Restaurant Group and the Great American Dine Out Board Chairman, 2010.


Sponsored by

 
Great American Dine Out Sponsors

Calling All Restaurants


More than 3,500 restaurants participated in the 2009 Great American Dine Out, including company-owned and franchise multi-units, franchised single-units, and independently owned restaurants.

Jim VInz “Our staff really got behind the Great American Dine Out. Please join us this year, and help end childhood hunger.”— Jim Vinz, President and COO, Corner Bakery Café. Learn how your multi-unit operation can help.

Michael Symon “Being socially conscious is a big part of our culinary community, and it's critical to ending childhood hunger. That's why we're proud to support Share Our Strength year after year. Please join us.”— Chef Michael Symon, Lola Bistro, Cleveland, Ohio. Learn how your independent or single-unit restaurant can get involved.

Questions? Contact Jessie Sherrer at at jsherrer@strength.org (202) 478-6505.

Participant Resource Center


July 22 Webinar: Drive Sales with Cause-Marketing and Social Media

Thanks to everyone that joined us on July 22 to learn what makes the Great American Dine Out so easy and successful, and what's new in this year’s toolkit. This was the second in a series of webinars designed to share successes from restaurants that have participated in the past, and answer questions from restaurants thinking about registering for the 2010 Great American Dine Out.

Panelists included:
    Diana Hovey
Senior VP Marketing
Corner Bakery Cafe
    Amanda Hite
CEO, Founder
Talent Revolution

Grab resources from the webinar in our Resource Center.

Thanks to Fishbowl Marketing for hosting these webinars.


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