This is among my favorite days in Houston, one of the biggest “eating out” cities I’ve ever been in, because it’s Dining Out for Life. Participating restaurants give 33 OR MORE percent of the day’s proceeds to AIDS Foundation Houston. Having seen firsthand the way AFH helped my friends, I’m always happy to donate to their organization. Tom donates his time to them every Saturday.
Today, for us, it’ll have to be Taking Out For Life. I have one of my hellish headaches and can’t imagine sitting in a restaurant. I don’t have much of an appetite at the moment, but I think food from Barnaby’s will hit the spot later tonight. Here’s a link for the names of other local restaurants who are part of this effort. Please support them today and all year!
Last year, Houston raised more than $80,000 on this day, and more than $4 million is raised throughout North America yearly. This link will give you the list of the 3500-plus restaurants participating in Dining Out For Life internationally.
Bummer about the headache. I know how you feel. I’ve had one since yesterday. Enjoy the Barnaby’s!
Unfortunately, BG doesn’t do “Dining Out For Life.” I wasn’t able to get down to Nashville tonight, either. Red, a gay owned restaurant down there, also donates their profits from brunch the Sunday prior. =0(