November 20, 2001
Contact: Bob Anderson
(805) 756-1511
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Restaurants to Donate 10 Percent Dec. 1 To Mark World AIDS Day
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- More than 50 restaurants from Parkfield and Ragged Point to Arroyo Grande and Morro Bay will donate 10 percent of their profits on Dec. 1 to the county's AIDS Support Network to mark World AIDS Day.
Other related events include an "Awareness, Survival, Hope" presentation at the Cuesta College Art Galley 3-4 p.m. Nov. 29, a waiters race at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29 during San Luis Obispo's Farmers' Market, art shroudings in downtown San Luis Obispo and at Cal Poly Nov. 30, and an AIDS Memorial Grove Open House at Rancho El Chorro Regional Park Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The events, supported by a grant from the state's Office of AIDS, are co-sponsored by Cal Poly, Cuesta College, the AIDS Support Network, the County Arts Council and the participating restaurants.
For a list of participating restaurants and other information, check www.ASN.org or call the AIDS Support Network at 781-3660.
Restaurants participating in the "Eat Out, Save Lives" event are:
- Arroyo Grande: Branch Street Deli, Taco Roco.
- Atascadero: Margie’s Diner of Atascadero, Nardonne’s La Famiglia Pizzeria, Thai-rrific Restaurant.
- Avila Beach: Fat Cats Cafe.
- Cambria: The Brambles Dinner House, Linn’s, Lombardi’s Pasta Familia, Robin’s.
- Los Osos: Di Stasio’s Italian Restaurant, The Garden Café, Pastore’s Trattoria.
- Morro Bay: Margie’s Diner of Morro Bay, Restaurantat the Inn at Morro Bay, The Rock Espresso Bar.
- Parkfield: Parkfield Cafe.
- Paso Robles: Busi’s on the Park, Margie’s Diner of Paso Robles.
- Pismo Beach: Bon Temps Creole Cafe, Splash Cafe.
- Ragged Point: Ragged Point Restaurant.
- San Luis Obispo: Benvenuti, Big Sky Café, Bon Temps Creole Cafe, Boston Bagel, Buona Tavola, Cal Poly Campus Dining, Cisco’s, 1865 Restaurant, Gigi’s Mediterranean Cafe, Hobee’s San Luis Obispo, Linnaea’s Café, Linn’s, Louisa’s Place, Margie’s Diner of San Luis Obispo, Nautical Bean Laguna Village, Nucci’s on Foothill, Old Country Deli, Palindromes, Pete’s Southside Cafe, Popolo Rotisserie Cafe, SLO Brewing Co., Taco Roco, Taj Palace Cuisine of India, Thai-rrific Restaurant, Upper Crust Trattoria, Z Pie.
- San Simeon: Cavalier Oceanfront Resort Restaurant, El Chorlito Mexican Restaurant.
- Templeton: Ian McPhee’s Grill.
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