April 28 Marks Dining Out for Life, Hosted by Subaru

Help make a difference by simply enjoying a meal with family or friends during Dining Out For Life� hosted by Subaru�, a delicious event held on Thursday, April 28. The annual event is magnificent in its simplicity: Dine at one of the 3,000 participating restaurants in nearly 60 cities across North America and that restaurant will donate a generous portion of the day's proceeds to fund HIV/AIDS care, prevention, education, testing, counseling�and other essential services in their city.

Volunteer spokespeople include Ted Allen, host of Food Network's "Chopped," actor�Pam Grier, designer�Mondo Guerra, winner of�Lifetime's "Project Runway All-Stars,"�and chef�Daisy Martinez�from Food Network's�"Viva Daisy!"

"I love working with (Dining Out For Life) because it's just such a cool, very low overhead operation that raises more than $4 million for American HIV and AIDS service organizations in a single day. It also helps restaurants and chefs get new people coming in to try what they're doing. It just seems like such a win-win-win for everybody," said Ted Allen.

Regions and cities celebrating Dining Out For Life include Albany, Anchorage, Asheville, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Baton Rouge, Birmingham/Mobile, Broward County, Fla., Buffalo, Charleston, Chattanooga, Chicago, Columbia, Denver/Boulder, Detroit, El Paso, Fort Collins/Northern Colorado, Grand Junction/Western Colorado, Grand Rapids, Houston, Indianapolis, Inland Empire, Jacksonville, Kalamazoo/Southwest Michigan, Kansas City, Key West, Las Vegas, Lexington, Louisville, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul/Greater Minneapolis, Nashville, New Haven, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York City, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Northern Nevada, Orange County, Palm Beach County, Palm Springs, Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, Phoenix/Prescott, Portland, Ore., Raleigh, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Sonoma County, St. Louis, Tacoma/Olympia, Tampa Bay, Tulsa, Vancouver/Whistler, Vancouver Island and Washington, D.C.

Dining Out For Life began in Philadelphia in 1991 and has since grown into�an international event held in 60 cities across North America, 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 generous 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.

"We have been the host sponsor of Dining Out For Life for a decade; however, the struggle to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues on. Subaru is proud to be part of an event that spreads awareness for such a worthy cause and also encourages people to support those who need it most in their local communities," said Alan Bethke, vice president of marketing, Subaru of America, Inc.

While most cities will hold their event on Thursday, April 28, some have alternate dates.

For more information on your area's event, visit www.diningoutforlife.com