Blue Rooster Bakery and Café Joins Great American Dine Out
Restaurants Across American Join Together to End Childhood Hunger
Cranbury, NJ - Sept. 16, 2009 - The Blue Rooster Bakery & Café will participate in Share Our Strength's Great American Dine Out®, a week-long fundraising event across the United States aimed at ending childhood hunger.
From September 20-26, 2009, the Blue Rooster and thousands of other restaurants will donate a portion of its sales to Share our Strength. The Blue Rooster will feature one special menu item each day and for each plate sold, donate 50 percent of its menu price to Share our Strength. In addition, two percent of all other sales from all meals for the entire week will be donated to the organization.
"With every lunch plate we serve and every cookie handed to a school child, we are reminded of the good fortunes all around us," said Karen Finigan, co-owner of the Blue Rooster. "We believe, just as our customers do, that there is always more we can do to help those who simply don't have enough to eat."
Each year, more than 12 million children in America -- one of every six -- worry about when their next meal will come.
The first Great American Dine Out in 2008 raised more than half a million dollars at 4,000 participating restaurants. To date, more than 1,200 restaurants have signed up for the 2009 Great American Dine Out.
Aaron McCargo, Jr., the Camden, NJ native and star of the Food Network, is the national spokesperson for the Great American Dine Out. The 2008 winner of "The Next Food Network Star" and host of his own Food Network show, "Big Daddy's House," Aaron lives in Camden with his wife and three children. With a wealth of restaurant and catering experience, Aaron also speaks to area youth about overcoming adversity to achieve personal goals.
"As a dedicated father and passionate foodie, I feel truly blessed to be a part of Share Our Strength's Great American Dine Out. I hope that by sharing my love and knowledge of food, I can encourage families to participate in this worthwhile program to help end childhood hunger in America," he said.
About Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength® (www.strength.org) is the leading national organization working to make sure no kid in America grows up hungry. We weave together a net of community groups, activists and food programs to catch children at risk of hunger and ensure they have nutritious food where they live, learn and play. We work with the culinary industry to create engaging, pioneering programs like Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation®, the nation's premier culinary benefit; Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale®, a national grassroots effort; Share Our Strength's A Tasteful Pursuit®, a touring dinner series; Share Our Strength's Great American Dine Out ®, a week-long program involving thousands of restaurants nationwide; and Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline®, a cooking-based nutrition education program.
