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Dine Out for Hunger Sept. 5 - 13

From September 5-13, thirty-five area restaurants are joining together to raise awareness of hunger. Each restaurant will donate 10 percent of customers’ bills to Northern Illinois Food Bank when the customer presents a Dine Out For Hunger flyer. A list of participating restaurants and needed flyer can be downloaded at www.SolveHungerToday.org/HAM.

“Dine Out For Hunger is a fun way to help our efforts to solve hunger in northern Illinois,” said Pete Schaefer, president and CEO, Northern Illinois Food Bank. “We are delighted to have such a great representation of restaurants supporting the cause and offering the community this unique way to show they care about those who don’t have enough to eat.”

Dine Out for Hunger kicks off a month of activities for Hunger Action Month, a national campaign aimed at bringing the hunger issue to light in communities across the nation. Northern Illinois Food Bank provides food to more than 60,000 people each week through a network of 700 feeding programs in 13 counties. To get a list of all Hunger Action Month activities, visit www.SolveHungerToday.org.  And, don’t forget to upload a photo of your dining experience to Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Facebook page or tag us in your tweet, @ILFoodBank.
Participating restaurants include:

Oberweis Ice Cream & Dairy Stores (Excludes St. Charles and Vernon Hills locations)

Panera Bread® Bakery-Cafes

Visit SolveHungerToday.org for a list of participating locations

Aurora
• Aurora Pancake House
• OMango, flavors of India
• River’s Edge Café

Batavia
• Aliano’s Restaurant
• Chick-fil-A
• Pal Joey’s Restaurant and Bar

Geneva
• Chez Moi Café and Catering
• Fiora’s Restaurant
• Front St. Cantina
• Graham’s 318 Coffeehouse
• Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, Geneva (September 9-11 ONLY)   
• Nosh
• Riganato Old World Grille
• Urban Grille

Itasca
• Prairie River Restaurant at Eaglewood Resort and Spa

Lake Forest
• Le Jardin Café

Libertyville
• 545 North Bar & Grill
• Hanakawa Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar
• Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, Libertyville (September 9-11 ONLY)   
• Shakou Sushi

Lombard
• Penn Station East Coast Subs

Loves Park
• Backyard Grill & Bar
• Rocky’s Bar and Grill

Maple Park
• Acquaviva Winery

Naperville
• Braconi’s Restaurant and Pizzeria
• Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, Downtown Naperville (September 9-11 ONLY)   
• Meson Sabika
• Rosati’s Pizza

St. Charles
• Just Kabobs
• Taste of the Himalayas
• Thirsty Fox

Vernon Hills
• Halsted Street Deli

West Chicago
• Pal Joey’s Restaurant and Bar

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