Dine Out – Fight AIDS 

(PALM SPRINGS, CA – April 17, 2009)

WHAT: Dining Out for Life, a fundraiser benefiting the clients of Desert AIDS Project

WHERE: Participating restaurants in Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, and Palm Desert

WHEN: Lunch or dinner on Thursday, April 30, 2009

For the fourth consecutive year, Dining Out for Life – that day when making a donation to Desert AIDS Project is as easy as having lunch or dinner at a participating restaurant – returns to the desert cities.

Ambassadors “adopt” a restaurant of their choice and invite friends and colleagues to join them for lunch and/or dinner on Thursday, April 30. Everyone who is “Dining Out for Life” on that day will have the opportunity to win two tickets to both the 2010 Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards gala and the Les Dames du Soleil 2009 Mother’s Day show at the Riviera – a combined value of almost $1,000!!  One lucky runner-up in the drawing will receive flowers each month for a year, compliments of PS Flower Mart.

Anyone interested in being an Ambassador can visit DiningOutForLife.com/palmsprings and click the Volunteer link. The website will also tell them which restaurants are participating, the percent they are donating to D.A.P., and which meals will be eligible for that donation on April 30.

Reservations are recommended at all restaurants currently participating in Dining Out for Life: Amici Trattoria (L,D—50%), Azul Tapas Lounge and Patio (L,D—50%), Billie D's at the Holiday Inn (L,D—50%), Blame it on Midnight (D—33%) Casey’s Restaurant and Lounge (L,D—50%), Citron Restaurant at the Viceroy Hotel (D—33%), Copley’s on Palm Canyon (D—33%), Eatz at the Hotel Zoso (L,D—33%), Hamburger Mary’s (L,D—33%), Jake's Ready to Eat (L,D—33%), Johnny Costa’s Ristorante (D—33%), King’s Highway at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club (L,D—33%), Look Patio Bar and Restaurant (L—33%), Miro’s Restaurant (D—33%), Piero's Acqua Pazza (L—33%), Pinocchio’s in the Desert (L—33%), Purple Palm at the Colony Palms Hotel (L,D—100%), Riccio's Steak and Seafood (L,D—33%), Spencer’s at the Mountain (D—33%), The Tropicale (D—33%), Wang’s in the Desert (D—50%), and Zin American Bistro (L,D—33%).

Desert AIDS Project is the organization in our community where people living with HIV and AIDS can receive comprehensive support, including medical care, case management, and social services. D.A.P. also offers confidential HIV testing at a number of locations and widespread education and prevention services for schools, civic organizations, businesses, churches, and health organizations throughout the communities it serves. For more information, visit www.desertaidsproject.org or call 760-323-2118.