 We have joined forces with restaurants, breweries, wineries, and coffee shops to bring you "Dine or Drink out to Support Ukraine" all day Wednesday, March 9. On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, participating area restaurants will donate a percent of their daily sales to World Central Kitchen, which is working to feed Ukrainians through this crisis. Right now, the organization has 8 sites set up at border crossings in Poland, and is also delivering meals within Ukraine. All participating Gorge eateries and drinkeries have pledged to donate at least 10% of sales. Each participating restaurant is in charge of deciding what percent of sales it would like to donate to the cause. After the event is complete, we will be able to see how much our community raised, here. Please join us to support feeding Ukrainians by dining or drinking out on Wednesday March 9, 2022. Participating eateries/drinkeriesEach restaurant name below is linked to a website or Facebook page where you will find the establishments address, menu, and hours, if available online.
why world central kitchen? Photo provided by World Central Kitchen The short answer? Aaron from Solstice Kitchen believes in the work of World Central Kitchen so much that he started this fundraiser to support them. The organization and cause is one that resonates with Aaron. This project started as a fundraiser at Solstice, but Aaron is a big-picture thinker and started looping in other area restaurants like Pfriem, Camp 1805, Pine Street, 10 Speed, and Egg River. Then, he felt like more could be done, so he contacted Hood River Eats to see if we knew anyone else that would want to participate. We started by double-checking that World Central Kitchen is a good cause. It is! The organization has a score of 100 on Charity Navigator. And more importantly, as we started to rally local eateries, many of them were familiar with and confident in World Central Kitchen.  Photo provided by World Central Kitchen To read about World Central Kitchen's current work in Ukraine/Poland, please see this article from the Washington Post. About world central kitchenFounded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. WCK has served more than 60 million fresh meals to people impacted by natural disasters and other crises around the world. WCK’s Resilience Programs strengthen food and nutrition security by training chefs and school cooks; advancing clean cooking practices; and awarding grants to farms, fisheries, and small food businesses while also providing educational and networking opportunities. Learn more at wck.org.* This verbiage is directly from the World Central Kitchen media kit . How to get involved, if you're a business ownerAny eatery or drinkery is welcome to join our cause.
how to get involved if you can't eat out on wednesday, march 9We have a group fundraiser set up on the World Central Kitchen website. If you are able to, you can donate by heading to this link and hitting "donate." |
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