Community Involvement and Dining Out for Life!
We are committed to serving the communities that we live in. In 2005, we made a major change in our business model as far as where we decided to put our self-promotional dollars. We analyzed our budget and cut the items that were just not getting a lot of bang for the buck. We then re-allocated these dollars to go to organizations we believe in - most of which we have supported in the past on some level. We have listed some of the sponsorships and donations that we have made over the past few years below. There are so many great organizations to support, and we hope to grow this list as we grow our business.
Our 2011 Dining Out for Life eating itinerary is now posted!! It's here! Thursday April 28th, 2011.
Amy & Kay´s eating itinerary - 4/28/2011
Amy & Kay FireLake Grill House 6:30 AM - 7:45 AM 31 S. 7th St. Downtown Mpls
Amy Wilde Roast Cafe'** 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM 518 E. Hennepin Ave, Mpls
Kay Elsie's 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM 729 Marshall St. NE, Mpls
Amy May Day Cafe' 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM 3440 Bloomington Ave S, Mpls
Amy & Kay Rainbow Chinese 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 2739 Nicollet Ave S, Mpls
Amy & Kay Spill the Wine 12:45 PM - 2:30 PM 1101 Washington Ave S, Mpls
Amy Blackbird Cafe 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM 3800 Nicollet Ave, Mpls
Amy & Kay Loring Kitchen & Bar 4:30 PM - 6:45 PM 1359 Willow St. Mpls
Amy Fuji Ya 7:00 PM - 9:15 PM 600 W. Lake Street, Mpls
Kay Sawatdee 7:00 PM - 9:15 PM 486 N. Robert St, St. Paul
Amy Pizza Luce' -Seward 9:30 PM - 11:30 2200 E. Franklin, Mpls
** Quroum Member 
If you want to eat with us, this is our eating itinerary for Dining Out for Life. If you would like to join us, please call Amy at 651 492-1044 or Kay at 612 802-8261so we can reserve space at our table. Or, just show up and surprise us!
So many great restaurants to choose from . . .and only 1 day for this great event!!
Check www.DiningOutForLife.com for a full list of participating restaurants, addresses and phone numbers (approximately 150 to choose from)
WHAT IS DINING OUT FOR LIFE? 
Dining Out for Life is a national event in which 1 day a year local participating restaurants pledge to donate a certain percentage of their proceeds to help fight HIV/AIDS. The local group that organizes Dining Out for Life is the Aliveness Project, whose mission statement is "to encourage self-empowerment and provide direct services for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Go to http://www.aliveness.org to get a glimpse of some of the services this outstanding organization offers.
MAKE AN EXTRA DONATION!
While you are Dinng Out keep your eyes open for the envelopes in which you can make an extra donation that goes directly to the Aliveness Project. If the restaurant you choose runs out of envelopes give us a call and we will send you one - or simply mail a check payable to the Aliveness Project c/o Joe Larson 730 East 38th Street. Minneapolis, MN 55407
LET US KNOW YOU WERE THERE - WE WILL MAKE AN EXTRA DONATION: As a way to encourage everyone to participate on April 29th WE PLEDGE to donate $1.00 to The Aliveness Project for every person who lets us know they helped fight HIV/AIDS by Dining Out for Life. Just click the link below to e-mail us and let us know that you Dined out for Life! Don't forget to let us know your name, how you heard about this extra donation program, and the participating restaurant(s) where you dined to: info@NoPlaceLikeHome.info We will donate
$1.00 for every meal you eat.....SO EAT UP & HELP FIGHT HIV/AIDS!
OUR SPONSORSHIP
We have always been fans for Dining Out for Life, and since 2006 we have been Copper Kettle sponsors. Since eating is a definite skill of ours, we decided to have a marathon day and ate at 9 different restaurants starting at 6:30 AM and going until midnight! We offer to donate an additional $1.00 for every e-mail we received from someone who had also participated in the event.
PFUND
http://www.pfundonline.org
In 2007, through our networking at Quorum, we became aware of this great opportunity help young scholars in our community. Since then we have continued to support PFund. To learn more about PFUND or to make a contribution, visit www.pfundonline.org If you know any scholars looking for a scholarship, please let them know about PFund!
Twin Cities Quorum
http://www.twincitiesquorum.com
In 2006, we became members of Quorum, the Twin Cities GLBT Chamber of commerce. This is a great group to network in, and we recommend it to everyone, not just those who own a business and/or are self-employed. It is a great way to keep in touch with what is going on in the community as well as to get to know those in our community and the services they provide. In 2006, and 2007 we volunteered at the Quorum Pride booth, and we sponsored two new members. In 2008, we decided to get involved at a higher level and became Cornerstone Members. Everyone in our community needs to become familar with this organization!
HRC
http://www.hrc.org
We have sponsored several HRC (Human Rights Campaign) events and hope to do more in the future. We sponsored the 2006 and 2007 Tee Up for Equality golf tournament. In 2006 we became Federalist Club members to help increase our support for this organization.
Habitat for Humanity
http://www.habitat.org
From 2005 to 2007 we donated approxiamtely $1800. In the future we hope to contribute our time and skills as well. Keep an eye out for possible building volunteer opportunities.