Cousins Subs Raises Funds For Katrina Victims Through “Dine For America”
Menomonee Falls, WI - Join Cousins Subs on Wednesday, October 5 to raise funds for the American Red Cross through a special nationwide restaurant fund-raiser called Dine For America. Helping those affected by Hurricane Katrina is as easy as ordering from the menu. Your generosity will make a meaningful difference to victims, their families and the work ahead following the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
One Hundred percent of funds raised through Dine for America will directly support the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The Dine For America event was created by restaurants and their employees from across the country, united in the effort to help those affected by catastrophic national events.
“We want to do our part, and feel that every dollar we are able to contribute, in partnership with our employees and guests, will make a meaningful difference to the relief effort, but we need our community’s support. The simple fact is that the greater the particpation by guests that day, the greater the contribution we can make to the relief effort.” said Larry Weissman, vice president of marketing for Cousins Subs.
The idea for Dine For America began in the wake of September 11, 2001, when restaurants from around the country wanted to unify their efforts to help those effected by 9/11. Almost immediately a national "dine out" day spread throughout the entire restaurant industry, where 8,000 restaurants, their employees and guests raised more than $20 million for this cause. It was our nation’s second largest post-September 11 fundraiser.
Dine for America is promoted by the National Restaurant Assocation with help from participating restaurants.
This year’s Dine For America is expected to bring the largest participation of restaurants to collectively raise funds, surpassing the previous effort for Sept. 11, 2001.
Find the Cousins Subs locations by visiting their website at www.cousinssubs.com. For more information contact Larry Weissman at 262-250-2823. More about Dine for America can be found at http://www.dineforamerica.org.
About Cousins Subs
Cousins Subs is based in Milwaukee, Wis., and is a national sub sandwich chain with stores throughout the Midwest and on the West Coast. The tradition of Cousins Subs started in 1972, when two transplanted cousins from Atlantic City saw the need for an East coast-style sub shop in their new hometown. They patterned their subs after the hoagie, grinder, hero and sub sandwiches they enjoyed back East. And with a dedication to delivering quality subs at fair prices, they opened their first restaurant. From the start, the two used bread baked fresh every morning and insisted on using only the finest, freshest ingredients.
