JOIN LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO EMPOWER HOMELESS YOUTH THROUGH

CASH FOR KIDS

A PROJECT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOS ANGELES YOUTH NETWORK

When:
March 25, 2012 – March 31, 2012

Where:
Restaurants and retail outlets

How:
Throughout the promotional week, patrons pay cash at a participating restaurant or retail organization. Instead of paying a credit processing service, as with credit transactions, the participating organization shall donate 2% of each sale to the Los Angeles Youth Network at the end of the promotional period.

Why PARTICIPATE?

By participating in Cash for Kids week, you'll be supporting an outstanding cause and local businesses just by going out to dinner! Your participation can help homeless youth in Los Angeles find safe shelter, meals, counseling and provide outstanding educational enrichment.

Retail partners will:

* Earn your organization positive public relations and earn significant press.
* Raise awareness for a local issue affecting more than 5,000 youth in Los Angeles.
* Help empower abused, neglected and homeless adolescents to become self-sufficient.
* Get tax-deductible donation recognition from LAYN.
* Save fees each cash sale by avoiding credit processing fees.

Marketing:
Participating retail partners will take part in online, printed and grassroots cause-related marketing efforts. In addition to being included in press releases, featured on websites and promoted to local social media outlets, participating retail partners will receive customized on-site marketing materials at NO COST to your organization.

CONTACT:
Scott Kay at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 917-628-0276

OR

Mark Supper at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 323-467-8466

PARTNERS:

Wood & Vine is a restaurant located in the historic Taft building on the corner of Hollywood and Vine. Wood & Vine has an ongoing partnership with LAYN which includes cooking classes, employment opportunities and direct donation from sales of one of their signature desserts.

www.WoodAndVine.com

Since 1989, Off Vine has been serving a wide range of hearty, home-inspired California favorites with regional American influences….what has come to be known as comfort foods…….that are re-assuringly familiar, but never predictable.

www.OffVine.com

Alma Food and Wine is a pop-up serving weekly changing three- and five-course prix-fixe dinners ($35 and $55,  respectively) Wednesday through Saturday. Housed inside cafe Flake on Rose Avenue, Alma is the brainchild of Dinelle Lucchesi, a former director of an underground social club in San Francisco, and Ari Taymor of San Francisco's Bar Tartine and Flour + Water.

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