WPCNR COUNTY BULLETIN BOARD. April 11, 2004: All nine Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants in Westchester and Rockland Counties will be leading the biggest dining out event in Hudson Valley, on Thursday, April 29th with their participation in “Dining Out for Life.”
“Dining Out for Life” is a14-year old international fundraising program taking place this year in 37 cities across North America to benefit local AIDS agencies. Here in the Hudson Valley, the event will benefit the AIDS Related Community Services (ARCS). Based in Hawthorne, NY, ARCS is the largest organization solely dedicated to providing HIV/AIDS services, prevention education, and outreach to individuals and families in all seven counties in the Hudson Valley, including Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, and Sullivan.
On Thursday, April 29th, all local Applebee’s, along with other participating restaurants, will contribute an average of 25 percent of their proceeds to ARCS, which is taking part in the event for the first time. Applebee’s is the lead restaurant sponsor and Zane Tankel, CEO of Apple-Metro, the local franchise owner, will serve as the honorary chair of the event. Apple-Metro owns and operates 25 restaurants throughout the New York metro area.
“Apple-Metro will be providing the most restaurant sponsorships in the entire Hudson Valley area for this event,” said William Primavera, ARCS Director of Public Relations & Development. “We are so grateful that they will be contributing their resources and proceeds on that night to people who are in great need here in the Hudson Valley.”
Local Applebee’s restaurants include: Airmont, Cortlandt, Cross County in Yonkers, Crossroads in Greenburgh, Hawthorne, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, New Roc City in New Rochelle, and White Plains City Center.
For more information on “Dining Out for Life,” check the Website at www.diningoutforlife.com. For more information about ARCS, check the Website at www.arcs.org.
Apple-Metro, Inc. is the New York Metro Area Franchisee of Applebee’s International Inc., owning exclusive franchise rights to Westchester and Rockland counties, as well the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. Apple-Metro also operates three Chevys Fresh Mex restaurants and has developed a new proprietary restaurant concept, Zanaro’s Italian at New Roc City in New Rochelle and coming to White Plains this Spring.
