At the personal request of David Cohen, the Publisher and the Editor in Chief, you, your friends, family, colleagues, co-workers and acquaintances are asked to join PINK Magazine, Thursday April 28, at the Andersonville location of Andie's Restaurant, in honor and support of North America’s largest HIV/AIDS fundraiser Dining Out for Life.

This year, PINK is taking its sponsoring role as the official 2011 DOFL Chicago Andies Ambassador to its own uniquely festive, fun-filled level, presenting its/Andies’ guests an evening that’s both deliciously engaging and entertaining. Per PINK’s plans, this novel night will be unlike those taking place at any of the 18th annual event’s other 75 participating Chicagoland restaurants.

Thursday the 28th, in-house diners enjoying Andies’s cocktails and refined Mediterranean family fare will also be treated to a PINK-sponsored showcase of exotic entertainment and interactions with local talents as a well a number of huge contests and giveaways. The gifts and prizes of which will include specialty cosmetics, toiletries, books, CDs–like the hard-covered first edition of The L Life: Extraordinary Lesbians Making a Difference, new music downloads from Carsten Andersson, original art by PINK Publisher David Cohen, sexually sophisticated condom kits from OOO Boutique–and more, all in effort to get people to “dine out for life” at Andies and raise operational funding for Edge Alliance via the restaurant’s pledge to donate a portion of the evening’s proceeds to Edge’s HIV/AIDS service initiatives.

Details will be posted here as they develop, and announced via PINK’s weekly eblast, The PINK Spot. In the meantime, mark your calendars to dine out for life at Andies in Andersonville, 5253 N. Clark St., Thursday April 28, as PINK serves up the most deliciously rewarding dish of 2011.

Please call 773.784.8616 to make reservations and attend this evening which PINK promises to be full of outrageous fun, great food, and exciting surprises.

See you there,

David Cohen
Publisher/Owner
PINK/PINK PAGES

Chicago, IL–The way to Chicago’s heart is through its stomach. And with such a big heart, this city has a big stomach to fill. On April 28, all of Chicagoland is invited to celebrate Dining Out for Life, when the largest HIV/AIDS fundraiser in the nation turns 18 years young.

Presented by Edge Alliance (formerly AIDSCare), 80 restaurants in 30 neighborhoods will donate a heaping portion of their proceeds of the night to help provide affordable housing and support services for those living with HIV/AIDS. For the past 18 years, Dining Out for Life has been pulling its weight as a fun and exciting component in the fight against HIV/AIDS, capturing the vitality and style that only Chicago can muster. By dining out at a participating restaurant on April 28, diners will have the opportunity to be a part of an actual solution to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. And, with the event boasting popular restaurants such as Halsted’s Bar & Grill, Wilde Bar & Restaurant, South Water Kitchen and Broadway Cellars, the solution has never sounded so delectable.

Jim Flosi, Founder and CEO of Edge Alliance, wants everyone to join the party. “It’s a lot of fun,” Flosi says. “You go to any of our restaurants on that day and you will have parties all over the place. People look forward to that every year because you’re bringing family, friends, a large group of people to a restaurant, and those are really good nights.”

With great company gathered around delicious food all for a fabulous cause, Dining Out for Life adds more incentive to dine-in with The best raffle this side of Boystown. A donation of $10 or more entrants eligible to win six grand prizes, including a sexy photo shoot as Dining Out for Life’s Next Top Model, flights to the Caribbean, and a spa day to recuperate from all the festivities. Plus, special menus on the date of the event added with festive décor particular to each restaurant will add to making this night memorable.

As an integral part of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Chicago (through affordable house, care and supportive services) since its inception in 1992, Edge Alliance could not continue to meet its charitable goals without the benefits of Dining Out for Life. Flosi first brought the event to Chicago from Philadelphia in 1994 with great success. With the proceeds from the first Dining Out for Life, Edge Alliance was able to open its first affordable housing campus in 1995 which assisted over 250 residents living with HIV/AIDS in its first 10 years.

“I think it’s been getting better and better,” Flosi says. “It’s been getting more professional, it’s becoming more known, and with that knowledge, I see it as continuing to grow.” Already present in Canada, Dining Out for Life has expanded to Nairobi, East Africa opening the doors for further international advancement.

Visit www.diningoutforlife.com for a list of currently participating restaurants.   www.EdgeAlliance.org

by David Cohen

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