Thank you for considering volunteering your time to be a Dining Out for Life (DOL) Ambassador in support of the STOP AIDS Project. DOL is our major fundraiser of the year and is taking place on Thursday, April 30, 2009.This year we have more than 100 participating restaurants and are hoping to raise over $250,000.Your role is, without a doubt, central to the success of this event.
Your job as a Dining Out For Life Ambassador has several components:
1. Attend Ambassador Training in March.
Pick up the Ambassador handbook and go over tips on how to be a great ambassador.
Pick up promotional materials to deliver to your restaurant.
2. Marketing your restaurant to everyone you know: Here are some suggestions:
Call everyone you know and ask them to dine at your restaurant on Thursday, April 30th.
And/or we have DOL postcards that you can send out to everyone you know, advising them of your role as ambassador and asking them to eat at your restaurant.
Send out an evite or other email type blast to all of your contacts.
3. Acting as the liaison between your restaurant and DOL/STOP AIDS Project.
You will be the source for information about Dining Out for Life and your restaurateur will look to you for answers to questions and for all of the DOL display elements:
Posters,
Table tents (informational cards folded in half and placed at each table setting),
Raffle (donation) envelopes, and
STOP AIDS Project/DOL signage
When you deliver these elements to your restaurateur you'll begin to build a relationship with her/him that will add significantly to the eventual energy of DOL.
4. Hosting on the evening of Thursday, April 30th.
Unlike hosting at home, you'll need only create a warm dining environment by:
Greeting and welcoming all of the guests, including your personal guests, to DOL,
Informing the diners that 25% of their bill will be donated to STOP AIDS Project, and
Thanking everyone for supporting DOL and STOP AIDS Project
5. The Raffle for some amazing prizes:
You'll let each guest know about the drawing and encourage them to make a contribution.We have a matching grant for every dollar raised.
This helps us to raise even more unrestricted money toward STOP AIDS Project.
6. Having fun!Think of this as a big dinner party with all your friends, family, co-workers, etc. only without all the clean up. You might also want to consider having a co-ambassador (friend, family member, etc.) at your restaurant to help get diners there and be there that night. This helps to make things a little less hectic which will make the evening more enjoyable.
Feel free to call Art Avitia at 415-575-0150 x234, or email aavitia@stopaids.org with questions about being an Ambassador.
Again, thanks for your interest in supporting Dining Out For Life!
