Give back while you eat at Dine for the Diner May 16
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Some Acadiana restaurant patrons will be able to feel even better about their meals on May 16, when Dine for the Diner will be held at over 30 participating local restaurants.
On that day at participating restaurants, 10% of the proceeds from the day will be donated to St. Joseph Diner, a donor-driven program of Catholic Charities of Acadiana. The community is invited to support St. Joseph Diner by eating at one or more participating restaurants on Dine for the Diner Thursday.
Held annually, Dine for the Diner raises support for St. Joseph Diner. Since 1983, St. Joseph Diner has served warm meals to those experiencing hunger and food insecurity. A 100% donor funded program, the diner serves over 5,200 meals per week and over 270,000 meals annually at no cost to those who are served.
The following is the latest list of restaurants that have already pledged 10% to Dine for the Diner in 2024:
- Antoni’s Italian Cafe
- BJ’s Pizza House
- BJ’s PoBoys and Plate Lunches
- Black Cafe
- Blanchard’s BBQ
- Central Pizza & Bar
- Charley G’s
- Chris’ Poboys - Robley Drive / Ambassador Caffery
- Chris’ Poboys - Pinhook Road
- Dean-O’s Pizza
- Dean-O’s Pizza South
- Fat Pat’s - Carencro
- Fat Pat’s - Verot School Road
- Fat Pat’s - Westmark
- Fezzo’s Seafood Steakhouse and Oyster Bar - I-10 Service Road
- Fezzo’s Seafood Steakhouse and Oyster Bar - Ambassador Caffery
- Fezzo’s Seafood Steakhouse and Oyster Bar - Crowley location
- Hub City Diner
- iMonelli
- Johnson’s Boucaniere
- LaPizzeria Lafayette
- Louisiana Crawfish Time - Verot School Road
- Marcellos - Kaliste Saloom Road
- Mercy Kitchen
- Mo’Crawfish N Mowata
- Olde Tyme Grocery
- Reve Coffee Lab - River Ranch
- Reve Coffee Roasters - Jefferson Street
- Sandra’s Cafe & Health Food Store
- Social Southern Table & Bar
- Viva La Waffle
Acadiana restaurants interested in participating as an official Dine for the Diner restaurant can still sign up here.
Tax-deductible contributions can be made to support the work of St. Joseph Diner here.
St. Joseph Diner is a program of Catholic Charities of Acadiana. Catholic Charities of Acadiana operates twelve programs that serve those currently experiencing homelessness, hunger, and poverty in Acadiana. Since 1973, its programs have represented a response to the Gospel call to carry out the corporal works of mercy: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, offering hospitality to the homeless, caring for the sick, visiting the imprisoned, and burying the dead.
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- Give back while you eat at Dine for the Diner May 16