• Applebee's: March 2, from 11 am to 9 p.m., 15 percent of all sales at Applebee's will go towards the cause.
• Chili's: Any time on March 4 with the "Hope for Haiti" flier and 10 percent of your spending will be donated to the cause.
• O'Charley's: Three locations in Conyers, McDonough, and Snellville will participate on March 16 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Shane's Rib Shack will participate on two dates, March 1 and March 8, during all hours.
• Café Milano will participate from February to April, but guests must present or mail their receipts to Crosspoint Christian Church. Crosspoint will collect all funds from Café Milano and is also sponsoring the cause.
• Call or visit one of the participating local restaurants for more information and fliers.
In the coming weeks of March, several local restaurants will be participating in an effort to aid the Haiti earthquake victims, in a fundraising event called "Hope for Haiti." Among the restaurants participating are Chili's, Applebee's, Shane's Rib Shack, O'Charley's, and Café Milano. A percentage of all sales on the dates the restaurants will be fundraising during will go towards the cause.
Also 12 local artists and bands will be pooling their talents to help the hurting in Haiti with "Helping Haiti, Band Together," a compilation CD containing songs of hope, healing, awareness, and inspiration. All the proceeds go to aid the victims in Haiti.
A free benefit/CD release party will be held on March 6 at Zion Baptist Church, corner of Hwy 212 and Brown Bridge Road, featuring several of the artists. The cost of the CD is $10, but it will be sold at a discount of $7 at the party. The group expects to raise over $7,000. For more information, call Matthew Eldridge at (770) 364-3990.
