NYS Restaurant Association Announces Partnership with Share Our Strength

NYSRA is a Promotional Partner for the Dine Out for No Kid Hungry Campaign

ALBANY, NY (07/27/2011)(readMedia)-- Hungry children cannot thrive. Yet millions of kids in America are at risk of going hungry. Share Our Strength and the New York State Restaurant Association are changing that. We are honored to announce that the New York State Restaurant Association is a promotional partner of Share Our Strength's Dine Out for No Kid Hungry (formerly known as the Great American Dine Out), September 18-24, 2011. We invite each restaurant in our state to band together this September to raise money to fight childhood hunger.

Share Our Strength provides on-line resources that make participation easy. Tools include a press release template, guest communications, employee training guide, social media guide and more. Plus, Share Our Strength will employ social media strategies to encourage consumers to dine at participating restaurants for the week. Restaurant participation is flexible and you can also extend your restaurant promotion beyond the week.

Be part of the event that is rallying the restaurant industry together for the united cause to end childhood hunger in America. For more information, visit www.DineOutforNoKidHungry.org or contact Molly Burke at 202-478-6538 to find out how you can participate.

Contact: Rick Sampson, NYSRA,

518.452.4222, info@nysra.com

The New York State Restaurant Association, founded in 1935, is the leading business association for the restaurant and hospitality industry in New York State. Comprised of more than 56,000 restaurants, bars, clubs, New York restaurants represent more than 628,000 employees and sales of approximately $27 billion - making it the cornerstone of the economy, career opportunities and community involvement. Along with the New York State Restaurant Association and New York State Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, NYSRA and its chapters work to represent, educate and promote the rapidly growing hospitality industry. For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.nysra.org/.