Dine out to help out 2008 results
StreetSmart Australia will tomorrow announce the results, awards and community grants of its 2008 ‘dine out to help out’ campaign. Despite economic uncertainty, both restaurateurs and diners showed overwhelming support for the cause, raising $260,000 in the six weeks before Christmas.
238 restaurants across VIC, NSW, ACT and QLD participated in the campaign which was 53 more participants than in 2007. The amount raised last year is the largest figure to date with over $730,000 raised in total since the campaign’s first year in 2003.
StreetSmart will fund 63 grassroots projects that are delivering emergency aid as well as longer term programs helping to move people out of homelessness. 100% of funds raised through participating restaurants go to homeless organisations – with the majority of the grant recipients located in the same area as the participating restaurants. Uniquely, all administrative costs to run StreetSmart are covered through sponsorship and volunteer efforts.
StreetSmart is a unique bridge between the community and small, grassroots agencies that assist people experiencing homelessness. It supports critical services and emergency aid as well as projects that promote social inclusion, empowerment and sustainable change for people who are homeless. When money is raised from the public through fundraising events, 100 per cent of donations are distributed in the form of grants. To date StreetSmart has raised and distributed over $830,000 ($730,000 plus another $100,000 raised for Bush Fire Survivors) to 188 grassroots projects.
For full details on the campaign including results, awards and community grants click here.
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