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WELCOME to Vergant's
May 15 - June 19 Dining to Make a Difference Fest
-- a month-long festival that builds community and
rebuilds business for downtown's restaurant industry
while raising awareness and funds for affiliated
charities. Details of this exciting celebration
follow. And we hope you will return to these pages
soon and often for updates, including any event
changes or rain plans.
WHAT: May
15 - June 19 South-of-Chambers-Street Scavenger Hunt
and Celebration that encourages participants
to patronize as many Dining to Make a Difference
and downtown venues (including restaurants, retail
stores and cultural institutions) as possible, and
to collect PoP (Proof of Presence) materials from
each.
PoP: Proof of
Presence materials can include pictures taken, notes
on napkins, business cards, coasters, matchbooks,
menus, mementos (but nothing that would constitute
stealing), and more. Be creative!!!
Prizes:
Will be awarded to Scavenger Hunt entrants in such
categories as most places visited, most creative display
of PoP materials (we’re thinking collages, montages,
decoupages and more) and most amusing and moving photos
of and anecdotes about the experience. As of this
posting, ALL entrants will be winners! Participants
should bring their PoP displays to the stage area
of our June 19 finale (see below) no later than 6:00
pm, for an awards ceremony slated for 6:45 pm, or
can make other arrangements by e-mailing info@vergant.com.
Dates: May
15 - June 19 promotion, with after-work events each
Wednesday from opening through closing. Each event
begins at 5:30, lasts until Sunset
and closes with a procession of rescue
team Scott and Bear Shields and interested program
participants to the next week's location. Throughout,
participants are encouraged to patronize as many downtown
establishments as possible. All events are free and
open to the public -- although participants are encouraged
to eat and drink at each establishment -- with funds
for charity raised via a percentage of food and beverage
proceeds, weekly raffles and a closing night auction.
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May
15, 5:30 - Sunset: Fire
Company Brew kick-off party on Washington
Street between Rector and Albany, with happy
hours at:
Moran's,
103 Washington Street at Rector, 212/732-2020,
with a portion of proceeds to benefit The
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Giovanni's
Atrium, 100 Washington Street at Rector,
212/513-4133, with a portion of proceeds to
benefit Windows
of Hope.
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West and Roy's New York in the Marriott Financial
Center, 130 Washington Street between
Albany and Carlisle, 212/385-4900, with a portion
of proceeds to benefit Children's
Miracle Network. For a map of Moran's,
Giovanni's and Roy's -- which
are best reached by taking the N/R train to
Rector, the 4/5 or the 1/2 to Wall St and walking
west on Rector to Washington -- click
here. For a fun report on opening night,
click here.
May 22, 5:30 - Sunset:
Dining to Make a Difference at Steamers
Landing, 375 South End Ave. between
Liberty and Albany, 212/432-1451. Features "Dog
Bless America" happy hour, wherein owners
are encouraged to bring their pets and their
heroic animal tales to Steamer's terrace. Dog
Date Afternoon with Scott and Bear Shields
to be auctioned off to benefit The
Suffolk County SPCA. Steamers
is best reached by taking the N/R train to Rector,
the 4/5 or the 1/2 to Wall St and walking west
to the Esplanade and north to Albany. For a
map, click
here. For a fun report on that event, click
here.
May 29, 5:30 - Sunset:
Dining to Make a Difference at Southwest,
2 World Financial Center, 212/945-0528, with
a portion of proceeds to benefit Ground
Hero Kids. We will be joined by one
or more heroic ships (docked at North Cove)
and by marine workers that helped with 9.11
relief efforts. Southwest is best reached
by taking the 1/2 or A/C/E trains to Chambers
Street, and walking south and west to North
Cove and the World Financial Center. For a map,
click
here.
June 5, 5:30 - Sunset:
Dining to Make a Difference at American
Park, inside Battery Park (opposite
17 State Street), 212/809-5508, with a portion
of proceeds to benefit The
Fund for World Trade Center Greenmarket Farmers.
Enjoy sweeping river views and the music of
Toni Condos. American Park is in the
southeast corner of Battery Park, and is best
reached by taking the N/R to Whitehall or the
4/5 to Bowling Green. For a map, click
here.
June 12, 5:30 - Sunset:
Dining to Make a Difference at Rise
Bar at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park,
Two West St., 212/344-0800, with a portion of
proceeds to benefit The
Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation.
Enjoy some of the city's most stunning views
of Hudson, Harbor and Liberty, with a potential
Fire Boat salute in the offing. Rise Bar
is best reached by taking the N/R to Whitehall
or the 4/5 to Bowling Green and walking north
and west through Battery Park to the Ritz-Carlton.
For a map, click
here.
June 19, 5:30 - 9:30pm:
Dining to Make
a Difference Finale and Street Fair, Washington
Street between Albany and Carlisle. Enjoy
music, farmer's market, food and beverage tastings
and more while raising funds for selected charities.
Bid on scintillating auction prizes. Meet rescue
team Scott and Bear Shields. For a map of Washington
Street -- which is best reached by taking the
N/R train to Rector, the 4/5 or the 1/2 to Wall
St and walking west -- click
here. For finale details and schedule, click
here.
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To facilitate your patronage
and enjoyment of downtown and its restaurant, retail
and recreation establishments, please visit the ever-expanding
Dining to Make a Difference
list, as well as the sites of our friends,
Downtown
Alliance, Wall
Street Rising, and their Do
It Downtown discount card program, NYC
& Co and their June
24 - 28 Restaurant Week, and EventMe.
To be added to our event invite list, please e-mail
subscribeme@vergant.com
with the words "Subscribe Me!" in the subject
and/or text of your e-mail.
Dining to Make a Difference is a program of Vergant,
Inc. -- developers of pro-social programs, products
and promotions, and a proud supporter of downtown's
community and economy. Following the May 15 - June
19 Downtown Dining to Make a Difference Fest, the
program will expand to encompass additional neighborhoods
and themes. DMD’s next series of events will
kick off on June 19, will be done in partnership with
“A Growing Concern: The Baum Forum on Food and
Farming," and will focus on markets and restaurants
that support and promote local agriculture, viticulture
and farmers. For every good reason, we hope you will
join us.
Companies interested in sponsorship
opportunities should contact Vergant founder Wendy
Dubit:
Wendy Dubit
Vergant, Inc.
77 Fifth Avenue, #2C
New York, NY 10003
212/873-8158 * fax 212/873-8157
917/334-6925 @ Vergant and on Cell
wendy@vergant.com * www.vergant.com
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