6th Annual Dine Out for the Mountains
April 22 Earth Day event to benefit Appalachian Voices
If troubled economic times have meant cutting back on your charitable giving or if you’ve been looking for a good reason to go out to eat, Dine Out for the Mountains has come to the rescue.
On Wednesday, April 22, a number of restaurants in the High Country of western North Carolina will donate a portion of the day’s proceeds to Appalachian Voices in celebration of Earth Day and the organization’s work to protect the region’s beautiful Appalachian Mountains. You can support Appalachian Voices and our efforts to safeguard the mountains by Dining Out at one of the following restaurants:
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Black Cat Burrito (Boone)
Boone Bagelry (Boone)
Canyons (Blowing Rock)
CiCi’s Pizza (Boone)
Coyote Kitchen (Boone)
Dos Amigos (Boone)
The Gamekeeper (Blowing Rock)*
Joe’s Italian Kitchen (Boone)
Makoto’s (Boone)
Mellow Mushroom (Boone/Blowing Rock)
Murphy’s (Boone)
Our Daily Bread (Boone)
Pepper’s (Boone)
Red Onion Café (Boone)
Reid’s Café (Boone)
Six Pence Pub (Blowing Rock)
Woodland’s Barbeque (Blowing Rock)
For more information, visit our website at www.appalachianvoices.org or call 828-262-1500.
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