March 1994 ▼ PAGE 9 Q-Notes
Dining friends do it again
by Dan Van Mourik
Q-Notes Staff
The success of the fundraising campaign
originally called “Dining For Friends With
Friends” has made it a popular, annual, so
cial event for several AIDS Service Organi
zations (ASO). And it’s that time of year
again.
While there are many variations on the
theme, the hosting organization basically
needs people who will hold dinner parties for
their friends, asking their guests for a fman-
cial donation in support of the ASO. There
are no restrictions on the number of guests,
the amount of the requested donation, the
theme of the dinner party, nor any other
detail. The object is to have fun and raise
money for the ASO.
Q-Notes is aware of several “dinner par
ty” events well into the planning stages, and
details on those follow. Contact your local
ASO to see if one ofthese events is also being
planned in your area.
BURLINGTON, NC — Alamance
CARES has scheduled its second “Dining
For Friends With Friends” for April 16. The
event is being coordinated by James Yeatts,
and all of the hosts and guests are invited to
a dessert reception at the Comfort Inn in
Burlington after their individual dinners.
“Hopefully, many of the people who at
tended parties last year will host parties this
year. To date we have 3 0 hosts committed to
parties, but hope to have at least 50 parties
lined up by the middle of March,” Yeatts
said.
Anyone interested in hosting or attending
a dinner should contact James Yeatts at (910)
578-4766 or Alamance CARES at (910) 570-
5325.
CHARLOTTE, NC — Metrolina AIDS
Project has scheduled its fourth annual “Guess
Who’sComingTo Dinner?” for May 14. All
hosts and their guests are again invited to the
First Union National Bank Atrium for des
sert and entertainment after the dinner par
ties.
This year’s event has several added fea
tures. For the first time, there will be a silent
auction of 60 German Rosenthal plates cre
ated by local and regional artists and celeb
rities. Commemorative merchandise will be
offered for sale at the dessert party. And
those who wish to show off their culinary
skills will have the opportunity to submit
their recipe ideas to The Charlotte Observer
to appear in the paper’s food section. In
addition, the host and hostesses with the most
innovative theme will be awarded a dinner
for two at an area restaurant.
Interested persons should plan to attend a
host orientation party on March 15, 5:30-
8:00 p.m., in the Morrison Ballroom of the
Park Hotel, 2200 Rexford Road in Charlotte.
The party will feature wine, hors d’oeuvres
and live entertainment.
For more information, contact Metrolina
AIDS Project, PO Box 32662, Charlotte, NC
28232; (704) 333-1435.
GREENVILLE, NC — PICASO (Pitt
County AIDS Service Organization) has
scheduled their second “At Home With
Friends” for the weekend of May 13-15.
Rather than target a specific date, PICASO
has selected a weekend to allow greater
flexibility in what the hosts/hostesses offer
their guests. In addition to dinner parties, the
weekend is available for breakfasts, brunch
es, afternoon cookouts, movie and popcorn
parties, well, just about anything you can
imagine.
PICASO has host packets available to
help plan your event. Stop by their offices or
write to them at 223 W. Tenth St., Suite 113,
Greenville, NC 27835 to obtain a copy or
receive more information. You can also call
Joe White (919) 752-2797 or the PICASO
office at (919) 830-1660 for more details.
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