The 20th Annual Dining Out for Life returns to Hampton Roads on April 27

Dining Out for Life (DOFL) Hampton Roads will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Thursday, April 27 with 16 participating restaurants which will each donate a percentage of their sales that night to the LGBT Life Center.

All funds raised through Dining Out For Life, Hampton Roads, will stay in Hampton Roads and support a wide variety of LGBT Life Center services, including:

• Free HIV/STI testing for over 5,000 people every year.
• Temporary and permanent housing support to hundreds of Hampton Roads families.
• Utility assistance.
• Co-pay, medication, and lab costs waived for hundreds of individuals.
• A Pride Pantry with free meals and support regardless of income.
• Mental health counseling on a sliding scale.
• Social and support groups that reach over 8,000 people every year.
• LGBTQ+ senior programming for a growing generation of LGBTQ+ individuals who often face isolation at disproportional rates.
• Youth programs and services that affirm queer youth and ensure they live healthy, happy lives.

2023 participating Hampton Roads restaurants are:

• 37th & Zen Donating 30%. Dinner
• Baker’s Crust-Ghent Donating 33%. Dinner.
• California Pizza Kitchen (Town center) Donating 20%. Dinner, Lunch
• Gershwin’s Donating 35%. Dinner.
• Gosport Tavern Donating 25%. Dinner.
• Grace O’Malley’s Irish Pub and Restaurant Donating 30%. Lunch & Dinner.
• The Green Onion Donating 30%. Dinner.
• MJ’s Tavern Donating 50%. Dinner, Lunch.
• Mudita Cafe Donating 33%.
• No Frill Bar and Grill Donating 30%. Dinner, Lunch
• O’Connor Brewing Company Donating 20%. Dinner.
• Omar’s Carriage House Donating 30%. Dinner.
• The Public House Donating 25% Dinner.
• Still Donating 25%. Dinner.
• Streats Donating 33%Dinner
• Voila! Cuisine Internationale Donating 30%. Dinner.

This annual fundraising event is in its 20th year in Hampton Roads and joins more than 50 local HIV service organizations partner with 2,400+ participating restaurants, 4,100+ volunteers, and 300,000+ diners across the United States and Canada to raise money to benefit people living with HIV.