DineSmart
“dine out… help out" for the 6 weeks to Christmas
For the six weeks in the lead-up to Christmas, StreetSmart partners with restaurants to ask diners to make a small donation to StreetSmart on their bill. Every table is asked to add $2 or more to their bill, not even the price of a coffee or mineral water. It’s a simple idea that adds up to a big impact on the lives of people who are homeless.
So when you are planning a night out think about taking a simple action and book at a StreetSmart participating restaurant. While you are there encourage your fellow diners to dig deep and leave your donation on your bill. Be it meeting up with friends, family or an office or business function we need you to get involved.
Tipping:
Please remember that your donation should not replace any tip you would usually leave, we want you to consider any donation over and above your tip and support the staff and restaurants who are supporting us.
100% of your donation goes to work:
StreetSmart operational expenses are funded through sponsorship partners allowing us to guarantee to the community that 100% of your donations are distributed directly to charity recipients.
Restaurant campaign results:
2003: Our first campaign in Melbourne raised $16,574.
2004: diners at 45 restaurants in Victoria raised $45,482.
2005: diners at 77 restaurants and wineries across Victoria raised $78,829.
2006: diners at 147 restaurants and wineries raised $114,721. We expanded the initiative further into regional Victoria and New South Wales.
2007: diners at 185 restaurants raised $224,000 in Victoria, NSW/ACT and Queensland.
2008: diners at 238 restaurants helped to raise over $260,000 plus $100,000 for Bush Fire Survivors
2009: diners at 250 restaurants, our online fundraising and events raised over $350,000
2010: diners at 260 restaurants and supporters raise $420,914 to support 88 grassroots projects
“We want more restaurants to participate and more diners to choose to go StreetSmart, this way we can change more lives.”
thanks to StreetSmart UK for this great concept, without them we wouldn’t be doing what we are doing.
