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Washington DC Corporate Dineout "How we helped the homebound elderly without lifting a finger. Okay we did have to lift a fork." Dining at a world-class restaurant is one of life's great pleasures. We offered the community an opportunity to elevate their experiences to even greater heights by sponsoring the First Annual Washington, D.C. Corporate Dineout - - " The Best Tables In Town". Citymeals-on-Wheels USA board members and co-chairs of the First Annual Washington, D.C. Corporate Dineout were Antoinette Cook Bush, of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and Robert B. Blancato of Matz, Shea and Blancato law firms. Washington, D.C.'s finest restaurants have donated a table of six and created a specially designed dinners, complete with wine and gratuity included. Participants booked their reservations from November 11, 1997 through January 31, 1998. Each table for six costs $2,000, which provided 500 hand-delivered meals. The participating restaurants donated the total cost of the dinner and wines, and our sponsors underwrote additional costs. One hundred percent (100%) of all donations went directly to feed the city's elderly shut- ins. For the 1999 event, the D.C. Coast Restaurant hosted a champagne cocktail reception in January to kick-off the Dineout. All contributing restaurants and corporate donors were present. Donors were gratefully acknowledged in all print materials including the dinner program, a full-page ad in The Washington Post Style section, Wednesday, February 3, and in an article in the magazine of the National Restaurant Association, Restaurant *USA, vol. 19, no. 3, March 1999. Many helped to make this 1999 Washington, D.C. Corporate Dineout a success. Special people like the Honorary Chairpersons - Mayor Anthony A. Williams, and First Lady, Diane Simmons Williams; the Co-Chairpersons - Robert B. Blancato, partner, Matz Blancato & Associates, and Antoinette Cook Bush, partner, Skadden Arps. Many more who purchased tables helped honor the tradition of the Corporate Dineout by sharing a memorable evening with friends and colleagues while helping change the lives of the city's less fortunate - homebound senior citizens.
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