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THE PAN WITH PENNE
GRAB LOCAL GRUB, HELP FIGHT
HUNGER ALL WITH A DECK OF CARDS.
CARDS.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
THIS IS A GENIUS IDEA.
ARE YOU TAKING CREDIT?
MYSELF AND A COUPLE OF
FRIENDS, BUT, YEAH.
EXPLAIN WHAT THE CARDS DO.
THIS IS A PROJECT WE PUT
TOGETHER TO ENCOURAGE TO SUPPORT
PROVIDENCE.
IT'S A DECK OF CARD AND EVERY
CARD IS A $10 DISCOUNT TO A
LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED
RESTAURANT.
IT'S BASICALLY LIKE THE BOOKS
YOU BUY AND SELL.
YEAH, BUT THEY FIT IN YOUR
POCKET, PURSES, GLOVE
COMPARTMENT.
THEY'RE GREAT.
YOU CAN BRING THEM TO?
LOCAL 121, HEMMIN HEMINGWAYS --
THERE ARE 50 RESTAURANTS FROM
HOT DOGS TO CUISINE.
NICE!
WHAT DOES THIS GO FOR?
THEY SELL FOR $20 AND 5%
BANK.
OBVIOUSLY, THE RHODE ISLAND
FOOD BANK DOES SUCH GOOD WORK
AND THE DEMAND IS SO HIGH FOR
THOSE WHO NEED FOOD, WHAT MAKES
YOU GET INVOLVED?
WE'RE IN EIGHT DIFFERENT
CITIES IN THE NORTHEAST.
WE MAKE SURE WE ASSOCIATE WITH
THE FOOD BANKS BECAUSE IT'S A
GREAT CAUSE AND IT'S IMPORTANT
TO THINK ABOUT SUPPORTING THOSE
WHO DON'T HAVE WHAT OTHERS HAVE.
AND AS FAR AS YOU GOING OUT
AND GETTING TO THE RESTAURANTS
AND THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES,
WHAT WAS THEIR RESPONSE WHEN YOU
CAME AND SAID, HEY, THIS IS THE
IDEA, THIS WILL BRING CUSTOMERS
INTO YOUR RESTAURANT AND
BUSINESS AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT
THE MONEY WE GET WILL GO TO A
GREAT CAUSE.
THERE IS A LOT OF BACKLASH TO
A LOT OF COUPON DEALS.
EACH CARD IS $10 OFF 30 OR MORE.
RESTRICTIONS.
AS LONG AS THE RESTAURANT IS
OPEN YOU CAN USE THEIR CARD AND
IT DOESN'T COST ANYTIME TO SIGN
UP.
SO THEY'RE GUARANTEED TO GET A
LITTLE MONEY WHICH SUPPORTS
SMALL BUSINESSES, AND THEN ON
THE RETAIL SIDE OF THINGS, A
PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS GOES TO
A LOCAL FOOD BANK.
SO WIN, WIN ACROSS THE BOARD.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES TO
BUY COUPONS FOR DIFFERENT
RESTAURANTS AND PLACES.
SURE.
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN THE GENESIS
OF THE IDEA FROM THE GET GO.
BUT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN
TO SUPPORT LOCAL AND SMALL
BUSINESSES IN CITIES.
IT STARTED IN BUFFALO IN 2010
AND TOOK OFF LIKE CRAZY.
YOU WILL BE GIVING AWAY SOME
OF THESE CARDS ON YOUR
Facebook AND TWITTER PAGE?
YES, FIVE DIFFERENT DECKS OF
CITY DINING CARDS.
GO TO Facebook.com/CITY
DINING CARDS PROVIDENCE, AND IF
YOU TELL US WHAT YOUR FAVORITE
RESTAURANT IS IN PROVIDENCE,
SELECT A DECK OF CARDS.
NICE THING FOR CHRISTMAS.
IT'S A GREAT STOCKING
STUFFER.
I MET A WOMAN WHO PUTS THE CARDS
IN WITH HER CHRISTMAS CARDS THAT
SHE KNOWS PEOPLE WILL LIKE.