Five West Seattle restaurants — including WSB sponsors Skylark Cafe and Club and Ama-Ama Oyster Bar and Grill — already are participating in Dining Out for Life, one week from tonight, with a percentage of proceeds benefiting Lifelong AIDS Alliance – just got word from the organization that they need ONE MORE restaurant somewhere in Seattle to join in, to match last year’s participation. Anyone else in West Seattle want to join in? Read on for the announcement and who to call:

Dining Out For Life, a Seattle tradition where local restaurants donate thirty percent of their proceeds from one day to Lifelong AIDS Alliance—is one restaurant shy of matching last year’s participation despite a much worse economy. A whopping 155 restaurants have signed up to participate in the event on April 30. Lifelong AIDS Alliance is calling on one more restaurant to join in order to match last year’s participation.

“It’s a great testament to Seattle restaurants that we’re only one shy of the commitments we had last year,” said Trevor DeWitt, Lifelong’s Community Relations Coordinator. “We’re incredibly grateful for each restaurant’s participation. If we get 156 or even 157 restaurants, it will just show how resilient Seattle is and how we care for our community.”

Lifelong hopes this year’s Dining Out For Life fundraiser will help make up for recent cuts in government AIDS funding and a decline in individual giving. Last year’s event raised $250,000 to support Lifelong’s critical care services for people living with HIV, AIDS and other chronic illnesses. Lifelong’s counting on this year’s event to be just as great a success.

“We need the community’s support now more than ever,” DeWitt said, “and restaurants that are struggling need our support as well.”

Any restaurant interested in joining this year’s Dining Our For Life event can contact DeWitt at (206) 957-1638.