A Wild Week Comes To A Close
September 28, 2009
Finding ourselves back at I-70 after wandering through detours & construction in Golden.
What a whirlwind three days in Denver! It was the most challenging and perhaps most rewarding time of the entire Dine Out week for us; we came home yesterday, exhausted but content with our accomplishments.
Our goal was to make a purchase at every restaurant in Colorado participating in the Great American Dine Out. We didn’t make it. We got damn close, though, three kids in tow and hitting Denver restaurants right up to their 11:00 pm closing times on Saturday night. During our Dine Out Challenge, we were able to purchase from 17 of 25 participating restaurants in the state. If you read Matt’s recent post about celebrating failures to achieve success, you’ll know that although disappointed that we were unable to get to every establishment, we are embracing the lessons learned along the way and are excited for future opportunities to try again.
Of many excellent experiences, the following were standouts. We were able to purchase quite a bit of food from Buffalo Wild Wings, Bruegger’s Bagels, Mimi’s Cafe and Claim Jumper Restaurants which we then donated to the folks at the Denver Rescue Mission. It was an eye-opening experience for all of us but particularly for the kids, who have never known authentic need in their relatively privileged lives. We also met Libby and Brad Birky, founders of So All May Eat (SAME) Cafe, two people dedicated to the basic tenet that everyone, regardless of economic status, deserves the chance to eat healthy food while being treated with dignity. We are excited to be designing a new website for SAME!
Shaking hands with the sting rays at the Downtown Aquarium
Digging in at Joe's Crab Shack
There were many amazing moments from the past week, too many to mention each one individually. We are grateful for the opportunity to laugh a lot, meet many good and kind people, and help some kids get better access to nutritional food than they otherwise would. The photos included in this post represent some of my favorite memories from our trip.
Sincere thanks to each of you who supported our efforts and who contributed by dining out over the past week or donating directly to Share Our Strength.
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