For the second year running, Vivent Health has teamed up with Milwaukee bars and restaurants to provide healthful food for Milwaukeeans living with HIV.
Dining Out for Life will take place on Thursday, Sept. 12. During the one day event, local bars and restaurants will donate a percentage of their sales to support the Vivent Health food pantry.
Participating venues include:
- Amilinda
- Antigua Latin Inspired Kitchen
- Bavette La Boucherie
- Beerline Cafe
- Brass Monkey
- Cubanitas
- Flour Girl & Flame
- Fluid
- La Cage
- Mi Casa Su Cafe
- Ono Kine Grindz
- The Pasta Tree
- POP
- Vier North
The why
Vivent Health is among the nation’s leading HIV care providers, helping nearly 4,000 Milwaukeeans living with HIV and thousands more who are affected by this disease. Dining Out for Life supports Vivent’s food pantry, a service that reflects their holistic approach to HIV treatment. In addition to providing pharmaceutical treatment, they also attend to basic health needs including food, housing and case management.
The success of their approach is reflected in the numbers. Wisconsin patients have viral suppression rates of 95% compared to the national average of just 62%.
“As a community-based organization, Vivent Health must continue delivering the services and programs that meet the most critical health needs of our community and remain nimble so we can adapt as those needs change,” said Margaret Lidstone, Vivent Health‘s Chief Philanthropy and Community Engagement Officer.
“Dining Out for Life is instrumental in ensuring that this happens. All funds raised during this one-day event support the health and well-being of the Milwaukee community who need care.”
Dining Out for Life in Milwaukee is just one of many initiatives going on across the nation. Each year over 50 HIV service organizations partner with 2,400+ participating restaurants, 4,100+ volunteers, and 300,000+ diners to raise over $4.5 million for people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States and Canada. All funds raised through a Dining Out For Life event stay in that city to provide help and hope to people living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS.
For more on Dining Out for Life as well as information about each restaurant’s commitment to support the cause, visit diningoutforlife.com.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with each and every dish. She’s had the privilege of chronicling these tales via numerous media, including OnMilwaukee and in her book “Milwaukee Food.” Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
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