People can let their appetites provide support for the Betty Griffin Center by dining at any of the seven Columbia Restaurants in Florida in September during the 26th Annual Columbia Restaurant Community Harvest program.
For the entire month, Columbia donates 5% of all guests’ lunch and dinner checks to the charitable organizations chosen by customers. Guests simply choose a charity from a ballot that’s provided with the check and the restaurant calculates the 5%. There’s no additional cost to the guest.
“Every dollar we receive through this annual fundraiser makes a tremendous impact on our ability to operate our shelter for victims of domestic and sexual violence and helps with funding the prevention programs we provide throughout the county,” said Betty Griffin Center Development Director Kenlie Kubart. “It’s a fun way to give and support a very serious cause.”
The Columbia Community Harvest takes place at seven Columbia Restaurants throughout the state, including the St. Augustine location at 98 St. George St. in the Olde Town area. All Columbia locations are open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. For more information, go to www.ColumbiaRestaurant.com
Over the past 25 years, the Columbia Restaurant Community Harvest has donated more than $3 million to nonprofit organizations throughout Florida.
The original Columbia Restaurant was founded in Tampa’s Historic Ybor City in 1905 by Cuban immigrant Casimiro Hernandez Sr. and is now Florida’s oldest restaurant. All Columbia locations are owned and operated by fourth- and fifth-generation members of the founding family except for Columbia Restaurant Cafe at Tampa International Airport, which is operated in partnership with HMSHost.
