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(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Dine Out for Somalia is a one-day fundraising event to help provide relief for drought and famine.
As the humanitarian crises in Somalia and other parts of east Africa worsen, a group of Twin Cities restaurateurs are collaborating to help raise awareness and ease the struggle.
On April 7, more than 40 restaurants and coffee shops around the metro area will participate in Dine Out for Somalia, a one-day fundraiser aiming to help provide relief for drought and famine. The businesses – most of which are African-inspired and include Afro Deli, Safari Restaurant and Red Sea – have pledged to donate a percentage of the profits made that day.
Many are offering as much as 50 percent. The goal is to raise at least $150,000.
Longtime droughts in Somalia and other areas in the Horn of Africa have become more dire in recent months, putting the lives of more than 20 million people across four countries at risk. International aid workers have called this one of the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. More than a quarter of a million people died in the country's last severe drought, which lasted from 2010 to 2012. (Read our story on how Minnesotans are fighting the African famine here.)
Participating restaurants include:
African Paradise Restaurant: 2700 E Lake Street #1300, Mpls., 612-354-2551
Afro Deli MPLS: 720 Washington Avenue. Mpls., 612-871-5555
Afro Deli STP: 5 W 7th Place. St. Paul, 651-888-2168
BaarakAllah Restaurant: 408 Cedar Avenue S #1, Mpls., 612-332-1822
Barwaaqo Coffee (Village Market): 912 E 24th Street. Mpls., 612-275-7750
Caano's Kitchen (Karmel Square): 2910 Pillsbury Avenue S. Mpls., 612-367-4548
Capitol Cafe: 2417 E Franklin Avenue, Mpls., 612-354-2515
Crescent Moon Bakery: 2339 Central Ave NE, Mpls., 612-782-0169
Daalo Pizza & Grill: 2627 Nicollet Avenue. Mpls., 612-259-8789
Daily Cairo Grill: 1922 Chicago Ave, Mpls., 612-870-6200
Daud Restaurant (Karmel Square): 2910 Pillsbury Avenue S. Mpls., 612-208-1548
Deg-Deg Grill (Village Market): 912 E 24th Street. Mpls., 612-259-7933
Deg-Deg Grill (Karmel Square): 2910 Pillsbury Avenue S. Mpls., 612-825-1466
Dillas Restaurant: 1813 Riverside Ave, Mpls., 612-332-2898
Diyar Restaurant (Karmel Square): 2910 Pillsbury Avenue S. Mpls.
Franklin Restaurant:137 E Franklin Ave, Mpls., 612-872-5222
Hamdi Restaurant: 818 E Lake St. Mpls., 612-823-9660
Harwanaag Restaurant: 2532 25th Avenue S. Mpls., 612-990-6466
Holy Land: 2513 Central Ave NE, Mpls., 612-781-2627
Hooyo's Kitchen (Karmel Square): 2910 Pillsbury Avenue S. Mpls., 612-236-4343
Jubba Restaurant (Village Market): 912 E 24th Street. Mpls., 612-871-7200
Juice House (Karmel Square): 2910 Pillsbury Avenue S. Mpls.
Kaah Restaurant (Village Market): 912 E 24th Street. Mpls., 612-872-5224
Karmel Restaurant (Karmel Square): 2910 Pillsbury Avenue S. Mpls.
Kilimanjaro Restaurant: 3024 5th Ave S., Mpls.,612-200-9349
Kulan Restaurant (Village Market): 912 E 24th Street. Mpls., 612-874-3285
Lavazza Coffee (Karmel Square): 2910 Pillsbury Avenue S. Mpls., 612-607-4873
Mapps Coffee (Cedar Riverside): 1810 Riverside Ave, Mpls., 612-597-4255
Masha'Allah Restaurant (Cedar Riverside): 605 Cedar Ave S, Mpls., 612-333-3776
Quruxlow Restaurant: 1414 E Lake Street. Mpls., 612-722-1480
Quruxlow Restaurant (Karmel Square): 2910 Pillsbury Avenue S. Mpls.
Red Sea: 320 Cedar Ave S, Mpls., 612-333-1644
Safari Express: 920 E Lake St # 134, Mpls., 612-874-0756
Safari Restaurant: 3010 4th Avenue South, Mpls., 612-353-5341
Sagal Restaurant (Cedar Riverside): 411 Cedar Ave S., Mpls.
Sahan Restaurant (Village Market): 912 E 24th Street. Mpls., 612-870-2992
Sanag Restaurant: 3007 Cedar Ave S., Mpls., 612-722-5270
Sudi Coffee & Juice (Village Market): 912 E 24th Street. Mpls., 612-871-6004
Twin Cities Deli & Coffee: 1603 Chicago Ave, Mpls., 612-338-3446
West Bank Diner (Cedar Riverside): 324 Cedar Ave S, Mpls., 612-333-2211
West Bank Groceries & Deli (Cedar Riverside): 417 Cedar Ave S, Mpls., 612-338-2720
Willo Restaurant (Karmel Square): 2910 Pillsbury Avenue S. Mpls., 612-636-5499
Xijaz Smoothies & Coffee (Village Market): 912 E 24th St., Mpls.
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