Grillsmith To Host Wednesday Night Fever Fundraiser For Jdrf’s Walk For The Cure

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 16, 2010 - Tampa, FL, March 16, 2010 — GrillSmith Restaurants will host a fundraising event in all six GrillSmith locations on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 5-10 PM. The night will offer food & beverage specials, costume contests & giveaways, and also feature musicians from around the Tampa Bay area. 10% of all restaurant sales that evening will be donated to JDRF’s Walk For The Cure.  Locations in Carrollwood, Countryside & South Tampa will also feature the You Do Fondue Room by The Melting Pot with delicious dipping for a $5 donation.

In addition, GrillSmith has created a specialty drink menu – Peace, Love & Cocktails - that will run through April 30, 2010. $3 from the sale of each cocktail on this menu will also support JDRF’s Walk for The Cure.

For more information, please contact Kim Neubecker, Director of Sales & Marketing at          (813) 401-0354 or kim@grillsmith.com

GrillSmith Restaurants, with 6 Tampa area locations, features New American Cuisine, which combines flavors from America's melting pot with traditional techniques and ethnic twists on old standbys. The GrillSmith concept is the creation of Mark Johnston, founder and CEO of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc. - the nation's largest fondue restaurant franchise. Visit online at www.grillsmith.com.

JDRF is the worldwide leader for research to cure type 1 diabetes.  It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide. Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.4 billion to diabetes research, including $101 million in FY2009.  In FY2009, JDRF funded research projects in 22 countries throughout the world, including more than 40 human clinical trials. www.jdrf.org/tampabay

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GrillSmith Restaurants, with 6 Tampa area locations, features New American Cuisine, which combines flavors from America's melting pot with traditional techniques and ethnic twists on old standbys. The GrillSmith concept is the creation of Mark Johnston, founder and CEO of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc. - the nation's largest fondue restaurant franchise. Visit online at www.grillsmith.com.