Becoming a partner of Dining Out For Life Jacksonville is a meaningful way for your business to make a real impact in the local community while strengthening your brand. This annual event brings together restaurants, bars, and diners to support the NFAN Mary H. Lewis Food Pantry. By participating, your business joins a well-recognized, purpose-driven event that turns an everyday activity—dining out or having a drink—into a powerful act of giving. It’s an easy, positive way to demonstrate your commitment to social responsibility and community health.
Partnering with Dining Out For Life Jacksonville also offers valuable exposure and goodwill. Participating businesses benefit from event promotion through social media, local marketing, and community outreach, helping attract new customers and deepen loyalty with existing ones. Consumers increasingly choose to support businesses that give back, and this event provides a credible, trusted platform to do just that. By becoming a partner, your business doesn’t just take part in a one-day event—you help create lasting change while positioning your brand as a community leader.
Let's unite together and help those in need in Northeast Florida.
Partnerships are essential to the success of Dining Out For Life® in Jacksonville and are built on goodwill and generosity. Your unwavering support helps us expand our marketing reach, generate excitement, and attract more customers to participating restaurants on Thursday, April 16, 2026, helping raise funds locally for the NFAN Mary H. Lewis Food Pantry. In 2025, through the Dining Out For Life Jacksonville event, we provided meals to 920 unduplicated individuals and families, a 53% increase from 532 in 2024. In return for your generosity, you receive promotional benefits and recognition, reaching more than two million viewers through our media partner Action News Jax and 3 million impressions across print, email blasts, web, and social media. Expanding your business or organization's reach in Northeast Florida. Your audience will see your impact and service to your community.
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IT'S EASY!
Collaborating with Dining Out For Life® Jacksonville is effortless as we handle your marketing!
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ONLINE PRESENCE
Our listing is consistently and reliably available throughout the year on the Dining Out For Life® International and NFAN / DOFLJax websites and social media platforms.
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INCREASE BRAND AWARENESS
Our marketing campaign, with the help of our media affiliates in Northeast Florida, guarantees to expand your brand's reach and foster growth to expand its reach.
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BREAKING THE STIGMA
Come and be a part of our noble cause of eradicating the stigma associated with HIV and fostering a healthier community in Northeast Florida.
Our partnerships with dedicated news and print media outlets underscore your organization's vital role in amplifying our voice and ensuring the event's success, making you an essential part of this impactful effort.
We sincerely appreciate Action News Jax and Folio Weekly for their ongoing support as our media and print partners for the 2026 event, which strengthens our collaborative efforts.
Tenikka Hughes and Trevor Gibbs from Action News Jax will serve as our official spokespeople, promoting the event and helping generate excitement, reinforcing the impact of your support.
These partnerships will provide your organization visibility to over 2 million television viewers and 3 million impressions across print and social media platforms, with success metrics such as engagement rates and media coverage demonstrating your support's impact on the NFAN Mary H. Lewis Food Pantry's mission to ensure no one goes hungry, raise HIV awareness, and improve community health in Northeast Florida.
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PRINT MATERIALS
IMPRESSIONS: 661,480
Save the Date Cards, Posters, Table Tents, Event Raffle Envelopes, Metro Diner Placemat Distribution Feb-Apr
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SOCIAL MEDIA
IMPRESSIONS: 500,373
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram from NFAN/DOFLJax, Media Partners, and Restaurant Partners Mar-Apr
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eNEWSLETTER
IMPRESSIONS: 525,700
Folio Weekly Digital Entertainment March and April Issues
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MEDIA
IMPRESSIONS: 350,817
Interviews: Folio Weekly, First Coast Connect, and River City LIVE in March and April
DOFLJax 2025 Partners: AIDS Memorial Project of NF FL and Reza Health
Your partnership supports the mission of the NFAN Mary H. Lewis Food Pantry, which provides food assistance to low-income individuals living with HIV across Northeast Florida.
Together, we can build a healthier, more compassionate community where no one has to go hungry alone.
Have Questions? We are here to help; please email us at dofl@nfanjax.org and a member of our team will be in contact with you.
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