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The sixth annual Dining Out For Life event takes place Thursday, April 30, 2015, at 33 restaurants in Birmingham, Ala. Proceeds benefit AIDS Alabama, which offers support services to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS.

Thirty-three Birmingham-area restaurants are stepping up to the plate Thursday night for the sixth annual Dining Out For Life event, proceeds from which benefit AIDS Alabama.

One of those restaurants, The J. Clyde at 1312 Cobb Lane on Birmingham's Southside, is donating 100 percent of its Thursday dinner sales to AIDS Alabama, which provides housing and support for low-income people affected by HIV and AIDS and works to prevent the spread of HIV through its confidential screening and education services.

The J. Clyde has participated in Dining Out For Life since the one-night event started in Birmingham in 2010, but this is the first year the Southside gastropub will donate all of its sales to the cause.

Another original supporter, Silvertron Cafe at 3813 Clairmont Ave. South in Forest Park, will donate 35 percent of its Thursday lunch and dinner sales to AIDS Alabama.

"Dining Out For Life is our largest fundraiser, and all of the money raised in Birmingham stays here, helping local people and families affected by HIV," Caroline Bundy, chief development officer for AIDS Alabama, said in a media release.

The following Birmingham-area restaurants that will donate 25 percent of their Thursday sales to AIDS Alabama this year:



Avo, 2721 Cahaba Road, Mountain Brook. (Dinner)



Bistro V, 521 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills. (Lunch)



Bottega Cafe, 2242 Highland Ave. South, Birmingham. (Dinner)



Bottle & Bone, 2311 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North, Birmingham. (Lunch and dinner)



Brick & Tin, 214 20th St. South, Birmingham. (Lunch)



Brick & Tin, 2901 Cahaba Road, Mountain Brook. (Lunch)

Cantina Tortilla Grill, 2901 Second Ave. South, Birmingham. (Lunch)

Chez Fonfon, 2007 11th Ave. South, Birmingham. (Dinner)



Chez Lulu, 1911 Cahaba Road, Mountain Brook. (Lunch and dinner)



Chris Z's, 2802 University Blvd., Birmingham. (Breakfast)



Continental Bakery Downtown, 1820 Fourth Ave. North, Birmingham. (Lunch and dinner)

Cosmo's Pizza, 2012 Magnolia Ave, Birmingham. (Lunch and dinner)

Crestwood Coffee Company, 5512 Crestwood Blvd., Birmingham. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner)

DeVinci's Pizza, 2707 18th St. South, Homewood. (Lunch and dinner)

Dram Whiskey Bar, 2721 Cahaba Road, Mountain Brook. (Dinner)

Galley & Garden, 2220 Highland Ave. South, Birmingham. (Dinner)

The Grill at Iron City, 2208 Sixth Ave. South, Birmingham. (Lunch and dinner)

Jackson's Bar and Bistro, 1831 28th Ave. South, Homewood. (Lunch and dinner)

Little Donkey, 2821 Central Ave., Homewood. (Lunch)



Little Savannah Restaurant and Bar, 3811 Clairmont Ave. South, Birmingham. (Dinner)



Melt Avondale, 4105 Fourth Ave. South, Birmingham. (Lunch and dinner)

Moe's Original Bar-B-Que, 731 29th St. South, Birmingham. (Lunch)

Ocean, 1218 20th St. South, Birmingham. (Dinner)

Otey's Tavern, 224 Country Club Park, Mountain Brook. (Lunch and dinner)



Post Office Pies, 209 41st St. South, Birmingham. (Lunch and dinner)

Rojo, 2021 Highland Ave. South, Birmingham (Lunch and dinner)

Slice Pizza & Brew, 725 29th St. South, Birmingham. (Lunch and dinner)

Taco Mama, 63 Church St., Mountain Brook. (Lunch and dinner)

Ted's Restaurant, 28 12th St. South, Birmingham. (Lunch)

Urban Standard, 2320 Second Ave. North, Birmingham. (Breakfast and lunch)

Vino, 1930 Cahaba Road, Mountain Brook. (Dinner)



More than 12,000 people in Alabama are living with HIV/AIDS, and Birmingham ranks 17th in the nation for new HIV infections, according to AIDS Alabama. One in three new HIV infections reported in the state are among young people 13 to 24, the agency says.



Dining Out For Life began in Philadelphia in 1991 and has since grown into an international event held in cities across North America. The one-night event raises about $4 million annually to help pay for care, prevention, education, testing, counseling and other HIV/AIDS services.

To find out more about Dining Out For Life in Birmingham, go here.



