BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Lucky Winner will Receive Free Kids Meals for a Year! \nROCKV ILLE\, Md.\, March 6\, 2012&mdash\;Silver Diner announced today that it is holding a contest for kids\, ages 4 to 12\, to become a Silver Diner &ldquo\;Food Critic for a Day.&rdquo\; \; The contest is being run o n Facebook and on the Silver Diner website (www.silverdiner.com). \; Interested kids need to create a 90-second video and have their parents complete a form. \; In the video\, kids should explain why he or sh e is a good candidate for the job. \; The videos should include the &ldquo\;Tastes Good &\; Good for You&rdquo\; theme and should be crea tive. \; Video submissions are due by March 11 and one winning video will be selected to receive one kid meal a week (52 meals) for the next year! \; (See contest details online at www.silverdiner.com).   \;Twenty-five children will be selected to come to the Rockville Silver Diner (12276 Rockville Pike\, Rockville\, Md. 20852) on Tuesday\, March 20 from 5-7 p.m. (4 to 7 year olds) and 7-9 p.m. (8-12 year olds) to par ticipate in a kids menu tasting event and to help Silver Diner further d evelop a kids menu that is good for you and tastes good. \; Winners will be notified on March 15.\nIn 2007\, Silver Diner became the first c hain restaurant in the D.C. region to eliminate the use of trans fats fr om all of its menus. \; Following that\, the restaurant launched its &ldquo\;Fresh and Local&rdquo\; menu\, under the direction of Executive Chef and Co-Founder Ype Von Hengst. Von Hengst continues to bring new e xciting locally sourced and healthy items to Silver Diner families. With one of the most extensive children&rsquo\;s menus in the country\, Silv er Diner features 18 kids&rsquo\; menu items with 50% qualifying as heal thier\; either as a heart healthy item or as a National Restaurant Assoc iation&rsquo\;s Kids&rsquo\; Live Well item. &ldquo\;Guests have respond ed extremely favorably to our healthy menu selections\, including our ki ds menu\,&rdquo\; said Von Hengst. &ldquo\;Since we added healthier item s\, we&rsquo\;ve seen a 10% increase in our kids&rsquo\; entré\;e sales.&rdquo\;\nThe &ldquo\;Tastes Good &\; Good for You&rdquo\; them e is a further extension of Silver Diner&rsquo\;s kids&rsquo\; menu of c omplete meals and healthier choices. \; &ldquo\;Based on internal re search\, we know 70% of kids choose what they eat when dining out\,&rdqu o\; said Von Hengst. \; &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s key that we have healthi er options that kids want to order\, so they develop healthy eating habi ts at a young age.&rdquo\; Chef Ype&rsquo\;s goal is to have 90% of kids &rsquo\; entrees qualifying as healthy\, tastes good and good for you.\n In keeping with their commitment to kids and families\, Silver Diner was one of the first restaurants to sign on with the National Restaurant As sociation&rsquo\;s Kid&rsquo\;s LiveWell initiative and the restaurant h as its own program\, &ldquo\;Eat Well Do Well&rdquo\; which allows diner s to link frequent dining cards to local enrolled schools. \; Throug h the end of this year\, Silver Diner expects to raise more than $250\,0 00 for partnering schools. \; The schools must spend the money on nu trition or fitness programs.  \;For more information on the &ldquo\; Food Critic for a Day&rdquo\; contest\, go to www.silverdiner.com\, or c all Matilde Ott at 301-230-8478\, or email mott@silverdiner.com.\n \ ;About Silver Diner \nWith restaurants throughout Maryland\, Virginia an d New Jersey\, Silver Diner is the preferred local restaurant for famili es seeking high-quality and healthier choices. Built on the values of in tegrity\, quality and putting people first\, the first Silver Diner was established in 1989 in Rockville\, Maryland. Since then\, Silver Diner h as grown to own and operate 15 restaurants\, serving three million custo mers yearly throughout the Washington\, D.C. Metro Area. Executive Chef Ype Von Hengst ensures that food quality is a top priority\, incorporati ng local ingredients wherever possible. By purchasing fresh and local in gredients\, such as hormone free\, all natural meats\, milk free of bovi ne growth hormone and free-range chickens\, Chef Ype keeps menu items ch ef driven and customer focused. In addition to an updated Fresh &\; L ocal menu\, Silver Diner is engaged with local communities\, schools and organizations. From Kid&rsquo\;s Nights to fundraisers with local schoo ls\, Silver Diner continues its mission to give back to its customers. T he restaurant&rsquo\;s Eat Well\, Do Well program donates a percentage o f its sales to enrolled schools to improve nutrition and fitness program s. Schools may also host "Run the Diner" Fundraisers\, where school volu nteers help "Run the Diner" the night of a school&rsquo\;s fundraiser to help earn money for the school. For more information and to view the co mplete directory of locations\, go to www.SilverDiner.com. Visit Silver Diner on Facebook or follow @Silver_Diner on Twitter. \n \; URL:http://rockville.patch.com/events/silver-diner-to-hold-food-critic-fo r-a-day-contest-for-kids-b4df988e SUMMARY:Silver Diner to Hold “Food Critic for a Day” Contest for Kids LOCATION:Silver Diner: 12276 Rockville Pike\, Rockville\, MD END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR