DARE TO CARE FOOD BANK AND YUM! BRANDSFOUNDATIONTEAM UP TO FIGHT HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY_____________________________________________________

“LET IT RIDE POKER RUN”3nd Annual100% of the Proceeds to Benefit Dare to Care Food BankSATURDAY, June 19, 201011:30am-1:00pm Registration1:00pm Kick-Stands UpLOUISVILLE, KY, 2010- The Dare to Care Food Bank and the Yum! Brands Foundation is once again partnering to combat hunger in our local community.

Open to the public and geared toward motorcycle enthusiasts, the “Let it Ride Poker Run” is a fun way to raise awareness and funds for those individuals who are at risk of hunger in our community.

“It’s unacceptable that one in five children in our community is at risk of going to be hungry each night,” said Laura Melillo Barnum, Executive Director of the Yum! Brands Foundation. “The Yum! Brands Foundation and Dare to Care Food Bank are committed to ending hunger in the Louisville area and this is just one more way we’re asking the community to help us with the mission of feeding Louisville’s hungry.”

The “Let it Ride Poker Run” takes place on Saturday, June 19 and begins with registration between 11:30am –1:00pm at the Dare to Care Food Bank Warehouse, 5803 Fern Valley Road. Kickstands up @ 1:00pm sharp.

Famed Radio Personality, Terry Meiners will be on hand to commence the Riders to “Let it Ride”! The Run will finish at approximately 4:30pm at the scenic Captain's Quarters Riverside Grille. Captain’s Quarters Riverside Grille will donate 10% of total check sales that day to go to the Dare to Care Food Bank from the participants and customers who present the special coupon found on www.daretocare.org or www.cqriverside.com, plus ½ prices appetizers and BBC Beer Specials for all riders!

Along the scenic route, riders will stop at specified locations and draw a card to build a poker hand. Each participant may purchase a 5-card poker hand for a $10 donation. There is no limit to the number of hands per participant. Each will draw a card or cards from a standard card deck out of a bag (blind draw) with the best hand, second best hand and worst hand winning prizes. The fun will conclude at Captain Quarters with live entertainment, food, drink, door prizes and silent auction! 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Dare to Care Food Bank.

This is another step in Yum! Brands’ on-going commitment to feed people in need. Yum! and its brands have been committed to fighting hunger for more than a decade by donating $50 million of prepared food annually to the underprivileged in the United States. The company has also been the primary sponsor of the Dare to Care Food Bank in Louisville, donating $1 million annually for the past seven years to feed children at risk of hunger. Dare to Care Food Bank is the largest food bank in Kentuckiana, delivering ten million pounds of food to over 90,000 needy people a year. Dare to Care’s food is distributed through 350 non-profit agencies in a 13 county area spanning Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Dare to Care Food Bank also operates fifteen Kids Café sites which serve over 75,000 meals a year to at-risk youth.We thank BBC Beer and Captain’s Quarters Riverside Grille for their support!For further info visit:www.dartocare.org or call 502-966-3821.