The 6th Annual Blue Plate Special, a citywide child abuse prevention campaign benefiting The Thread Alliance, is accepting applications from Greater Houston area restaurants to participate in the April 2018 National Child Abuse Prevention Month campaign. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, February 28, 2018.

On Sunday, April 1, 2018, The Thread Alliance will launch the Blue Plate Special, its annual month-long campaign encouraging Houstonians to stand up for child abuse prevention and dine out at participating Blue Plate Special restaurants.

In an effort to spread awareness and education, The Thread Alliance is inviting local restaurants to join the movement towards healing and prevention. Restaurants can support the campaign by offering a “Blue Plate Special” to their guests throughout the month of April. Participating restaurants will donate a percentage of the special menu item to The Thread Alliance. Proceeds from the 6th Annual Blue Plate Special supports The Thread Alliance’s mission of achieving the ultimate goal of ending the cycle of child abuse by raising awareness and providing resources.

Restaurants interested in participating will determine the dish and percentage of proceeds that will be donated from each “Blue Plate Special”. A minimum of 20 percent from each dish is required to participate. The Thread Alliance provides all marketing materials and will feature each restaurant in press releases, online promotions, direct mail, email blasts, social media, advertising, and The Thread Alliance’s Blue Plate Special webpage. Restaurants can sign up for the 6th Annual Blue Plate Special by clicking here.

The Thread Alliance is a Houston non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to ending the cycle of child abuse. Its mission is to bring awareness to the forefront and provide a central registry of local, state, and national resources for those seeking child abuse prevention, intervention, or treatment information and services. By increasing awareness and volunteerism through individual and community participation, The Thread Alliance strives to protect every child from cruelty and neglect and make child abuse a thing of the past.

For more information about The Thread Alliance, visit www.thethreadalliance.org and like us on Facebook. For more information about the Blue Plate Special, visit www.thethreadalliance.org/blue-plate-special.

About The Thread Alliance

The Thread Alliance, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization founded by Sheila Aron, is dedicated to ending the cycle of child abuse. The non-profit’s mission is to bring child abuse awareness to the forefront and provide a central registry of local, state, and national resources for those seeking child abuse prevention, intervention, or treatment information and services. By increasing awareness and volunteerism through individual and community participation, The Thread Alliance strives to protect every child from cruelty and neglect and make child abuse a thing of the past.

The Blue Plate Special is The Thread Alliance’s citywide public awareness and education campaign encouraging Houstonians to take action against child abuse and toward healing. Local restaurants support the cause by offering a “Blue Plate Special” during the month of April, Child Abuse Prevention Month, and donating a percentage or flat dollar amount of the proceeds to The Thread Alliance.

Sheila Aron is also the author of I’m Glad I’m Me, Weaving the Thread of Love From Generation to Generation. The book is written with the conviction that how messages of love are communicated between parents and children can positively shape a child’s personality, self-esteem, and – in later years – their approach to their own children.

For more information about The Thread Alliance visit, www.thethreadalliance.org and like us on Facebook. For more information about the Blue Plate Special visit, www.thethreadalliance.org/blue-plate-special/.For more information about I’m Glad I’m Me, Weaving the Thread of Love From Generation to Generation visit, www.sheilaaronbooks.com/.