The Ohio Egg Marketing Program hosted its seventh annual PJs and Eggs event in partnership with 11 central Ohio restaurants that are regularly open for breakfast and lunch. For one night only, Oct. 25, the restaurants re-opened their doors from 5 p.m. to close to serve breakfast for dinner to benefit Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Guests were encouraged to wear pajamas to dinner and bring new kids’ pajamas to donate to Nationwide Children’s Hospital to benefit children receiving care and services through the hospital’s Columbus-wide treatment network. This year’s event raised $2,080 in monetary donations and garnered 1,475 pairs of pajamas. To date, PJs and Eggs has raised more than $11,500 in monetary contributions for Nationwide Children's Hospital and nearly 8,800 pairs of pajamas.

Participating Columbus-area restaurants included Beechwold Diner, Gena’s Restaurant, Lilly’s Kitchen Table and Café Creekside; and seven Sunny Street Café central Ohio locations. At each participating restaurant, an Ohio egg farmer was on-site to answer diners’ questions about egg farming and the role eggs play in a healthy diet. Diners who donated pajamas also received a free dozen eggs to take home.

7 years of PJs and Eggs
“It’s been our pleasure to support Nationwide Children’s Hospital for seven years through our annual PJs and Eggs event,” says Jim Chakeres, executive vice president of the Ohio Poultry Association. “PJs and Eggs is a great opportunity to connect consumers with egg farmers to answer questions about egg nutrition and egg farming in Ohio, all while supporting a great cause during a fun, family-friendly evening.”

Ohio is one of the largest egg-farming states in the nation, producing 9.5 billion eggs per year, with an estimated retail value of approximately $411.9 million.

For more information about the event, visit pjsandeggsohio.com. For recipes and more information about egg nutrition, visit ohioeggs.com.

Source: Ohio Poultry Association