What Restaurants and Dining Establishments Can Do
Some activities you can consider offering:
Do a raffle for a donated item to be given out at the end of the night.
Have table games available and/or tie it in with an activity that keeps people busy and helps them forget about their phones (Trivia, Game or Craft night).
Display a little inspiration - people can respond to a prompt and then have it displayed creatively.
Create a Kindness Rocks Garden
Decorate Inspirational Lanterns that can decorate your restaurant and/or then be taken home.
Hide a stuffed animal or character in a different spot each night and offer clues to kids coming in.
Order Smartphone Nap-Sacks - Support the GDU awareness campaign by becoming an annual Community Member ($120 donation). With membership, your school will get:
Up to 225 Smartphone Nap-Sacks to hand out to customers
Your business mentioned on the GDU website
Custom “Unplugged Village” badge + announcement media kit
Program brainstorming sessions with GDU Team
Plan a gathering at home or at a venue. Host a group of friends at your table or find a restaurant, winery/brewery without TVs that plays quiet music. Approach the manager to see if they would offer an incentive to diners who come in and place their cell phones in a basket or box for the duration of their meal.
Ways that businesses can support GDU and encourage customer participation:
Offer discounts (10%, 20% or 30% off, free cookie or BOGO) when you mention code “UNPLUG”.
Encourage customers to stash their phone during a meal for a discount or offer an incentive that gets repeat customers (2 for 1 drink coupon etc).
Use signage around the restaurant. Here are FULL COLOR, PARTIAL COLOR or social media ready versions to print and laminate. Use with table stands or place inside old cigar boxes or other containers. Add downloadable games or small table games as well.
Offer a special drink or meal item (ie - “The Unplugged Latte”) for the day.