Silver Diner Ballston Holds Raffle, Auctions Memorabilia For Nonprofit

ARLINGTON, VA — As part of its grand opening, Silver Diner Ballston is holding a raffle and auctioning memorabilia from the Silver Diner restaurant that recently closed in Clarendon.

The winner of the raffle will receive free Silver Diner for a Year: a gift card with a value of $1,040.

Residents can donate as little as $10 for a chance to win the Free Silver for a Year gift card. All donations with support Real Food for Kids, a McLean-based nonprofit group that has provided more than 250,000 meals to school children and their families facing food insecurity in the region. Since 2020, Silver Diner has helped raise $193,000 in donations to support Real Food for Kids' programs.

The deadline to enter the Silver Diner raffle and bid on the auction items is Dec. 22 at 11:59 p.m. For the raffle, a winner will be randomly selected and notified on Dec. 23 by noon.

The featured auction items include a Silver Diner Tabletop Jukebox, a Backlit "Bakery on Premises" Neon Sign and an SD Logo Panel Sign.

The public can visit the Real Food for Kids website to enter the raffle and to bid on the memorabilia from the old Silver Diner in Clarendon.

The new Silver Diner, which opened on Wednesday, is located at 4400 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington, at the corner of Wilson Blvd. and N. Glebe Rd., next to Target.