Sponsors Smart & Final and Wendy’s will be involved this year with the former accepting $10 donations (feeds 14) at all of its CA, AZ and NV stores, and the latter collecting cash donations at its drive-thru windows throughout Southern California.
KFI AM 640 will be holding its 13th Annual PastaThon benefiting Caterina’s Club, a nonprofit that serves some 25,000 meals per week to hungry children at 100 locations in 30 cities throughout Southern California. From Nov 15 - Dec 3, LA’s #1 talk radio station will mount an on-air campaign to increase funding for the organization as well as raise public awareness about childhood hunger right here in Southern California. In addition to funds, the campaign seeks donations of pasta and pasta sauce.
Sponsors Smart & Final and Wendy’s will be involved this year with the former accepting $10 donations (feeds 14) at all of its CA, AZ and NV stores, and the latter collecting cash donations at its drive-thru windows throughout Southern California. Cash donations may be made via credit card or PayPal by visiting pastathon.com; checks made payable to Caterina’s Club can be mailed to 451 W. Lincoln Ave #251, Anaheim, CA 92805.
On “Giving Tuesday” November 28 from 5 am to 10 pm., KFI AM 640 will resume its tradition of hosting an all-day broadcast live from the Anaheim White House Italian Restaurant and Steakhouse and the public are encouraged to drop off their donations and to see their favorite personalities live on-air. Since 2010, KFI listeners have raised $5.7 million and 727,000 pounds of pasta and sauce for Caterina's Club and is the nonprofit’s biggest annual fundraiser.
In person donations of pasta, pasta sauce and cash are being collected in person through Dec 3 at several locations including:
· Anaheim White House Italian Steakhouse - 887 South Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim 92805
· Bravery Brewing - 42705 8th Street West Lancaster 93534
· Dynamite Insurance - 22924 Lyons Ave. #207 Santa Clarita 91321
· Garden Grove Police Department - 11301 Acacia Parkway Garden Grove 92840
· Kring & Chung LLP - 38 Corporate Park Irvine 92606
· Mpressions - 2551 W. La Palma Ave. Anaheim 92801
· Ohana Brewing Company - 7 S. 1st St. Alhambra 91801
· Posse Bar - 13093 Springdale St. Westminster 92683
· Teacher Created Materials - 5482 Argosy Ave. Huntington Beach 92649
· Thorson Buick GMC - 3456 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena 91107
· Vinyl Disorder - 34202 Camino Capistrano Dana Point 92624
Caterina’s Club was founded in 2005 by Sir Bruno Serato who named the nonprofit after his beloved mother. In addition to feeding the children, the organization finds permanent homes for families in need and trains at-risk youth for careers in the food and hospitality industries. Serato also is owner of Anaheim White House Italian Steakhouse, a critically acclaimed restaurant whose patrons through the years include U.S. Presidents, royalty, sports stars, and celebrities.
For his humanitarian work, Bruno has earned international publicity including profiles in People Magazine, LA Times, “CBS Evening News,” “NBC Nightly News,” “ET,” “EXTRA,” “Access Hollywood” and countless other outlets. Among his many honors: CNN Hero, knighted by the Italian government, knighted by the House of Savoy, Ellis Island Medal of Honor, papal blessing from Pope Francis, humanitarian award on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, and numerous proclamations, Man of the Year awards and other forms of recognition -- all of which he accepts to generate public awareness of Caterina's Club. For more information, visit www.caterinasclub.org.
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