Photo: Caterina's Club
The 15th Annual KFI PastaThon to benefit Caterina's Club is in the books.
As of 8pm on our 'Giving Tuesday' broadcast, we have raised $955,480 and 92,406 pounds of pasta & sauce for Chef Bruno's charity, Caterina's Club..**Final Totals coming soon!**
Chef Bruno Serato started Caterina's Club, a charity named after his beloved mother in 2005, to provide meals to children living with their families in local low-income motels. Back then, he was feeding 300 children per week. Over the last 20 years, the need has grown so much and Chef Bruno has expanded his effort to now provide more than 25,000 meals per week to children in 100 locations in 30 cities across Southern California.
KFI proudly joined Chef Bruno in 2010 to help his effort to not only feed these kids, but to help break the cycle of poverty. Caterina's Club not only feeds children in need now, but they also help their families get back into stable home environments, and they provide job training for youths so they have the skills they need to work in the hospitality industry.
Since 2010, the KFI family of listeners and customers of our amazing partners, Smart & Final, and Wendy's restaurants in Southern California, have raised more than $8.2 million and 900,000 pounds of pasta & sauce for this local charity.
We truly could not do this without you and our partners. THANK YOU for your generosity and continued support.
And we are NOT YET DONE!
If you want to send a check, you can make the check out to 'Caterina's Club' note 'KFI PastaThon' in the memo and send it to: Caterina's Club 50 S. Anaheim Blvd. Anaheim, CA 92805
SMART & FINAL stores in CA, NV and AZ are still taking donations for the KFI PastaThon though closing on Sunday 12/7. Simply 'round up' your purchase or donate any amount on the pin pad at checkout!
WENDY'S RESTAURANTS in Southern California are still taking donations through Sunday 12/7 as well, donate $5 or more and receive a coupon book.
FIND A GIVING MACHINE - Through the dates listed below you can donate to Caterina's Club at Giving Machine locations throughout SoCal.
- Riverside - Tyler Mall - 1299 Galleria @ Tyler in front of Macy's from 11/27 - 1/1
- Huntington Beach - Huntington Beach Pier - Pier Plaza on PCH across from Duke's 11/27-12/10
- San Clemente - San Clemente Outlets - 101 West Avenida Hermosa, Suite 190 12/12 - 1/3
- San Diego - Old Town - 4015 Twiggs Street Parking Lot C 11/27 - 12/27
- The Grove in LA- **ONLY for fire related recovery donations**
Pasta & sauce donations can always be dropped off at Anaheim White House during business hours, 887 S. Anaheim Blvd.
**If you have a large pasta / sauce donation to drop off, contact Iris@CaterinasClub.org to arrange a drop off whenever it's convienent for you.**
If you'd like to donate or volunteer your time to Caterina's Club to help them at events throughout the year, visit their website HERE.
Photo: KFI-AM 640