Community Leaders Bartend for Loaves & Fishes Charity at Aurelio’s Pizza Springbrook Square – Naperville

Community Leaders Bartend for Loaves & Fishes Charity at Aurelio’s Pizza Springbrook Square – Naperville

Celebrate Hunger Action Month and help Naperville’s local food pantry while enjoying dinner at Aurelio’s.

Naperville, IL –Aurelio’s Pizza Springbrook Square location will host its Inaugural Celebrity Bartending Fundraiser for local food pantry Loaves & Fishes Wednesday, September 26 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

Who:                    

Aurelio’s Pizza Springbrook Square

What:                   

Inaugural Celebrity Bartending Fundraiser

When: 

Wednesday, September 26

6:00  – 8:30 pm: Celebrity bartending rounds

8:30  – 9:00 pm: Raffle winners will be announced

Where:                

Aurelio’s Naperville-Springbrook Square

1975 Springbrook Square Dr.

Naperville, IL 60564

Details:           Help a worthy cause when you join Aurelio’s Springbrook Square on Wednesday, September 26 to see community leaders concoct your favorite drinks, dine on Aurelio’s famous fare and win raffle prizes. Aurelio’s is raising money for Loaves & Fishes, a Naperville-based food pantry serving more than 100,000 individuals in Naperville and DuPage County. Guest bartenders include Tami Andrew, Interim President/CEO of the Naperville Chamber of Commerce; Joe Aurelio, President of Aurelio’s, Liz Jump, Interior Investments, Leah Rippe, Publisher, Naperville Magazine, Ray McGury, Executive Director of the Naperville Park District, Christine D. Jeffries, President Naperville Development Partnership and Convention & Visitors Bureau, Earl Talbot Jr., Owner of The Drum School and drummer for Poi Dog Pondering. All of the tips received will be donated to Loaves & Fishes along with 15% of evening’s food sales. Loaves & Fishes will host the raffle giving away great prizes from local businesses.

About Loaves and Fishes:

Loaves & Fishes Community Pantry is a registered 501(c)(3) organization that has served the Naperville area since 1984. Business and community partnerships are integral to the success of Loaves & Fishes, now serving all of Naperville and DuPage County.

In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, Loaves & Fishes provided nourishment to 112,468 individuals in 28,824 distributions. Additionally, we initiated Pathways to Empowerment programs to assist people with issues preventing them from being self-sufficient. These
on-site programs are offered by partner agencies on topics such as English language proficiency, nutrition education, basic financial skills, job search support, income tax preparation, and public benefits enrollment.  As of June 2012, family visits are up 61% and total new families 71% over the same time in 2011. Loaves & Fishes is serving record numbers of people because of its collaboration with the community.

About Aurelio’s Pizza:

With a history as rich and entrenched in the community as the pizza it’s famous for, the very first Aurelio’s restaurant opened on Ridge Road in Homewood, as the pride and joy of Joseph A. Aurelio, Jr. who decided to give it a go as a restaurateur at the age of 26. With its legendary “old oven” dating back to 1959 in its Homewood location, Aurelio’s was one of the pioneers of the family pizzeria concept in the United States and helped to launch pizza into the American lexicon. Since that time, Aurelio’s has become one of Chicagoland’s claims to fame. And, transplanted Chicagoans all over the map have helped to bring their favorite pizzeria franchise to 43 cities across six states, growing a strong fan base for the taste of Aurelio’s. For additional information, please visit: www.aureliospizza.com.