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The Boca Raton Tribune
COMMUNITY Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar Boca Helping Hands Receives Partners with Baby2Baby on 1,400 Pounds of Food from Ben’s Mother’s Day and Father’s Day to Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant Support Children Living in Poverty & Caterers as a Passover Gift, Feeding Many in Need
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, a casual who have lost everything in the wake of dining restaurant known for its handcrafted disaster. Since the COVID-19 crisis began, American food and drink, is celebrating all Baby2Baby has served over 1 million chilparents this Mother’s Day and Father’s Day dren impacted by the pandemic across the by supporting Baby2Baby’s mission by pro- country. Lazy Dog Restaurant will provide sevviding diapers, clothing and the basic neceseral opportunities for families to bond dursities to children living in poverty. During Mother’s Day weekend and ing these special occasions. The restaurant Mexican Mother’s Day (between May 6 will be open for brunch on Saturday and and May 10) and Father’s Day weekend Sunday and families can indulge in house (between June 17 and June 19), Lazy Dog favorites such as Cheesy Eggs + Avocado Restaurant will match up to $15,000 each Toast and Country Chickens + Biscuit. The weekend in guest donations from dining kids’ menu will have Mother’s Day and Fain and ordering online for curbside pick- ther’s Day cards so children can write loving up or delivery. Guests can add a donation notes to parents, as well as a fun decorative to their check-in person or online. Direct IOU coupon book featuring a slew of facontributions can also be made on bit.ly/ld- vors such as “complete after-dinner dishes baby2baby or Lazy Dog’s website. Through duty,” “breakfast in bed” and “a sparkling Baby2Baby’s extensive network, $1 can pro- clean room.” Those wishing vide a day’s worth to celebrate at home of diapers for a can take advantage mom in need. During Mother’s Day of Friends + Family “ We a r e s o which serve grateful to join our weekend Lazy Dog will Meals, 4-5 people. Highguests and Baby2Bamatch up to $15,000 in lights include the by in support of Fettuccine Alfredo families in our comguest donations from + Caesar Salad and munities,” said John Fried Chicken Meal Williams, chief mardining in and ordering with hand-dipped keting officer for Laonline for curbside buttermilk boneless zy Dog Restaurants. chicken breasts, red “We look forward pickup or delivery. skin potato mash, to dedicating Mothwhite country gravy, er’s Day and Father’s spiced maple syrup Day weekends to all and sautéed spinach with smoked bacon. the moms and dads out there.” For additional information about In the last 10 years, Baby2Baby has distributed over 200 million items to chil- Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, please visdren in homeless shelters, domestic vio- it www.lazydogrestaurants.com. To learn lence programs, foster care, hospitals, and more about Baby2Baby, please visit www. underserved schools, as well as children baby2baby.org.
Boca Raton, FL - Boca Helping Hands (BHH) received more than 1,400 pounds of food from Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers, a scratch kitchen in West Boca Raton that makes each meal fresh. When the restaurant closed in observance of Passover, it was left with a large amount of food that would otherwise go to waste. Boca Helping Hands picked up the food on Friday, April 15, offering it to those in need of a meal. Boca Helping Hands hopes that other restaurants, cafés, and grocery stores will consider donating food to the organization, following in Ben’s Deli’s footsteps. “We are so pleased to donate the food to Boca Helping Hands to share our holiday with those in need,” said Rachel Stone, Ben’s Deli Director of Catering and Assistant Manager. “It does feel really good to let us extend that notion of feeding people into feeding people who are most in need of a good meal.” This act of major giving isn’t limited to Ben’s Deli of Boca Raton. Each of the seven New York based locations also participates in food recovery efforts within their communities. “Having grown up living in eight different places by the age of 14, I am
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hypersensitive to the plight of the homeless and hungry,” said Ronnie Dragoon, Ben’s Deli CEO and Founder. “Receiving leftover prepared food from Ben’s Deli is a tremendous blessing,” said Bill Harper, BHH Director of Food and Warehouse Operations. “This food is used right away in our hot meal program to feed local families in need. Ben’s has been faithful through the years with their donations at Passover, and we always look forward to this significant assistance. Partnerships with local restaurants are vital to carrying out our mission at Boca Helping Hands.” “Surging food prices and supply chain issues are affecting all areas of our hunger relief programs. We’re purchasing food to subsidize our decreased inventory, and wholesale prices have increased,” said Greg Hazle, BHH Executive Director. “With increased prices, our client’s dollar stretches less at the grocery store, so they have to rely on us more. Unfortunately, that means Boca Helping Hands has to buy more food at a higher cost.” Restaurants, cafés, or grocery stores that would like to help can reach out to info@bocahelpinghands.org.
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