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Dining at these restaurants �ights breast cancer BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer
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rom pink sweets and pink drinks to restaurant staff garbed in pink, restaurants across Scottsdale are offering specials all month for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The specials aim to not only raise awareness for breast cancer, but also to raise money for local nonpro�its involved in the �ight against the disease. “While wearing pink and doing other ‘pink’ things are fun ways to raise awareness, our ultimate goal is to �inancially help those �ighting cancer,” said Justin Creighton, Arizona Biltmore Golf Club’s head golf professional. The Arizona Biltmore Golf Club’s nonpro�it of choice is Arizona Assistance in Healthcare, and the Golf Club’s staff will all be wearing pink throughout October. The Adobe Restaurant at Arizona Biltmore also will donate $1 per pink signature drink sold. “Raising awareness and funds to help �ight this horrible disease is a total team effort for us at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club, the Adobe Restaurant and our sister property, the Wigwam Resort,” Creighton said. “By donating to Arizona Assistance in Healthcare, we’re helping our neighbors and associates through a very dif�icult time.” A portion of Babbo Italian Eatery’s and Spinato’s Pizzeria’s proceeds will go to Phoenix-based nonpro�it Don’t be a Chump! Check for a Lump! The mission of the emphatically named group is to remind and motivate other
women to perform breast self-exams in hopes of detecting cancer early. “Breast cancer is something that has affected many close to us: family, friends and staff,” said Ken Pollack, CEO and owner of Babbo Italian Eatery. “As a locally owned business, we wanted to partner with Don’t be a Chump! Check for a Lump! and keep the donation dollars local.” One dollar of each Pink Pasta Valducci he sells will be donated to the nonpro�it, and Pollack hopes Babbo Italian Eatery raises $10,000. Don’t be a Chump! Check for a Lump! was founded by Holly Rose, who was diagnosed with stage II invasive breast cancer at 39. “The majority of funds to support breast cancer support programs all come in the month of October,” Rose said. “Don’t be a Chump! Check for a Lump! relies on funds that come in October to support our programs all year long that provide free mammograms, free wigs and free breast health education.” Rose added that since breast cancer nonpro�it Susan G. Komen Arizona closed in July 2017 because of dwindling donations and event participation, it’s more crucial than ever to support local breast cancer nonpro�its that provide free mammograms for women in Arizona. “We are extremely grateful to local restaurants who are giving back to the community and helping us make a difference in the �ight against breast cancer in Arizona,” Rose said. “Local restaurants bene�iting our nonpro�it with acts of kindness are helping us to make a difference our breast cancer community.”
Other restaurants in Scottsdale running special fundraising promotions include Thirsty Lion, Twin Peaks and Farm & Craft. The latter’s month-long promotion is called Save Your Melons. “Farm and Craft believes in the promotion of health and wellness,” said Darryl Cuilla, president of Farm & Craft. “With that being our mindset, we feel it’s important to support and bring awareness to breast cancer and this epidemic that affects thousands and thousands of people every year.” Farm & Craft’s nonpro�it of choice is I’mpact One, a Gilbertbased foundation dedi(Photos courtesy of The Arizona Biltmore Golf Club and The Adobe Restaurant/Special to the Progress) cated to improving the Lauren Stamatis, a server at Adobe Restaurant, with their pink signature drink. quality of life for female $1 of each drink sold will be donated to Arizona Assistance in Healthcare. breast cancer �ighters. “Our foundation is 100 percent dependent well as the physical health.” on local supporters to help our breast Farm & Craft will donate a portion of its cancer patients in Arizona,” said Elizabeth proceeds to the nonpro�it. Ayers Cluff, founder of I’mpact One. “With “I’mpact One is the perfect local partthe restaurants supporting us, we hope to ner for us and our Save Your Melons assist over 200 women in 2019.” campaign,” Cuilla said. “Our small con“For me, personally, I know how much tribution and partnership is something this will change each woman we serve,” that we are very proud of and hope to Cluff said. “Being a breast cancer survi- continue in the future as it helps the local vor, this is vital to the emotional health as community.”
THE ARIZONA BILTMORE GOLF CLUB AND THE ADOBE RESTAURANT Where: 2400 E. Missouri Ave. Specials: Pink breast cancer awareness wristbands will be sold for $5 in the golf shop with all money raised going to Arizona Assistance in Healthcare. Guests wearing pink to play golf will receive a coupon for a free drink of their choice on the golf course (up to a domestic beer). Guests who choose to walk when they play golf (at the Adobe Golf Course only) will have $5 of their greens fee donated to Arizona As-
sistance in Healthcare. For each pink drink sold at The Adobe Restaurant, $1 will be donated to Arizona Assistance in Healthcare. Nonprofit website: goodyear.aih.org
Here are Scottsdale restaurants raising awareness and money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
FARM & CRAFT Where: 4302 N. Scottsdale Road. Special: A portion of the proceeds from its Forbidden Fruit drinks will be donated to I’mpact One. Nonprofit website: impactone.pink BABBO ITALIAN EATERY Where: 8840 E. Talking Stick Way (as well as Babbo’s seven other locations) Special: $1 of every Pasta Valducci sold will go to Don’t be a Chump! Check for a Lump! Nonprofit website: checkforalump.org
SPINATO’S PIZZERIA Where: 11108 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., #118 Special: 50 percent of macaroon sales will be donated to Don’t Be a Chump! Check for a Lump!. Nonprofit website: checkforalump.org
THIRSTY LION Where: 7014 E. Camelback Road. Special: $1 from each pink sangria and two different rose wines will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Nonprofit website: bcrf.org TWIN PEAKS Where: 8787 E. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. Special: Every Friday in October, $2 from every dessert sold will be donated to the Fairman Adams Project. Nonprofit website: fairmanadams.org