Andy’s 12th Annual Family Pasta Dinner Benefitting LifeNet4Families

LifeNet4Families “Andy’s 12 Annual Family Pasta Dinner”more than a filling meal!

Mixing sauce, meatballs and spaghetti together means more than a filling meal. It’s a boon for LifeNet4Families. Andy’s 12th Annual Family Pasta Dinner held Sunday, February 23, 2014, raises nearly $133,000 to benefit LifeNet4Families.

LifeNet4Families hosted record breaking crowds at its annual fundraiser at the Signature Grand in Davie, FL. Guests enjoyed an informal, fun-filled Sunday for the entire family which included a cocktail reception and silent auction, an activity filled children’s room and children’s raffle. The event was an incredible success with more than 800 attendees and $133,000 contributed to support LifeNet4Families high-demand programs, including the community kitchen and emergency food pantry.

Joe Rose, Sam Madison and OJ McDuffie served as Celebrity Chefs and joined by Honorary Chefs:  Joe Bell and Todd Greck, WQAM; James Carroll, Jr., Hoover Awnings, Jamie Marino, Republic National Distributing Company, Jack Rosenberg, Goldstein Schechter Koch, Matthew Shore, Steven Douglas Associates, Dr. David Steiner, Pinnacle Healthcare Systems and Kevin Tacher, Independence Title.
Sponsors: Transworld Business Advisors who joins Primo Sponsors Consolidated Credit and Lifestyle Media Group; Dinner Sponsor Signature Grand, Big Cheese Sponsors Eppy Financial Group, OK Generators and Hoover Awnings; Meatball Sponsors The Friedlander Group at Morgan Stanley, Sun Trust Bank and Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial; Pizza Sponsors Bank of America, Bartlett Financial Services, BBX Capital, Boca Real Estate Investment Club (BRIC), Charles Rutenberg Realty, Conrad & Scherer, The Door Factory, Gibraltar Private of Bank & Trust, GPP Enterprises, Harmony Treatment Center, Independence Title, Katz Barron Squitero Faust, Kaufman & Rossin Co., Kip Hunter Marketing, Knight Insurance, Pinnacle Healthcare System, Silver Builders Real Estate Corporation, Steven Douglas Associates, 3 twenty 3 builders, Inc., United Franchise Group and Wolfer & Company.#

About LifeNet4Families
Formerly known as the Cooperative Feeding Program, LifeNet4Families is Broward County’s largest community-based food pantry and is designed to meet the needs of families and individuals who have fallen into economic hardship, including the homeless, nearly homeless, those with disabilities, the elderly, and persons with mental illness. Among the many services offered by LifeNet4Families is a Community Kitchen serving 400-600 meals a day 365 day of the year, an Emergency Food Pantry helping up to 4,000 low-income families monthly; and a staging area for local agencies and government during times of Disaster Assistance.