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LaRosa's fundraiser for food pantry returns

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April 4, 2022

LaRosa's Buddy Cards have returned to support Freestore Foodbreak school pantries now through June 5. With over 90,000 local children experiencing food insecurity daily, proceeds from the effort will help stock year-round school pantries across 19 counties, according to a press release.

The Freestore Foodbank established permanent food pantries in 58 schools in Greater Cincinnati to better serve families in need by being closer to their homes. In addition to providing shelf-stable and frozen food items, Freestore Foodbank school pantries provide health and hygiene products as well. The program serves over 65,000 people in nearly 17,000 households.

"Our efforts to provide kids and their families with food and other resources goes beyond eliminating hunger. Our goal is to create a positive source of stability and become a respite to those in our own community," Kurt Reiber, CEO, Freestore Foodbank, said in the release.

LaRosa's will contribute $5 to the Freestore Foodbank from every $10 Buddy Card purchased by guests at all Greater Cincinnati LaRosa's Family Pizzerias. Each Buddy Card features 14 "buy-one large pizza and get a large cheese pizza free" offers for pick-up and dine-in and is valid for a year.

"We know that food insecurity isn't going away, and we want to continue to do our part to help. Some of our neighbors are at risk of hunger and Buddy Cards are a simple way to ensure local kids and their families have enough to eat," Michael LaRosa, CEO of LaRosa's Inc., said in the release.

LaRosa's operates 66 pizzerias in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.