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Pizza Restaurant to Raise Money for Public Schools

By Leslie Albrecht | December 20, 2010 11:25am
Angelina Pizza Bar on Broadway and West 105th Street has cooked up a plan to donate some of its profits to Upper West Side public schools.
Angelina Pizza Bar on Broadway and West 105th Street has cooked up a plan to donate some of its profits to Upper West Side public schools.
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By Leslie Albrecht

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

UPPER WEST SIDE — Here's good news for parents whose kids won't eat anything but pizza.

Angelina Pizza Bar on Broadway and West 105th Street has cooked up a plan to donate some of its profits to Upper West Side public schools.

The restaurant is partnering with local public schools to arrange specific days when families can eat at the restaurant and have 10 percent of whatever they spend donated to their school.

"It's going to be good for our business, and good for the schools," said Angelina Pizza Bar owner Nadine Chevreux.

Chevreux and Gail Tweedy of Alley Cat Public Relations have lined up eight schools who say they're interested in the fundraising idea.

Gail Tweedy, a public relations professional, and Nadine Chevreux, owner of Angelina Pizza Bar, have teamed up to raise money for local public schools.
Gail Tweedy, a public relations professional, and Nadine Chevreux, owner of Angelina Pizza Bar, have teamed up to raise money for local public schools.
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Chevreux said she was shocked when she recently attended a meeting at her children's public middle school on the Upper East Side and was presented with a long list of basic supplies — including paper and tissues — that the teacher needed for her classroom.

Raising money with bake sales and cash donations can be difficult, Chevreux said. But combining fundraising with a restaurant meal makes fundraising relatively painless. Families can come to restaurant, socialize and eat and know they're doing something good for their school, Chevreux said.

"They get to give back to their school, and they get a great meal," Tweedy said.