Sorrento Cheese to donate over 6 tons of cheese to local food bank.
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Sorrento Cheese to Donate Six Tons of Cheese to St. Paul of the Cross and Feeding South Florida
Jupiter, FL (OCTOBER 25, 2011) – The 9th Annual Feast of Little Italy is proud to announce a total of six tons of Sorrento Cheese to be donated and delivered by refrigerated truck to Feeding South Florida (formerly the Daily Bread Food Bank). The cheese will make its way from Buffalo, NY to Feeding South Florida located at 426 Claremore Drive in West Palm Beach. Delivery is scheduled for Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
The donation is part of Sorrento’s long standing involvement with the Feast of Little Italy to be held at Jupiter’s Abacoa Town Center on November 4 – 6th, 2011. All types of Sorrento brand cheese will be donated including: fresh mozzarella, parmesan wheels and string cheese. A portion of the cheese products will be distributed by St. Paul of The Cross in North Palm Beach. “I believe the real gift is in giving not only during the Holidays but every day,” explains Mike Marino of St. Paul of the Cross Church. St. Paul of The Cross will feed approximately 1,000 families in neighboring communities with their portion of the cheese. “We plan to package the cheese with a $20.00 gift card and a bag of non-perishable groceries. Then families can use the gift card to purchase a turkey and complete their Thanksgiving dinners,” Marino, continues.
The remaining 5 tons of cheese will be distributed by the organization Feeding South Florida. They actually receive all the cheese at their loading dock for immediate refrigeration. Then they too will begin to distribute the cheese to all of Palm Beach County and even portions of Dade County.
“We are so grateful to Sorrento Cheese for their ongoing commitment to our community and those in need” says Jerry Somma, President of the Feast of Little Italy.
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Also taking place at the Feast of Little Italy on Sunday, November 6th at 1:00 p.m. on the Bank Atlantic Main Stage will be the Celebrity Sorrento Cheese Building for Charity. Local personalities reigning Queen of The Cheese Champ, Virginia Lang from Wild 95.5 will be defending her title against the Palm Beach Post’s Leslie Streeter, Jay Cashmere from Fox News, Mo Foster and Tim Allen from Kool 105.5 and new comer Lauren LaPonzina from WPTV stacking string cheese for the charity of their choice. The highest stack of cheese wins.
The Feast is Proud to have Little Smiles as their Official Charity. You can stop by the Little Smiles Kids Zone and have some fun and learn about an amazing organization. Little Smiles is a local organization that provides immediate and hands on support to children in local hospitals, hospice centers and shelters. The Little Smile Board of Directors is comprised of all volunteers. Little Smiles works side by side with local nurses, child life staff, and medical personnel who determine the immediate needs for each child and family. Little Smiles views the staff who treats the children - - not only as partners - - but as the 'angels' who know the kids, the parents and each special circumstance. Little Smiles also interacts directly with the children. Buying a game for a child is wonderful, but playing the game with that child is priceless.
Little Smiles is another charity supported by the Feast this year along with the newly added Little Smiles Kids Zone to help raise money to support the local organization. Little Smiles is a Non- Profit 501©(3) volunteer organization that provides toys, games, DVD’s, computers, VIP outings and meet and greets, concerts, sporting event tickets, theme park tickets and much, much more for children in local hospitals, hospices and shelters. For more information on how Little Smiles is helping kids be kids again, visit: http://www.littlesmiles.org.
ABOUT SORRENTO CHEESE
At Sorrento®, we do more than just bring exceptional cheese to America’s kitchens. We bring fresh, delicious taste to every bite, innovation to every table, and unyielding quality to every package of Sorrento® Cheese. After all, we respect the discerning style of savvy consumers, and we aim to satisfy the needs of our customers with our extensive portfolio. And we’re bringing our fresh, delicious taste everywhere. Through partnerships with school programs as well as our Food Service division, Sorrento® is America’s choice for exceptional cheese. We are part of the second largest dairy company in the world, Groupe Lactalis, which also includes Président®, Precious®, Galbani®, rondelé®, and Mozzarella Fresca®. You could say we’re in good company.
ABOUT FEAST OF LITTLE ITALY
Feast of Little Italy presented by Ed Morse Honda (November 4-6, 2011) was established in 2003 to create an experience rich in Italian culture that celebrates the contributions of great Italians through food, music, art and tradition within the community for the entire family to enjoy. For the latest updates on Feast activities please visit feastoflittleitaly.com or by calling the Feast office 561-427-0500. You can also now follow us on Facebook.
Media Contact: Jacqueline Walls , .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) , 561-723-3206. All high res. press photos are available at http://www.feastoflittleitaly.com click ‘press information’.
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