Grappa Ristorante sponsors Backpack Snack Attack fund raiser

WARWICK — The Backpack Snack Attack Program will hold another pre-Valentine’s Day dinner and fund raiser on Monday, Feb. 11.

The event, supported by many local businesses, organizations and individuals, will be hosted and sponsored by Grappa Ristorante at 22 Railroad Ave. in the Village of Warwick.

Since January 2009, elementary school children in this area have been taking advantage of Backpack Snack Attack, a charitable program designed to insure that needy children always have enough to eat.

The Warwick Reformed Church on Maple Avenue originated this program, which is available to public elementary schools in Warwick, Florida, Pine Island and Greenwood Lake.

Program volunteers stuff backpacks with food for children to enable them to eat at home on weekends and during the summer when the free breakfast and lunch meals they receive at school are not available. There are almost 300 children currently enrolled.

“To protect their identity the schools provide a number assigned to each needy child,” explained Program Director Shirley Puett.

The backpacks, with individually sized and ready to eat or microwave ready food items are sent home with the children every Friday and returned to the schools the following Monday.

Essential information
There will be two seatings at 5:30 and 8 p.m. for the pre-Valentine’s Day Dinner.

The menu will include salad, entrée and dessert along with soft drinks and a cash bar.

Desserts are compliments of Fav’s Treatery.

Raffles also will be sold for restaurant gift certificates, Seiko watches and other merchandise.

The cost per person is $35 plus tax and gratuity, payable by cash or check. All proceeds benefit the Backpack Snack Attack Program

Reservations can be made through Grappa Ristorante, 987-7373, or Len Singer, 248-6526.

For additional information about the program visit www.warwickreformedchurch.org.

Prizes and donors
$2 raffle tickets (or six for $10)

Café Ala Mode gift certificate ($10)

Candy Apple Shoppe gift certificate ($10)

The Inkwell gift certificate ($10)

Larry’s Deli gift certificate ($10)

Benito’s Pizzeria gift certificate ($12)

Franico’s Pizzeria gift certificate ($20)

Chumley’s BBQ gift certificate ($25)

Dautaj gift certificate ($25)
Basket of jams and jellies donated by the DePace family ($35 value)

Set of four white wine glasses
Set of four martini glasses

$5 raffle tickets (or five for $20)

Eclectic Eye gift certificate ($50)

Murphy’s Restaurant gift certificate ($50)

Murphy’s Restaurant second gift certificate ($50)

Sew-Cology gift certificate ($50)

Grappa /LaPiazza gift certificate ($60)

Tickets to “On Golden Pond” donated by Playhouse of Museum Village ($44 value)

Amaretto gift set donated by Peck’s Wines & Spirits ($40 value)

Seiko Watch donated by Michelle ($325 value)