Culinary Community for Camillus House, a new restaurant discount program runs every Sunday-Thursday from October 2 - November 23, 2016.
Participating Restaurants will offer a fixed price two-course lunch for $15 and/or a two-course dinner for $25, excluding gratuities, at a 20-30% discount from usual menu prices. Five percent generated from those meals will go directly to Camillus House to feed and house individuals and families in need.
The program’s creators, a team of pro bono public relations specialists (Brustman Carrino) in tandem with Camillus House, believe the timing of the program, in the shoulder season between Miami Spice and Thanksgiving, will fuel its growth and make it a much-anticipated annual culinary event. Beyond that, they are hoping to strengthen the charity’s bond with the culinary community, creating stronger training and work programs for Camillus House clients, among other benefits. In light of recent funding cuts to regional non-profit organizations, including Camillus House, the timing of this program is very relevant. In addition, a program of promotional benefits is expected to bring new customers to participating restaurants.
Participating restaurants includes Barceloneta, River Seafood Oyster Bar, Timo, Café at Books and Books, Soyka Restaurant, Mina’s Mediterraneo, Brasserie Central, Swine Table & Bar, Via Verdi Cucina Italiana, Izzy’s Fish & Oyster Bar, Gusto Fino Italian Café, Los Ranchos Steakhouse (all four locations), and Mare Mio Restaurant.
About Camillus House: Since 1960, Camillus House has provided humanitarian services to persons who are poor and homeless in Miami-Dade County, Florida. As a ministry of the Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, Camillus House originally was established to serve Cuban exiles. From its humble beginning as a small soup kitchen, Camillus has grown into a full service organization offering a comprehensive “system of care” including food, clothing, emergency, transitional and permanent housing, physical and mental health care, and substance abuse treatment. On an annual basis, among a host of other services, Camillus provides 545,000 free meals; food boxes, showers and clothing for 2,700, as well as housing for 1,100 individuals and families each night. Beyond all that, Camillus provides the intangible gift of hope by treating every individual with love, respect, and dignity. For further info: www.camillus.org.
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