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| Caterina's Girls Club |
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Tuesday, February 11, 2003, the inaugural meeting of "Caterina's Girls" Club was held at Anaheim White House. Seventy-five women
attended the lunch. It had been Bruno's dream to honor his mother, Caterina, by creating a charity in her name.
Bruno talked about his ideas for the club. He plans on holding a benefit luncheon several times a year with 100% of the proceeds going to "Caterina's
Girls" Club and he encouraged those in attendance to invite friends to the luncheons. Since it’s formation in 2003 the Caterina’s
Girls Club has raised over a quarter of a million dollars for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim.
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day 5 years ago Bruno's mom -here in vacation from Italy- went to the Boys & Girls Club to see the facility. Mike Baker the director
informed Caterina that most the kids who stay in the club between 5pm to 6 pm are motel children and go back to the motel and most of them
don't eat dinner because of the low income they come from and wait to eat till the next day at school.
Caterina as typical Italian mamma
told Bruno that children should always eat, and told Bruno that night to go back to the Anaheim White House Restaurant and prepare pasta
for the 100 children.
 Since
then Bruno has served 100 free dinner 6 nigth a week, and today because of the economy he starts to serve 150 free dinners
6 nigth a week. A total of 47 thousand free hot meals a year to underprivileged children.
The generous donations of Caterina’s Club lunch underwritten by Bruno have allowed the program to donate a 12
passenger van to
transport the children from where they live in local motels to the Boys & Girls Clubs. This transportation was also extended to
their families so that they may go to and from a medical clinic in Santa Ana.
 Caterina’s
Girls Club has also contributed to a free dental clinic as well as piano
lessons for the Boys & Girls Clubs members. The children
have been provided with one-on-one tutoring on a daily basis, allowing them to achieve better in school. In addition to the tutoring,
upgraded computer software was also provided to aide the children in furthering their education. help the anaheim ballet program.and
lot more.
Bruno has helped raise funds for, and has been a member of the board of directors of, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim (BGCA) for the
past several years.and help raised for the club thousand of dollars.
 After Hurricane Katrina had devastated a family from Louisiana, Caterina’s Girls Club donated cash to help them begin again in California
and also offered them jobs at Anaheim White House Restaurant, which they accepted and worked there for over a year. They were able to put themselves
back on their feet before returning to Louisiana.
Recently 9 other survivors were invited to dine at the Anaheim White House Restaurant as special guests of the owner.
 At founder Bruno Serato’s 50th Birthday Party, instead of accepting personal gifts from friends he asked they make donations on behalf
of Caterina’s Girls Club. It totaled $20,000 and was donated to the Boys & Girls Club.
If you are interested to know more about caterina club ask for bruno personally .
To make a donation, please send your checks to the Anaheim White House Restaurant attention Caterina’s Girls Club ,for the boys girl
club of anaheim at 887 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, California 92805. 714-772-1381.
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| Caterina's News Room |
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- A CHEF FEEDS HUNGRY “MOTEL KIDS” (People Magazine - September 6, 2010)
- "The Pasta Man", spaghetti e maccheroni per i big e i bambini poveri (Affaritaliani.It (Italian News) - August 20, 2010)
- Anaheim White House owner makes headlines (Anaheim Bulletin - August 19, 2010)
- Hail To The Chef (Greers OC - August 16, 2010)
- Upscale Restaurant Owner Feeds Homeless Kids (CBS News - August 9, 2010)
- Chef catches CBS' eye (The Orange County Register - Aug. 8, 2010)
- Tune in: Katie Couric to interview Anaheim chef Bruno Serato (The Orange County Register - 8-8-10)
- Everyday People Making a Difference (Woman's Day - June 03, 2010)
- White House "President" Honored (Orange County & Long Beach Blade - March 2010)
- 10-Year Old Chef Creates A Masterpeice Dinner for Public at Anaheim White House (OC foodies - October 13, 2009)
- 10-Year-Old Chef Returns to Anaheim White House (Great Taste Magazine - October 13, 2009)
- Rodney Allen Rippy, Anaheim White House owner cook up Jumbo Jack July 22 (OC Menus - July, 2009)
- Boys & Girls Clubs gala brings in more than $185,000 (The Orange County Register - Wednesday, May 27, 2009)
- Joe Dipenta Lasagna Dinner/Fundraiser is June 4 (AnaheimDucks.com - May 27, 2009)
- Anaheim White House gears up for 'American Idol' finale fundraiser (OC Menus.com - May, 2009)
- 'Fight Night' benefit is a hit (The Orange County Register - Tuesday, March 10, 2009)
- Assistance League Anaheim hosts fashion fundraiser (OC Metro - February 27, 2009 11:17 AM)
- Charity Fashion Show with Hot U.S. Olympic Men’s Volleyball Team (Hollywire.com - September 27, 2008)
- White House owner, Bruno Serato, receives star on the Anaheim Walk of Stars (The Orange County Register - Tuesday, August 19, 2008)
- Bruno Serato to be immortalized on Walk of Stars (OC Metro Website - July 24, 2008)
- 11 Heros Among Us (OC Family - January 2008)
- A Delicious Masterpiece (IN Magazine - October 2007)
- White House luncheon to support Caterina's club (OCRegister.com - Friday, August 31, 2007)
- Caterina's Club to sample items from new cookbook (Anaheim Bulletin - April 2007)
- Anaheim homeless children get room to stretch (Los Angeles Times - December 11, 2006)
- Charitable Matters (OC Family - July 2006)
- Restaurateur Honored for Commitment to Community Service (Restaurant.org - September 2005)
- Giulietta conquista Los Angeles (L'Arena - 25 Gennaio 2006)
- Hottest 25 People of Orange County (OC Metro - October 2005)
- St. Boniface Adult Choir Presents ‘Gaudete’ (Anaheim Bulletin - November 2005)
- Kudos To Bruno (Great Taste - October 2005)
- California Operator Nabs 'Restaurant Neighbor' Top Honor (California Restaurant Bulletin)
- La Faccia Buona Di Caterina (L'Arena Di Verona - September 2005)
- Restaurateur Provides Kids With More Than A Meal (Orange County Register - September 2005)
- California Restaurateur Honored (National Restaurant Association - September 2005)
- The Strands That Bind (Orange County Register - August 2005)
- Benefit Honors A Benefactor Of Motel Kids (Orange County Register - August 2005)
- State Winners Of National Philanthropy Award (California Restaurant Association)
- A Lifetime Of Caring (Orange County Register - August 2005)
- Anaheim White House Event Helps Caterina's Club (Orange County Business Journal - 2005)
- Annual It's Your Business Holiday Spirit Award (Orange County Register - December 2003)
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| Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim |
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 I think all of you should know what an incredible thing Bruno did for us. He had a birthday
party for his big 50. He invited at least 200 people and the place was packed. He did not charge them and asked them to make a
donation to Caterina's club. That night he raised $20,000.
I would ask each of you to do your best to thank him. He never asks
us for anything. I would personally like to ask all of you to do your best to give him as much business as you possibly can. He
is the best example I have ever experienced of a board member using their business to help generate revenue for a Boys and Girls
Club. I appreciate anything you can do.
Thank you all for all you continue to do.
Michael Baker
Executive Director
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Anaheim
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| The Positive Place For Kids |
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Dear Bruno:
What a difference a year makes! I wanted to give you an update as
to what we have been able to do thanks to the support of Caterina's
Club. To date the Caterina's Club has raised over $30,000 for the
Boys and Girls Clubs of Anaheim. This is an incredible amount of
money to be raised for a cause that came into existence just over
a year ago. I thought you would like to know what we have been able
to accomplish with the funds you have raised:
• Purchased a brand new 12-passenger van with matching money from
Change a Life Foundation.
• Provided Free Piano lessons for over 100 members for six months.
• Provided transportation to and from free Medical Clinic in Santa
Ana for motel families.
• Provided 1 on 1 tutoring help for over 200 members on a daily
basis for past six months.
 I am also excited to report that thanks to Caterina's Club we are
holding our first Dental Clinic at our John Machiaverna Unit on
September 4, 20004. This will be free for all kids that need any
type of dental work. This is a cooperative effort with the Boys
& Girls Clubs and the USC Dental School with the costs being
completely underwritten by Caterina's Club.
As you can see the impact your group has made over the past year
has been incredible. I can't express in words how much of a difference
this is making for our kids. The best way for you to see the difference
you are making is to stop into one of our clubs and see it for yourself.
I would be honored to give one of your Caterina's Club members a
guided tour of our programs. I am confident that anyone that takes
me up on this offer will walk away feeling great about supporting
this cause you were so generous to start.
Sincerely,
Michael Baker
Executive Director
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Anaheim
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| Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim |
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To all my friends,
 This is the Boys & Girls Club, Taormina unit in Anaheim. I would just like to let you know that Anaheim White House Catering, on behalf
of Caterina's Girls Club members, will delivery free food to these poor children every night. The director called me and sent me this photo.
He also said that some of these children never eat real food. I am asking all of you to try to help Caterina's Club and help us continue
to do this program. I love it...the children can eat now. Can you imagine food from the 5 star restaurant Anaheim White House...I'll be
honest, they are my favorite customers now, even if is for free. Love you all.
Ciao,
Bruno
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