Our Snow Day with the kids from the Boys and Girls Club featured in the December Issue of the OC Register!

Our Snow Day with the kids from the Boys and Girls Club featured in the December Issue of the OC Register!

Help support Caterina's Club with our new SpendingShift app

Help support Caterina's Club with our new SpendingShift app which lets you donate while purchasing everyday items.

We thank everyone for their support and generosity!

Link: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/spendingshift-the-kindness-platform

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AT KFI RADIO AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO DONATED TO OUR CAUSE!

Our live event with Bill Handel and the rest of the crew from KFI-AM 640, was featured in the OC Register.

The event was a huge success and we cannot thank everyone enough for their amazing generosity!

Come Check Out Our Live Event With The Official Bill Handel Show!

Come Check Out Our Live Event With The Official Bill Handel Show The Official KFI AM 640 ! Bring Donations or even just tune in and support our cause to feed 1000 Unfortunate children every night as of January 2014!Caterina's Club Bruno Serato

Don't forget to join us the 12th!

KFI-AM 640 is holding its annual radiothon to benefit Caterina's Club on December 12, 2013 at the Anaheim White House. All of KFI's local hosts and news anchors will be on-site collecting pasta, sauce and monetary donations.

Last year, KFI raised $141,000 and 11,000 pounds of pasta and sauce. Let's beat that this year!

Click for more info! >> http://bit.ly/18xRpMK

Snow Day feature in Anaheim Bulletin

Our Snow Day with over 300 children from the Boys and Girls Club, is being featured today in the Anaheim Bulletin! 

Check out the article:http://www.ocregister.com/articles/snow-538164-anaheim-children.html

Photo by OC Register*

Tito's Vodka will be hosting a fundraiser at the Anaheim White House in support of Caterina's Club!

Tito's Vodka will be hosting a fundraiser at the Anaheim White House in support of Caterina's Club on December 2nd, from 12 pm to 2 pm.

Join us to support the cause!

The annual fundraiser from KFI Radio will be back!

The annual fundraiser from KFI Radio 630 AM will be back December 12th from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. live at the Anaheim White House. 

Thousands of motel and underprivileged kids have been served dinner every night 7 nights a week the past 8 years thanks to all of you and the yearly big fundraiser from KFI Radio 640 AM. Bill Handle and rest of the crew from KFI has been a big supporter of caterinasclub.org and helping us raise money and pasta for this amazing project.

To view the program schedule for the Caterina’s Club Radio-a-thon: 

http://www.kfiam640.com/pages/Program_Schedule.html?feed=449143

Wow, It snowed in Anaheim!

Here is a recap of our Snow Day with the Boys and Girls Club. We were able to serve over 300 children a delicious Thanks Giving dinner and play in the snow! 

A special thanks to the Anaheim Fire Department for helping us serve 300 kids from the Boys & Girls Club. The event was a great success as the children had a wonderful time.

We cannot do it without the support of great people such as yourselves! 

Anaheim White House Restaurant participating in this life saving health screening!

Yesterday we partnered with Susan G. Komen Orange County and the YWCA to provide free mammograms to women in our community! Over 30 women who live within walking distance came to Anaheim White House Restaurant to participate in this life saving health screening!

Check out Sir Chef Bruno featured in Riviera Magazine!

Check out Sir Chef Bruno featured in Riviera Magazine!

Article Link:
http://digital.modernluxury.com/publication/index.php?i=180958&m&l&ver=html5&p&pp&search_str#{"page":130,"issue_id":180958,"numpages":""}

Join us Tuesday, November 12th, at 12:00 pm, for a wonderful luncheon supporting the motel children of Caternia's Club

Join us Tuesday, November 12th, at 12:00 pm, for a wonderful luncheon supporting the motel children of Caternia's Club. 

Thank you and we greatly appreciate your support!

Join us Sunday, November 24th, for our 26th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and Dinner

Join us Sunday, November 24th, for our 26th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and Dinner

Sir Chef Bruno and the Caterina's Club featured on PRIMER IMPACTO!

Sir Chef Bruno and the Caterina's Club featured on PRIMER IMPACTO!

The story on Bruno and The Caterina's Club on Univision

The story on Bruno and The Caterina's Club will air this Monday, on Primer Impacto. The show airs at 5pm on Univision. We hope you like it!

OC NOW Channel 39

OCNow39 took this video a few months ago.

It's been almost 8 years since we started serving pasta, everyday, for over 300 kids.

We haven't missed a day, and we don't plan to.

The Gomez Family and Caterina's Club

This week, Caterina's Club provided the security deposit and first month's rent for the Gomez family (pictured with the youngest of their 5 children) to move out of the motels and into a 3 bedroom townhouse. We felt so humbled to be a part of this family's fresh start in their brand new home! 

This is the 35th family that Caterina's Club has helped to support out of the motel lifestyle. 

We wish them all the best!

 Please visit www.thecaterinasclub.org to learn more about how you can help.

Dinner/Fashion Show To Raise Funds For Caterina’s Club

LOCAL FASHIONISTAS TO PULL OUT THE STOPS FOR MOTEL KIDS

While they may be donning the latest in fashions, their hearts will be set on the “motel kids” for whom they are supporting at “Sail in Style,” a dinner/fashion show being held at the Anaheim White House on Sunday, April 28.  Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Caterina’s Club, which aims to feed and house the working poor living in near squalid conditions at motels in Orange County.  The event begins with a Champagne reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and a fashion show presented by Chadia of Betinnis.  Tickets are $250 each and table sponsorships for $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 are available by calling Jamie at 714-772-1381. 

Situated in a historic national landmark mansion dating to 1909, the Anaheim White House is also known for its extensive wine list, unparalleled service and an elegant setting to create a dining experience that is timeless, remarkable and without equal. Located at 887 South Anaheim Blvd., in Anaheim, Orange County.  For more information, visit www.anaheimwhitehouse.com.

500,000th Meal Celebration

Celebs Join In Milestone Event at Anaheim White House

Mix together 1 Oscar winner, 2 star NHL players, a couple of local newscasters, a reality TV star and a man with a giant heart and what do you get?   Tons of love and compassion for one of the neediest segments of our population -- 200 local area “motel kids” who will attend the Anaheim White House gala celebrating the 500,000th meal served through the nonprofit Caterina’s Club.

Before diving into the food, the children will have a ball -- literally -- as 30 massive beach balls and 2 bounce houses will help transform the lawn outside of the restaurant’s West Wing into a colorful playground.  On hand to help serve dinner afterwards are Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, Anaheim Ducks players Bobby Ryan and Teemu Selanne, “OC Housewives’” star Vicki Gunvalson, newscaster Wendy Burch and 2 of the world’s biggest celebs whose identity will be revealed at the event to be held Tuesday, February 19 at 3 p.m. (887 South Anaheim Street, Anaheim).

In honor of his mother, Bruno Serato founded Caterina’s Club, an organization dedicated to making sure the region’s most vulnerable population – its children -- receive a hot meal before they are tucked into bed each evening. The milestone dinner served on Feb 19 will include stuffed ravioli, filet mignon with mushroom sauce & chocolate cake.  Usually, they enjoy pasta dinner, which is served 7 nights a week.  In addition to the nightly meals, Serato has begun placing some of these families into homes of their own.

Serato's extreme generosity has earned him worldwide status.  He was named one of CNN's 10 Heroes of the Year and has been featured in magazines (People, Elle, Vogue), television ("CBS Evening News," "EXTRA,") and newspapers (New York Times, Los Angeles Times, OC Register) countless times.  He is due to become knighted by the Italian government, was honored on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with a humanitarian award and has received any number of proclamations, Man of the Year awards and other forms of recognition.

Mark Sanchez & Chef Bruno: OC Register

QB Mark Sanchez makes a different kind of completion

By BRIAN WHITEHEAD AND KENNY CONNOLLY / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Hung in succession along a hallway of the renowned Anaheim White House Restaurant are autographed portraits of the most recognizable celebrities of this generation.

Brad Pitt. Pierce Brosnan. Sir Elton John. Richard Gere. Robert De Niro. Sidney Poitier. The portraits lead to Bruno Serato's kitchen.

New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, right, cuts broccoli as chef Bruno Serato gives him directions in the kitchen of his Anaheim White House Restaurant.

KEVIN LARA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

It is through this hallway that New York Jets quarterback and Mission Viejo High alum Mark Sanchez walks to begin an offseason workout like no other.

"I might fire him," a jovial Serato said in his heavy Italian accent.

No more than two weeks removed from returning to Orange County, Sanchez caught wind of Serato's well-publicized program: Through his nonprofit Caterina's Club, Serato feeds 300 children, many low-income, nightly at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim.

"I want to meet these kids – whether I'm playing handball with them or giving them food to eat," Sanchez said. "Let's interact. Let's do some hands-on stuff; some low-key stuff that doesn't get a lot of attention, and this is perfect."

Adorned in a white chef's jacket embroidered with "Bruno Rocks!" above the left breast, Sanchez – who frequently credits his success to those who lent a hand during his formative years – enters the steely kitchen.

"This means a lot, because you actually do some of the work," Sanchez said. "The demographic of these kids – there's a lot of Hispanics, and that means a lot to me; helping underprivileged kids that don't get a ton of help. ...

"These are the kids we really want to channel our energy and effort to help."

Approximately four years out of practice, Sanchez – once a server at Phil Trani's in Long Beach while at USC – starts by dropping noodles into a pasta boiler. He then slices tomatoes and broccoli, and places each ingredient into a large mixing bowl filled with marinara sauce.

Chicken, pre-cut, completes the recipe as Sanchez stirs it all together.

"He's been hired!" Serato exclaims.

After a few minutes of stirring, Sanchez does a couple of television interviews prior to commencing the second half of his afternoon.

Before he leaves the kitchen, however, the 26-year-old endorsed a check for an undisclosed amount and hands it to Serato.

"Pass it on," Sanchez said. "When you receive, pass it on."

With the food freshly prepared and in hand, Sanchez and Serato made their way over to the Boys and Girls Club in Anaheim. As he entered through the back door of the building, the children who recognized the former Trojan standout ran over and greeted the quarterback.

Sanchez took a tour of the club, signed autographs, took pictures and interacted with the 50-plus children before he was called to the kitchen to start serving.

Each bowl of pasta was accompanied with a high five.

Sanchez joked with one of the children wearing a Patriots jersey saying, "It must have been laundry day today, right?"

Eleven-year-old Shaun McHale made sure he came prepared, wearing his No. 6 Jets' jersey for the quarterback to autograph.

"My dad told me he was coming, so I wanted to wear his jersey," McHale said. "It was really cool."

After passing out the food, it was time for the quarterback to dish out some passes to all of the kids who lined up outside.

Some of the teens went deep, while the younger kids ran comebacks.

McHale ran a post pattern, caught his pass and proceeded to impersonate Sanchez's trademark Jets celebration – spreading his arms out and pretending to glide like a jet.

"We want to get in there and have a good time." Sanchez said. "You see these kids, they're awesome, and all they want to do is come up and give you a high five and they smile. ... It's a great thing to see."

Contact the writer: bwhitehead@ocregister.com or kconnolly@ocregister.com

Could You Go Without Tinsel?

We Could End Homelessness With The Money Americans Spend On Christmas Decorations

By Adam Peck for Think Progress

The latest annual report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development shows that the national homeless population held steady from 2011 to 2012, hardly good news but perhaps better than expected given the relatively weak economic climate.

Progress is being made within the veteran community, with homeless rates falling by 17 percent since 2009, and among the chronically homeless, with 17 percent fewer people living on the streets as in 2007. But in the fight to end homelessness by the year 2020 — the stated mission of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in their 2010 plan — progress isn’t happening fast enough:

“[The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness] have set ambitious goals for themselves, but I don’t think those are goals that aren’t doable,” said Nan Roman, the president of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. “But not at the rate that we’re going.”

What is needed, says Mark Johnston, the acting assistant housing secretary for community planning and development, is a ten-fold increase in HUD’s $1.9 billion budget to address the crisis. By any measure $20 billion is a lot of money, but the figure is far less daunting when placed in context...

Get to Know Bruno: Eye on OC

Thank you Anne Valdespino of Eye on OC 

for the great full page article about Bruno and Caterina's Club!

Full article here

Join Us for a Brunch in Celebration of Our Half Millionth Meal Served

Date: Sunday, February 24, 2013

11:30AM

Location: Anaheim White House Restaurant

887 South Anaheim Boulevard

Anaheim, California 92805

 Come show your support and love to your favorite non-profit organization! 

We will begin at 11:30am with a champagne reception, followed by lunch at 12:00pm, and ending with a fashion show by Chadia of Betinnis in Brea. 

Cost is $55.00 per person or $25 for kids 12 and under. Remember all proceeds to go directly to benefit Caterina’s Club programs. 

RSVP required for admittance. 

Please call 714-772-1381 or email jamie@anaheimwhitehouse.com.