Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Pizza with purpose

https://www.khou.com/article/news/spankys-fundraiser-arlene-alvarez-family/285-e977f7fc-2574-4b05-803b-c1d8d0796b1c 

The shooting death of 9 year-old Arlene Alvarez has sparked a lot of outrage and interest in Houston.  The girl was on the way to Spanky's Pizza with her family when a bullet allegedly fired by a robbery victim at a suspect struck Alvarez.  Spanky's was a favorite of the family.  The locally owned restaurant decided to donate 30% of all proceeds from the Monday a week after Alvarez's death to the family.  The fundraiser was held at the location where the family was headed.  The response was overwhelming.

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