Papa Vito’s gathering food for the hungry
Papa Vito’s employees Colton Bowman and Lexie Wilson help to inventory the food their customers have donated to help feed the hungry during Christmas. Papa Vito’s food drive will continue through Friday, December 19, and customers will get a one-percent discount on their tabs for each non-perishable food item they donate.
December 3, 2014
Steve Chapman
Amanda Dotson, owner of Papa Vito’s, is hoping that when people come to her restaurant to eat, they will remember those in Barry County who are going hungry this holiday season. To encourage her customers to help those who are struggling to buy food, Dotson is offering a special discount at Papa Vito’s until December 19. For every canned or non-perishable food item customers bring in, they receive one-percent off of their bill. For example, if a person donates 10 food items, that person gets 10-percent off the tab for that meal. The discount is limited to 25-percent off for each person or party.
Dotson said she decided to offer the discount because she wanted to help those in need this Christmas. “There’s a lot of hungry people in the community,” she said.
Before coming up with the food drive, Dotson toyed with the idea of getting gifts for needy children instead, but decided that the food drive would do more good. “I wanted to do presents,” she said, “but at the end of the day, on Christmas that doesn’t fill your belly,” she said.
After the food drive ends, Dotson plans to take the collected food items to The Point Church where it will then be distributed to needy families. She hopes to collect at least 100 food items, but her goal is to get as much food as possible to help all the needy families she can.
The food drive is not the only way Dotson will be helping to spread Christmas cheer. On December 19, when the Cassville School District lets out for the holiday break, she will also have small toys at Papa Vito’s for all children 11 and under who come into the restaurant.
Papa Vito’s is located at 802 E. Highway 248 in Cassville. The restaurant is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday for buffet-only dining. Papa Vito’s is closed on Saturdays. For more information about the restaurant or how to help with the food drive, call (417) 846-1415.
Steve Chapman
Amanda Dotson, owner of Papa Vito’s, is hoping that when people come to her restaurant to eat, they will remember those in Barry County who are going hungry this holiday season. To encourage her customers to help those who are struggling to buy food, Dotson is offering a special discount at Papa Vito’s until December 19. For every canned or non-perishable food item customers bring in, they receive one-percent off of their bill. For example, if a person donates 10 food items, that person gets 10-percent off the tab for that meal. The discount is limited to 25-percent off for each person or party.
Dotson said she decided to offer the discount because she wanted to help those in need this Christmas. “There’s a lot of hungry people in the community,” she said.
Before coming up with the food drive, Dotson toyed with the idea of getting gifts for needy children instead, but decided that the food drive would do more good. “I wanted to do presents,” she said, “but at the end of the day, on Christmas that doesn’t fill your belly,” she said.
After the food drive ends, Dotson plans to take the collected food items to The Point Church where it will then be distributed to needy families. She hopes to collect at least 100 food items, but her goal is to get as much food as possible to help all the needy families she can.
The food drive is not the only way Dotson will be helping to spread Christmas cheer. On December 19, when the Cassville School District lets out for the holiday break, she will also have small toys at Papa Vito’s for all children 11 and under who come into the restaurant.
Papa Vito’s is located at 802 E. Highway 248 in Cassville. The restaurant is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday for buffet-only dining. Papa Vito’s is closed on Saturdays. For more information about the restaurant or how to help with the food drive, call (417) 846-1415.
