Spaghetti dinner to benefit NYC trip
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An upcoming trip to New York City could be a life-changing event for 47 Burgettstown Area High School students, and with the help of one local restaurant, their financial obligation could be cut in half.
Fine arts teacher David Roth said his students and several students from the media and Holocaust classes will travel to the Big Apple in April to visit several museums, including the Guggenheim and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Roth said the experience could be life-altering for some students.
“It will open their eyes to a world of art they may not be exposed to living in a small-town setting,” he said.
Roth said he wanted to see the $385 cost drop through fundraising efforts. In November, the students sold Sarris Candies to help bring costs down. Roth said the big fundraiser, a spaghetti dinner donated by Angelo’s Restaurant in Washington, will really make a difference. The dinner will take place Saturday in the high school cafeteria from 4 to 7 p.m.
“It’s unbelievable,” Roth said of the donation. “(Owner Michael Passalacqua) really has a passion for supporting the arts.”
Passalacqua said he was happy to supply enough pasta, sauce, meatballs and salad to feed roughly 500 people.
“We can spend a minimal amount of money that raises a lot of money for someone else,” Passalacqua said. “In this particular event, not enough time is spent in education on the arts. This is a chance to send 40-plus kids to some awesome museums.”
Passalacqua said he learned of trip through Roth.
“He told me about it in passing,” he said. “I had just gotten back from New York, and said ‘Count me in. I’m going to help you raise the money.'”
Tickets will be available for purchase at the door Saturday for $12. Seats are limited and tickets are being sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Take-out dinners and a silent auction will also be available.
Roth said that if all 500 tickets are sold, and $1,000 is raised from the silent auction, it would eliminate the last installment payment for students.