Natalie Czarkowski and a few of the children at Foundation pour les Enfants de Haiti.

Care-a-lotta, the Bartolotta Restaurants charitable fund, is announcing a significant fundraising effort for the children of Haiti. Led by Jennifer Bartolotta, this initiative was started by longtime Bartolotta employee Natalie Czarkowski. Natalie recently returned from Haiti where her family, along with a church group, was assisting the Fondation pour les Enfants de Haiti and the orphanages and schools they run. Post earthquake devastation, the hospital, school and two ophanages have been heavily damaged, with many wounded and many more dead.

Hearts for Haiti offers an array of opportunities to help. Here's how:

On Saturday, January 30th a "Bead-A-Thon" was held at Bacchus, where students and volunteers assembled 5,000 bracelets to be sold for Haitian relief at all Bartolottas locations throughout the month of February. Five different patterns were made, utilizing the bright primary colors of the Haitian flag. All of the supplies were donated by Eclectica of Brookfield.

These Hearts for Haiti Bracelets will be sold all during the month of February at Bacchus, Ristorante Bartolotta, Mr. B's, and Lake Park Bistro. Each will offer a different bracelet, for $5 each. Bartolotta Catering at Boerner Botanical Gardens will also offer the bracelets during Sunday Brunches.100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Fondation pour les Enfants de Haiti.

All five locations will also offer:
• Pen Patat, a traditional Haitian dessert of sweet potato pudding with caramel rum sauce for $6
• Dominique, a special Haitian rum drink, created by the master mixologists at Bacchus for $8

100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Fondation pour les Enfants de Haiti.

Care-a-lotta will write a check each week to the fundraising arm of The United States Foundation for the Children of Haiti - a 501c3 charity. This charity regularly utilizes 95% of all donations for the direct support of the children.

You may also donate directly online by visiting the website for Fondation pour les Enfants de Haiti and donating thru PayPal.

We ask for the support and generosity of the community to assist us in this vital cause.

To all of you, from all of us at The Bartolotta Restaurant Group - Thank you.

Joe Bartolotta
Founder