PARSIPPANY — The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills held a fundraiser to support a Parsippany family who tragically lost their home in a fire on Christmas Day. On Saturday, January 27 over $1,000 was raised for the Anderson Family.
Applebee’s, located at 1057 Route 46 hosted the fundraiser and donated the food, kitchen staff and premises to raise the funds. The breakfast includes flapjacks, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee, tea, milk or orange juice.
Parsippany High School Key Club members Eileen Zhang, Janani Rao, Yukta Nyati, Anjala Shah, Sahaj Patel, Sanjana Sure, Amanda Cen and Neil Khare joined Parsippany Hills High School Key Club members Andrea Potesta, Ana Durante, Cindy Lam, Irene Hsieh, Wasay Noor and seated the guests, served the food and cleaned the tables.
Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany members Carol Tiesi, Karen DeChristopher, Mayor Michael Soriano, Greg Elbin, Susan Elbin, Silvia Cooper, Nicolas Limanov, and President Frank Cahill brought the orders from the kitchen for the students to serve the guests.
Frank Cahill issued a “Certificate of Appreciation” to all the Key Club members stating, “On behalf of the members of Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany we thank you for being part of the Key Club and making a difference in our community.”
Another fundraiser is planned for Saturday, February 3 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at IHOP, 792 Route 46. (click here to download flyer to present to server). A percentage of the meal proceeds during that time will go to the family.