25 Days of Charity

» For 25 Days of Charity photos and other documents see our Media Kit.

To celebrate 25 years of serving delicious ribs and 25 years of serving our community, Newport/Naples Rib Company created 25 Days of Charity – a month-long fundraising event hosted at Newport Rib Company in Costa Mesa, Naples Rib Company in Long Beach and Newport Rib Company at Ladera Ranch.

Seventy-five local area schools and charities (see below) received cash donations from Newport/Naples Rib Company at the conclusion of 25 Days of Charity. Commemorating the Ursini family's 25 years of serving delicious barbeque throughout Southern California, 25 Days of Charity aims to give back to the communities that have supported the restaurants, and the Ursini family, for a quarter century.

25 Days of Charity is the latest rendition of fundraising events the restaurants have hosted for years. It works like this: Each restaurant location selects 25 local charities to benefit from the fundraiser, making 75 charities in total. From November 5 through November 30, dining patrons simply identified their support for one of the featured charitable organization, and 20% of their dinner receipt was set aside for presentation to the charity of choice at closing ceremonies.

Participating Organizations

Newport Rib Company - Costa Mesa: Boys and Girls Club of the Harbor Area Constitutional Rights Foundation of OC Costa Mesa Community Foundation Costa Mesa High School Foundation Costa Mesa Kiwanis Costa Mesa Lions Club Costa Mesa Senior Center Costa Mesa United Estancia/TeWinkle Schools Foundation Hawes Elementary School Hoag Hospital - 552 Club Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund Mika CDC National Charity League Newport Harbor Foundation Newport Mesa Schools Foundation Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish School PADRE Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Share our Selves Someone Cares Soup Kitchen SoY (Save Our Youth) St. John the Baptist School Surfrider Foundation TACA - Talk About Curing Autism

Naples Rib Company - Long Beach: Boy Scout's of America, Long Beach Children Today Community Action Team (CAT) CSULB Athletics Food Finders For The Child Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund Junior League Of Long Beach Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Long Beach City College Foundation Long Beach Millikan High School Long Beach Museum of Art Long Beach Police Widows & Orphans Long Beach Poly High School Athletics Long Beach Symphony Long Beach Wilson High School Los Alamitos High School Athletics Lowell Elementary PTA Minnie Gant School PTA Naples Bayside Academy Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Rogers Middle School Seal Beach Animal Shelter St. Cornelius School TACA - Talk About Curing Autism

Newport Rib Company @ Ladera Ranch: Chaparral Elementary School - Save The Music El Toro High School Elite Soccer League Goddard School Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Ladera Ranch AYSO Region 1455 Ladera Ranch Educational Foundation Ladera Ranch Elementary School PTA Ladera Ranch Little League Las Flores Elementary Laura's House Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Mission Hospital Foundation OCOCA (Ovarian Cancer OC Alliance) Oso Grande Elementary PTA Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Saddleback College Foundation Saddleback Valley YMCA San Juan Hills High School Athletics TACA - Talk About Curing Autism Tesoro High School Athletics Tinkerbell Guild of CHOC Wagon Wheel Natural History Association

At the end of the 25 days, participating organizations were invited to closing ceremonies at each respective restaurant, where they receive donation checks, group and individual photos, business networking opportunities and complimentary dinner from Newport/Naples Rib Company. Closing ceremonies took place on three consecutive nights the first week of December:

• Newport Rib Company Costa Mesa - Tuesday, December 2, 2008
• Naples Rib Company Long Beach - Wednesday, December 3, 2008
• Newport Rib Company @ Ladera Ranch - Thursday, December 4, 2008

Fundraiser Nights

Numerous other organizations have planned Fundraiser Nights at Rib Company before and after the 20 Days of Charity event.

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