Twenty-one Ladera Ranch, CA area schools and charities received donations totaling more than $3,000 from Newport Rib Company @ Ladera Ranch as part of the restaurant's unique fundraising event, 21 Days of Charity - Ladera Ranch Style. Throughout the months of April and May, Newport Rib Company @ Ladera Ranch sponsored 21 exclusive fundraising nights for select local organizations, donating 21% of each dinner receipt to one of 21 select schools or charities. Closing ceremonies were festive and featured all 21 organizations receiving donation checks, plus group and individual organization photos, while all enjoyed a complimentary Rib Company dinner.

"The folks at Newport Rib Company not only serve up great BBQ, but they also know the value of giving back to the community," said one happy charity recipient. "It goes a long way in my mind when I choose where to go out to eat. Why not support someone who supports you."

Participating in 21 Days of Charity - Ladera Ranch Style were the following groups:

Ladera Ranch Education Foundation Ladera Ranch Little League Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Tesora High School Athletic Room to Heal Foundation Tinkerbell Guild of CHOC Wagon Wheel Natural History Association St. Margaret's Episcopal School Athletics Friends of Ladera Ranch Library Tesoro Grad Night Santa Margarita Football

Gates Elementary School Children's Creative Festival Fun w/Chalk Ovarian Cancer Orange County Alliance Los Flores Elementary School SOCC Networkers Relay for Life Tres Osos Guild of CHOC March of Dimes Make a Wish Foundation Pathway School American Cancer Society

21 Day of Charity - Ladera Ranch Style commemorated the Ursini family's (owners of the Newport/Naples Rib Company restaurants) 21 years of serving delicious barbeque, plus it concluded the grand opening celebration of their third location, Newport Rib Company @ Ladera Ranch.

"Our fundraising events are a great way to say 'thank you' to the local communities that support our restaurants," said John Ursini, proprietor of Newport Rib Company. "We're very happy to be part of the Ladera Ranch community, and judging by this month's support, they're happy to have us."