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Who's 'Cooking for a Cause' at Copper Bell Cafe?

The fundraiser, now in it third round, features local community leaders as celebrity chefs for the cause of giving back to their selected charities. Copper Bell Cafe owner Darren Dennington said the previous drives raised a combined $26,000.

 

A new round of "Cooking for a Cause" is set to begin Monday, June 11 at the Copper Bell Cafe in Brandon, with a complementary round of celebrity chef offerings to follow at the Copper Bell Cafe in Riverview.

Darren Dennington said of the effort, now in its third year, that he is proud to have donated back to the community some $26,000 as a result of the first two years of Cooking for a Cause.

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The premise is simple: Dennington invites community local community leaders to serve as celebrity chefs on their designated day for the fundraiser. Dennington and his staff, sometimes with the aid of the celebrity chef, prepare the ingredients for the meals the night before.

The aim is for each celebrity chef to draw to the Copper Bell Cafe on their designated day a large — and hungry — crowd. The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also, orders can be phoned in, with free delivery by TakeOutButler.com.

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All proceeds and gratuities from the day will be donated to the charity designated by the celebrity chef.

"I'm very proud of what our small cafe has been able to give to charities through this event," Dennington said. "It's been very well-received in the community."

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The Cooking for a Cause III Lineup For Brandon:

  • June 25 — Jen Holloway, marketing director for Bright House Networks, the sponsor for this year's event. Her chosen charity: HARC, "one of the oldest and most-respected agencies serving people with disabilities in the Tampa Bay region."

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The Cooking for a Cause III Lineup for Riverview:

  • August 25 — Guy Boucher, head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning. His chosen charity: Susan G. Komen 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk.
  • To be announced, three additional celebrity chefs for the Riverview location of the Copper Bell Cafe.

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