September’s Community Harvest offers chance for patrons to pick charity at meal

· Tampa Bay, Florida Local News · By ReportWire

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s good meals and good feels rolled into one.

The 1905 Family of Restaurants hosts the Community Harvest, where they ask guests to pick a charity to donate 5% of their restaurant check.

What You Need To Know

  • The 1905 Family of Restaurants hosts the Community Harvest, where 5% of checks go to charity patrons pick in the month of September 

  • The group owns the historic Columbia Restaurant, located in Tampa, Sarasota, St. Augustine, Clearwater Beach and Celebration

  • Other Restaurants include Cha Cha Coconuts in Sarasota, Ulele and Casa Santo Stefano in Tampa
  • The 1905 Family of Restuarants has raised $4.4 milion in 27 years


The group owns Cha Cha Coconuts in Sarasota, Ulele and Casa Santo Stefano in Tampa. They also own the historic Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City.

Casa Santo Stefano sous chef Enzo Pardo is familiar with the tradition.

“You get to pick your own charity if you like, if you don’t see one that listed on the card. Write one in, we will make sure the money goes there,” said Pardo.

In 27 years, the restaurant group has given $4.4 million to more than 400 Florida nonprofit organizations.

“It feels good doing it. But what really feels good is when people that benefit come in and talk to us and let us know how beneficial that funding has been, how much it has changed their lives. And that’s when we’re like, ‘Wow, we’re really doing something good for the neighborhood,’” Pardo said.

Community Harvest continues throughout the month of September.

Virginia Johnson

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