Capriotti's Sandwich Shop Partners with Las Vegas Rescue Mission to Feed Local Families in Need

Jan. 29, 2015 - PRLog -- LAS VEGAS – Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop is partnering with the Las Vegas Rescue Mission throughout the month of February to feed families in the area through its Love Your Community fundraiser. From February 1 through February 28, guests are encouraged to show their love all-month long by making a $1 donation during their visit to Capriotti’s and to help provide meals within the greater Las Vegas valley.

Last year, Capriotti’s has donated over 9,000 pounds of food to the mission and continues to give back to those in need in the Las Vegas area. Over 300,000 people in Clark County are food insecure and often face difficulty when feeding their families, but with the help of the Las Vegas Rescue Mission, are given access to essential meals. On top of the in-store fundraising efforts, the Capriotti’s team members will be on-site on February 12 in order to serve sandwiches to hundreds of people in need at the Las Vegas Rescue Mission.

“Having grown up in Las Vegas, I am very passionate about giving back to our home community, especially through our continued partnership with the Las Vegas Rescue Mission,” said Ashley Morris, CEO of Capriotti’s. “The Las Vegas Rescue Mission is a wonderful organization offering food, shelter and service programs to residents in Las Vegas. One of Capriotti’s core values is family and we want to do everything in our power to support our extended family throughout the Las Vegas valley.”

“Working with Capriotti’s through their community-driven initiatives has been a great way to bring awareness to our core mission,” said John Fogal, Director of Development for the Las Vegas Rescue Mission. “We know this month’s fundraiser will play a fundamental role in helping to provide meals to families and residents in need across Las Vegas.”

For a full list of locations and to learn more about Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, please visit www.capriottis.com. To learn more about the Las Vegas Rescue Mission, please visit www.vegasrescue.org.

About Capriotti’s Sandwich Company

Founded in 1976, Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, is an award-winning sandwich shop that remains true to their 38 year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all natural turkeys in-house every day. Capriotti’s fresh ingredients, homemade subs and unique menu items have won numerous accolades including being named one of the “10 Great Places for a Surprising Sandwich” by USA Today and is a recent winner of “Best of” awards in Delaware, Las Vegas, Dallas, Quad Cities, Eastern Shore and San Diego.  Capriotti’s cold, grilled and vegetarian subs, cheese steaks and salads are available at more than 100 company-owned and franchise locations in 16 states and federal districts across the U.S. including: Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Washington D.C. Their signature sub, The Bobbie^®, was voted “The Greatest Sandwich in America” by thousands of readers across the country and reported by AOL.com.  For more information, visit www.capriottis.com.

About The Las Vegas Rescue Mission

The Las Vegas Rescue Mission has been assisting homeless men, women and families in the community for over 40 years. Since our beginning in 1970, the Mission has been providing food to the hungry every day, providing shelter to the homeless, and providing an addiction recovery and back-to-work program for those who have lost their way.  Last year alone the Mission served over 350,000 meals, provided nearly 50,000 nights of shelter, gave clothing and basic need items to over 16,000 needy men, women and children, and much, much more. For more information, visit www.vegasrescue.org