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Vincenzo Avanzato Delivers

Pasta Fundraiser Proceeds

$3,000 Delivered To Mayor of Amatrice

Vinne Avanzato delivered a check for $3,000 from the sale of Bucatini All'Amatraciana to Amatrice Mayor Sergio Pirrozi
Vinnie Avanzato delivers a check for $3,000 from the sale of Bucatini all'Amatraciana to Amatrice Mayor Sergio Pirrozi

By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com

ONEONTA – Stella Luna's Bucatini all'Amatriciana may be the ultimate in comfort food.

Tony and Vinne Avanzato began serving the pasta dish, famous in Amatrice, Italy, as a fundraiser after the Aug. 24 earthquake that devastated the town.  "Our friends over there told us there were foundations we could donate to, but they would take 20-30 percent," said Tony.  "I said, 'Not gonna happen!' People are giving their hard-earned money. It should go to the people who need it."

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