Soccer players kick off Olive Garden fund-raiser

Nation's Restaurant News, Feb 24, 2003

ORLANDO, FLA. -- Members of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team recently kicked off Olive Garden's Pasta for Pennies Program to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Teammates Carlos Bocanegra, Nick Rimando, DaMarcus Beasley and Dan Califf, shown at right, from left, tossed their pennies into the program during the kickoff event.

During the program students in schools around the country will bring in their spare change during a specified three-week period until April. The class in each school raising the most money will win a pasta party from Olive Garden. The program has raised more than $15 million since 1994.

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